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SELANGOR

trunk line passes through Selangor. Port Swettenham is the terminus of the railway on Klang Straits, 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 1915 was 1,168 (of which 1,149 were British) against 1,299 in 1914. entered 107 ocean-going steamers against 131 in 1914.

There

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

The State revenue in 1915 amounted to $15,062,392 against $13,833,879 in 1914, and the expenditure to $15,652,889 against $20,197,592 in 1914. The balance of assets over liabilities was $23,043,857. Trade statistics were as follow:-

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

1914

.$34,956,124

1915

$29,678,640

46,534,659

61,141,632

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

Malay Secretary-Tenku Bahadar bin

Sultan Suleiman

Clerk-Ismail bin Soloh '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

To'amar Penghulu Isti adat-Mohamed

Aninbin Wan Mohamed Syed

PEGAWAI-PEGAWAI SHARAK

Kathi Raja Haji Osman 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 (Bernam)

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-E. A. Jaileh

II-A. Eliatamby

-C. J. Ratnam

-M. Samy

Clerks, III-M. Sinnadurai, S. Kanapat- hipillay, B. Fernandez, Mohd. Nuru, L. E. Bateman, Mohd Arop.

Malay Writer-Abdul Rahman bin Haji

Osman

AUDITOR-GENERAL'S OFFICE

Auditor-General-F. W. Talbot

Chief Clerk-H. Tet Shyn

COURTS

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

thorp

Bailiff and Auctioneer-Haji Abu Bakar Chief Clerk-V. K. Pillay

1st Clerk-N. T. Veerappu Fillay

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