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PERAK
The Federated Malay States Railway runs through the whole length of Perak from Parit Buntar on the Penang (Province Wellesley) border 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 920 miles of excellent roads, and telegraph and telephone lines throughout the State.
The revenue for 1916 amounted to $26,094,850, against $20,984,822 in 1915, and the expenditure to $16,126,868 against $21,732,144 in 1915. At the end of 1916 the balance of assets at the credit of the State was $38,417,748. The total value of the trade for 1916 amounted to $126,901,710, an increase of $28,087,265 on the previous year. Statistics were as follow:
Imports Exports
1915 $ 24,011,231 74,803,214
1916
$ 28,007,750 98,893,960
The output of tin in 1916 amounted to 457,660 piculs and the value to $40,074,675 compared with 466,634 piculs and a value of $36,476,602 in 1915. The labour force was 82,534 as against 94,8 5 in 1915. . Of gold the output was 1,085 ounces. Wolfram increased from 817 piculs to 2,764 piculs, and 1,473 piculs of scheelite were produced.
Agriculture had another successful year. Under coconuts there were over 72,000 acres. 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 formerly dense jungle will present an unbroken field of coconut palms. Of the 350,000 acres alienated for rubber, 191,329 were reported to be opened, and 122,683 acres to be producing in 1916. The total export for the year was 23,420 tons as against 16,663 in
1915.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
COUNCIL OF STATE
His Highness Paduka Sri Sultan Abdul Jalil Nasruddin Makhtaram Shah, Presdt. The British Resident, The Hon. Mr. R. G.
Watson, C.M.G.
The Secretary to Resident, Oliver Marks The Raja Bendahara Raja Alang Iskandar Raja Chulan bin Ex-Sultan Abdullah Raja Harun-el-Rashid bin Sultan Idris The Orang Kaya Besar, Haji Abdul Raof The Orang Kaya Menteri, Wan Muhammad
Isa
The Orang Kaya Kaya Laksamana,
The Orang Kaya Kaya Sri Adika Raja,
The Orang KayaKaya Stia Bijaya di Raja
Abdul Shukor
The Orang Kaya Kaya Panglima Kinta,
Clié Wan
Towkay Chung Thye Phin
Do. Foo Choo Choon
Asst. Sec. to Resident, Clerk of Council
RESIDENT'S OFFICE
Resident-Hon. Mr. R. G. Watson, C.M.G. Secretary to Resident-Oliver Marks Asst. Secretary-P. S. Williams Resident's Clerk-J. M. Rozells Office Assistant-S. Ariacuddy (acting)
REVENUE AUDIT BRANCH Revenue Auditor-C. B. Mills (W. Pryde
acting)
Assistant do. -W. H. Toft, acting
CHINESE SECRETARIAT, IPOH, PERAK Protector of Chinese-W. T. Chapman Clerk and Translator-Liew Teng Goon Chief Clerk-Ng Kim Kooi
EDUCATION
Inspector of Schools-H. L. Sumner Assistant do.
-(vacant)
Head Master, King Edward VII. School-
R. F. Stainer, B.A. Asst.--(vacant)
Anderson School (Ipoh), Head Master--
R. E. Smith
Matang Training College, Principal-A.
Keir, M.A.
Gov't. English School (K. Kangsar), Head
Master-J. P. C. Hogan
Gov't. English School (B. Gajah), Head
Master W. D. A. Rabel
FOREST DEPARTMENT (Perak) Dep. Conserv.-B. H. F. Barnard Assistant Conservators-G. J. Henbrey,
A. E. Wells
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