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SELANGOR

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1900. A line from Kuala Lumpur to Kajang (17 miles 24 chains), was opened to traffic in August, 1897, and the continuation of this line (28 miles 75 chains), to Seremban, the capital of the Negri Sembilan, was completed in February, 1903. The total length of railway open for traffic is about 150 miles. On 1st January, 1899, the extension from Klang to Port Swettenham (5 miles 40 chains) was opened for passenger traffic. Port Swettenham is the terminus of the railway, on Klang Straits, and wharves have been constructed there, capable of accommodating ocean-going

steamers.

Telegraph lines connect the State with the Perak and the Negri Sembilan and Malacca systems, and Postal Telegraph Offices are established at Kuala Lumpur, Klang, Kuala Kubu, Serendah, Kuala Selangor, Sabak Bernam, Rawang, Jugra, Kajang, Sepang and Sungei Besi and at all Railway Telegraph Offices. At the request of the Pahang Government, the Selangor line has been extended also to Raub and Kuala Lipis.

The State revenue in 1911 amounted to $12,330,015 against $1,238,845 in 1910, and the expenditure to $8,715,718 against $7,831,805 in 1910. Trade statistics were as

follow:--

1911

Imports..... Exports.....

1910 $ 24,315,540 46,732,136

$ 30,196,834 47,433,952

DIRECTORY

GOVERNMENT

Sultan His Highness Sir ALA'IDIN SULEIMAN BIN ALMERHUM, Raja Musa, K.C.M.G.

Acting British Resident-E. G. BROADRICK

HOUSEHOLD OF HIS HIGHNESS THE

SULTAN

Secretary-Inche Abdul Razak bin Haji

Abdul Gani

Clerk-Ismail bin Soloh

Bentara Kanan- Soloh bin Wan Mohamed

Syed

Bentara Kiri-Mohamed Amin bin Wan

Mohomed Syed

Megat Mahmud bin Adam

Penghulu Dalam-Ismal bin Takya

ORANG-ORANG BESAR

Dato' Stia de Raja--Juche Abdul Razak

bin Haji Abdul Gani

Penggawa Muda-Haji Ibrahim bin Haji

Asahad

Shah-Bandar-Haji Ali bin Shahandar

Mohamed Saleh

PEGAWAI-PEGAWAI SHARAK Kathi-Syed Abdul Rahman bin Syed

Idrus Aljafri

Naib Kathi-Haji Oseman(Kuala Lumpur), Haji Mohamed Ghouse (Klang), Raja Itam bin Raja Jafar (Kuala Langat), Haji Abdul Hamid (Ulu Langat), Haji Mohamed Khatib (Kuala Selangor), Haji Mohamed Yasib (Ulu Selangor)

KWALA LUMPUR

RESIDENCY AND SECRETARIAT British Resident - Vacant

Act. British Resident. -E. G. Broadrick Secretary to Resident - E. G. Broadrick Acting do. - O. F. Stonor Asst. Sec. to Resident―J. W. Goldthorp Clerk, special class - F. L. de Rozario Clerk, class I.-G. A. St. Maria

Do, 11.-A. Eliatamby

Do.

-W. N. Paúlus

Do. --V. Suppiah

Clerks, III.- Raja Embeh, T. S. Thuk- karaus Row, Thim Yan Som, K. Armug- am, L. R. Williams

Malay Writer-Abdul Raman Bin Haji

Usman

AUDITOR GENERAL'S OFFICE Auditor General- -F. W. Talbot Chief Clerk-W. E. Ferdinands 26 Chinese Clerks

COURTS Magistrate A. F. Worthington Acting Magistrate-C. E. Donaldson Second Magistrate-F. E. Taylor Act. Second do. (Q). W, C. Ellis

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