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JOHORE-FEDERATED MALAY STATES

PELEPAH VALLEY (Johore) RUBBER ESTATES, LTD., Postal Address: Kota Tinggi (Via Singapore)

Manager-A. H. Malet

Chief Assistant-J. Earl Myring Second do. -J. H. Moir

Agents

Barlow & Co., Singapore

JOHORE BAHRU PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF

ENGLAND (China Mission) ·

Missionary-Rev. J. A. B. Cook

Do. -Rev. W. Murray, M.A. Preacher-Tsou Kai Yew

JOHORE PLANTERS, ASSOCIATION, Johore

Bahru

W. N. Gawler, hon. secretary

Tel. Ad.

JOHORE HOTEL, Johore Bahru

Johtel, Codes A.B.C., 5th Edition and Unicode, Teleph. No. 464

Secretary

Yahya

Inchi Mohd. Ariff bin

Asst. Manager-Iuchi Othman bin

Abdullah

Clerk-Inchi Sirkawee bin Hadji

Abdullah

Manager-P. Debieux

KADANA GOLD MINING Co., LD., Mount

Ophir, Muar, Johore

MOUNT AUSTIN RUBBER ESTATES, LTD. Directors-S. Gad, R. L. Leigh-Clare,

O. Jeestrup Secretary-P. Wonsild

Manager A. P. N. Vesterdal Assts.-V. Gulstad, H. Engberg

ROYAL JOHORE TIN MINING Co. Manager-G. A. le Doux

Messrs. Huttenbach Bros., general

agents, Singapore

SAW MILLS-JOHORE STEAM, Johore Bharu

Fraser & Cumming, lessees

H. P. Bagley, manager (signs per pro.)

SINGAPORE AND JOHORE RUBBER CO., LD., Office Winchester House, Singapore;. Plantation-Muar, Johore James Giles, manager

W. P. Mackenzie, assistant

TANJONG OLAK RUBBER PLANTATION LD.

Head Office Honolulu, T. H.

President-Dr. E. C. Waterhouse Vice-President-Paul R. Isenberg

Sec. and Tre.-Fred. T. P. Waterhouse Manager-Frank G. Wallace (Muar) Assistant-John. J. Lloyd,

Do. -E. H. P. Edmondson

Agents

Hogg & Co., Singapore

do.

FEDERATED MALAY STATES

The Protected States comprise four Residencies, namely, Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, and Pahang. These have been federated, the federation taking effect from the 1st July, 1896, and the administration is presided over by a British Officer styled the Resident-General. Each State has its own Resident and the native rulers retain their titles and dignity. The head offices are at Kwala Lumpur, Selangor.

The record of these States is one of progress and prosperity. The revenue for 1907, was $28,793,745, more than two millions in excess of the estimate: Perak con- tributed $15,392,061, Selangor $10,514,654, Negri Sembilan $2,265,605, and Pahang $621, 425. The net value of the surplus assets of the Federation on January 1st, 1908, was $36,358,491. The aggregate recorded value of the trade for the year was $139,121,905, an increase of $7,362,974 compared with the abnormal returns of the previous year. These States have 453 miles of railway (which have been paid for out of current reven- ue), yielding good income; they have 2,000 miles of roads'; and over 1,000 miles of tele- graphs. Waterworks, wharves, hospitals, prisons, schools, and many other public buil- dings have been constructed, while the Government of Perak is engaged upon an important scheme of irrigation which will benefit about 60,000 acres of land and cost about $100,000. The principal sources of revenue and prosperity are the alluvial tin deposits which, at the present price of the metal, can be worked at considerable profit. About 600,000 tons of tin, worth over £50,000,000 sterling, have been exported during the last fifteen years. Tin has been worked in the Malay Peninsula for centuries, and it is believed it will still be produced there centuries hence. The industry has grown of recent years to very large proportions, but it would take a long time to work out the