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SELANGOR

-trunk line passes through Selangor. Port Swettenham is the terminus of the railway, on Klang Straite, and wharves have been constructed there, capable of accommodating ocean-going steamers. The number of merchant vessels, other than native craft, enter- ing the port in 1914 was 1,299 (of which 1,267 were British) against 1,471 in 1913, and the aggregate tonnage 1,494,335 compared with 1,577,335 in 1913. There entered 131 ocean- going steamers against 103 in 1913.

Telegraph lines connect Selangor with the other States in the Malay Peninsula ; telephones are established throughout the State, and postal and telegraph offices are tó be found in all the towns and principal villages.

The State revenue in 1914 amounted to $13,833,879 against $15,561,395 in 1913, and the expenditure to $20,197,592 against $16,725,848 in 1913. The balance of assets over liabilities was $23,634,354. Trade statistics were as follow:

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

1913

$42,390,846

1914

$34,956,124

56,897,277

46,534,659

DIRECTORY

GOVERNMENT

Sultan-His High. Sir ALA'IDIN SULEIMAN SHAH BIN ALMERHUM, RAJA MUSA, K.C.M.G,

British Resident-E. G. BROADRICK

HOUSEHOLD OF HIS HIGHNESS THE

SULTAN

Secretary Inche Abdul Razak bin Haji

Abdul Gani

Clerk-Ismail bin Soloh

Bantara Kiri-Mohamed Amin bin Wan

Mohamed Syed To-Megat--Mahmud bin Adam

Penghulu Dalam-Ismal bin Yahya

ORANG-ORANG BESAR

Dato' Stia de Raja-Inche Abdul Razak

bin Haji Abdul Gani

Penggawa Muda-Ibrahim bin Amin Shah-Bandar-Haji Ali bin Shahandar

Mohamed Saleh

Marajah Lela-Inche Abdullah bin Haji

Abdul Gani

PEGAWAI-PEGAWAI SHARAK Kathi-Syed Abdul Rahman bin Syed

Idrus Aljufri 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), Haji Husin (Bernaın)

KUALA LUMPUR

RESIDENCY AND SECRETARIAT

British Resident – E. G. Broadrick Secretary to Resident-O. F. Stonor Asst. Sec. to Resident-C. A. Vlieland (act.) Clerk, special class-G. A. St. Maria

Clerk,

Do. Do. Do.

I-W. N. Paulus

II-A. Eliatamby

-J. Ratman -M. Samy

Clerks, III-T. S. Thukkaram Row, S. Kanapathipillay, B. Fernandez, Mohd. Nuru, L. E. Bateman

AUDITOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE Auditor-General-F. W. Talbot Chief Clerk-H. Tet Shyn

50 clerks

COURTS

Magistrates-C. E. Donaldson, J. W. Gold-

thorp

Bailiff and Auctioneer-Haji Abu Bakar Chief Clerk-V. K. Pillay 1st Clerk-N. T. Veerappa Pillay

OFFICE OF SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS, FEDERATED MALAY STATES Sec. for Chinese Affairs-L. H. Clayton Clerk and Translator-Tang Po Cho.