PERAK
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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.
The population of Perak in 1911 was 494,057 as compared with 329,665 in 1901, It included in 1911 217,206 Chinese, 199,034 Malays and other natives of the Archipelago, 73,539 natives of India, 1,3965 Europeans and 815 Eurasians 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) horder 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 over 745 miles of excellent roads, and telegraph and telephone lines throughout the State.
The revenue for 1911 amounted to $19,081,190 as against 14,229,799 in 1910, and the expenditure to $13,071,195 against $12,060,565 in 1910, At the end of 1911 the balance of assets at the credit of the State was $33,194,146. A record was created in 1911 in the value of both imports and exports. Statistics were as follow :
Imports,. Exports,................
1910
$ 21,119,783
44,083,15
1911 $29,319,28 55,535,590
The high price ruling for tin throughout 1911 resulted in an increase in the output of tin and tin ore. This amounted to 137,339 piculs and the duty to $1,356,961 as compared with 421,335 piculs and $1,147,908 respectively in 1910. The value of the tin was $11,105,822 compared with $32,612,092 in 1950. The labour force was 107,864 as against 91,165 in 1910, Of Gold the output was 1, 10] ounces, which sold for $39,871. It was obtained chiefly from the tin-ore at Batang Padang.
Agriculture had another successful year. The fruit crop was the best on record. but the yield of padi – some 2,596,290 bushels was a poor crop. Under coconuts there were 73,120 acres as against 66,088 in 1910. Practically the whole delta between the Bernam and Perak rivers has been alienated for cultivation, and in a few years this vast plain, which was dense jungle four years ago, will present an unbroken field of coconut palms. Of the 262,487 acres alienated for rubber, 124,681 were reported to be opened and 31.532 acres to be producing. The total crop for the year was 6,041,763 lbs. as against 2,962,218 in 1940.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
His Highness Sir IDRIS MERSID-EL-A AZAM SHAH, g.c.M.G., Sultan of Perak
His Highness the Sultan
COUNCIL OF STATE
The British Resident, R. G. Watson, C.M.G.
(acting)
The Secretary to Resident, Oliver Marks C. W. Harrison (acting)
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
Hussein
The Orang Kaya Besar, Haji Abdul Raof The Orang Kaya Kaya Sri Adika Raja,
Wan Muhammad Saleh, L.S.0.
The Orang Kaya Kaya Stia Bijaya di Raja,
Jeragan Abdul Shukar
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The Orang Kaya Kaya Panglima Kinta.
Che Wan
Towkay Chung Thye Phin
Foo Choo Choon
Asst. Sec. to Resident, Clerk of Council
RESIDENT'S OFFICE
Resident--R. G. Watson, C.M.G.
Secretary to Resident--Oliver Marks Acting do. -C. W. Harrison Asst. Seety, L. McLean
(Acting) M. Rex
Office Assistant - L. Franeke
P. Jayesuria (acting) Chief Clerk – S. Ariacuddy Clerks—G,S.Fernando, KhokSinHuat; P. Jayesuria, S. M. Che Teh, Cheah, Tek Chye, S. S. Backus, R.E.Colomb, Lee Soon Jin, Qoi Khai Jin, Loh Ali Digitize y
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