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PERAK
The large districts of Batang Padang and Upper Perak are as yet less developed than the rest of the State. The railway runs through the Batang Padang district six miles from the headquarter town of Tapah, for which the station, Tapah Road, is some seven hours from Penang. A metalled cart road is now being completed to Grit. the headquarters of the Upper Perak district, on the boundary between Perak and the Native State of Reman, which is under Siamese influence.
The population of Perak in 1901, when a census was taken, was 329,665, and in 1906 it was estimated at over 400,000. It consisted in 1901 of 149,375 Chinese, of whom 13,724 only were females, 141,723 Malays and other natives of the Archipelago, 34,710 natives of India, of whom only 8,678 were females, and 3,587 persons of various other races, including Europeans, Eurasians, Africans, Annamese, Arabs, Armenians, Jaffna Tamils, Japanese, Siamese and Singalese. The Chinese form the labour force of the tin mines and the Tamil natives of India the labour force of the plantations, but it is noticeable that large numbers of Tamils are now employed in the mines. The Malays engage in native cultivation and various other pursuits.
The Federated Malay States Railway runs through the whole length of Perak from Parit Buntar on the Penang (Province Wellesley) border to Tanjong Malim on the Selangor border, Branch railways run from Taiping to Port Weld and from Tapah Road to Teluk Anson, thus connecting the coast with the interior.
There are in this State about 600 miles of metalled roads, 100 miles of earth roads, and nearly 700 miles of path constructed and open for traffic. There are 540 miles of telephone and telegraph lines.
There is no public debt and the revenue is steadily increasing. It now amounts to about fifteen million dollars per annum, over one-third of it being derived from an export duty on tin. The trade of the State in 1908 was valued at $55,480,569: imports, $21,624,083; exports, $33 856,486.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
His Highness Sir IDRIS MERSID-EL-AAZAM SHAH, G.C.M.G., Sultan of Perak
His Highness the Sultan
COUNCIL OF STATE
The British Resident, E. W. Birch, C.M.G.
The Secretary to Resident, R. J. Wilkinson The Raja Muda, Raja Abdul Jalil Raja Chulan bin Ex-Sultan Abdullah Raja Ngah Abubakar bin Raja Omar The Orang Kaya Mentri, Paduka Tuan,
Wan Muhammad Isa
The Orang Kaya Temenggong, Wan
Hussein
The Orang Kaya Kaya Laksamana, Inche
Hussei
The Orang Kaya Kaya Sri Adika Raja,
Wan Muhammad Saleh, 1.S.0. The Orang Kaya Kaya Stia Bijaya di Raja,
Jeragan Abdul Shukar
TheDatoh Panglima Besar, Haji Abdul Raof The Datoh Muda, Kinta, Che Wan F. D. Osborne
Towkay Chung Thye Phin
Leong Fee
Foo Choo Choon
Heah Swee Lee
Asst. Sec. to Resident, Clerk of Council
RESIDENT'S OFFICE
Resident-E. W. Birch, C.M.G.
Secretary to Resident-Vacant
(Acting) R. J. Wilkinson Asst. Secty.-L. McLean
(Acting) A. S. Jelf
Second. Asst. Secty.-C. S. Robinson. Office Assistant-L. Francke Chief clerk-Vacant
Clerks F. N. McKenzie, A. L Minjoot, S. Arriacuddy, S. M. Che Teh, Cheah Tek Chye, S. S. Backus, R. Carrapathy Pilly, Teoh Teong Aik, Mahyudin, R. E. Colmb, Gau Boon Teong, E. F. F. Nicholas, Loh Ah Lan, A. C. Mukherjee, Chan San Pou,
Resident's Clerk-J. M. Rozells Malay Writers-Alang Ahmad, Sheik
Hassan
REVENUE AUDIT BRANCH Revenue Auditor-F. W. Talbot Assistant do. —J. W. Kriekenbeek Chief Clerk-H. S. Baptist and 6 clerks
CHINESE SECRETARIAT, IPOH, KINTA Protector of Chinese-Wm. Cowan Acting
do. ---H. C. Ridges
Opium Inspector-Lee Ah Weng Chief Clerk--Tan Chin Seng
Clerk and Interpreter-Lee Ah Fook Clerk-Ee Kwee Huat
Clerk (Taiping)—Chan Ah Choy Clerk (Krian)-Chee Ah Thoo
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