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THE NEGRI SEMBILAN
abandoned to a considerable extent in favour of rubber, the prospects of this branch of agriculture being considered highly satisfactory. Tin mining is carried on to a con- siderable extent. The river Linggi is the only considerable stream in the State, and was formerly navigable for upwards of 40 miles from its mouth. The principal town of Sungei Ujong is Seremban. The port of Sungei Ujong was opened on the 1st September, 1884, at Pengkalan Kompas on the Linggi river, at a distance of about seven miles from the mouth of the river, and a well laid-out town has sprung up. Port Dickson (district and port) lies south-west of Seremban, and promises to become of some importance. The harbour has from eleven to fifteen fathoms of water and is well sheltered. A railway connecting it with Seremban was opened in July, 1891, and has greatly facilitated trade. There is a first-class road from Pengkalan Kompas to the Residency at Seremban, and thence on to Pantai, a distance altogether of about 31 miles, Pantai being 8 miles from the seat of Government and leading to the coffee estates on Bukit Berembun, which are in a flourishing state. To these, a distance of 1. miles, a cat road has been constructed. A cart road from Seremban to Setul, 9 miles distant, and extending to Bernang, 6 miles further on the Selangor border, has been made, and has opened up an extensive and rich tin mining district, which is being rapidly taken up by the Chinese, who are the real wealth producers of the country, es elsewhere in the native States. Two large tin fields were opened in 1902, and the future output of this State is likely to be enhanced very considerably, especially as means of communication in the district are being gradually improved. Communication with Malacca is kept up by subsidized steam-launches, and there is a cart road, five miles in length, from the State to Lubok China in Malacca.
The total trade of the State of Negri Sembilan amounts to about ten million dollars a year.
BRITISH RESIDENCY
British Resident-C. W. C. Parr Secretary-P. T. Allen
Acting do.--G. L. Ham
Clerk, Class I.--C. Spykerman
II.-A. Sequerah
II. S. Cumarasu
Do.
Do.
Do.
II.
Do.
Do.
C. R. Skelchy
HI.-P. Ardy Pillay
do. J. R. Sta Maria
DIRECTORY
Malay Writer--Jalal bin Mohamed Atas
COURTS
Magistrate and E-gistrar of Courts and Marriages, and Chairman of Licensing Court A. W. Just
Acting do. -C. E. Donaldson Chief Clerk -Chan Tek Swee Clerks--A. J. Arrais and J. R. Lazaroo
DISTRICT OFFICE (COAST)
Act. District Officer C. W. H. Cochrane Chief Clerk (Class 1.) J. F. D. Rozario Shroff Seow Eng Keng
DISTRICT LAND OFFICE, PORT DICKSON Malay Settlement Officer-Tunku Syed
Abu Bakar
Chief Clerk (Class II.)—A. Venasitamby 2nd Clerk (Class III.)—K. Arumugam Tracer-Bedin bin Dollah
SURVEY OFFICE
District Surveyor-E. R. Richardson Assistant Surveyor -M. Fernandez
Customs OFFICE
Ag. Supervisor of Customs and Harbour
Master-P. S. Nairn
Chief Clerk and Boarding Officer- A.
Thillinather
Second Clerk--B. Babok Pillay Third
do. -Yap Thuin Fuit
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
General Hospital Seremban Medical Officer-- W. P. Meldrum Assistant Surgeons--R. van Geyzel
Do. Do.
---B. N. Sen
-S. R. Krishnan
Dressers-J. V. A. Schelkis
-P. La Brooy
-P. Dr. Rozario
P. Dariam Pillay Jahanich
Clerk (Class III.). M. Pinto
Chinese Inptr. Tan Teng Kim (acting) Tamil do. P. A. John
Do.
Malay Writer-Abdul Latip bin Bujal
Do.
Inspector of Penghulus-Raja Kadir bin
Raja Jahya
Do.
Do.
Penghulu of Linggi Abu bin Haji Lamid
Do.
Penghulu of Si Rusa Ismail bin Ma'Ali
Do.
Do. Pasir Panjang-Ujang bin: Mohd. Ashim
Do.
-T. A. Menon
Do.
-U. V. Gatel
A. Fredericas
-W. N. Woodford
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