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PERAK

Road to Teluk Anson, thus connecting the coast with the interior. There are about 900 miles of excellent roads, and telegraph and telephone lines throughout the State.

The revenue for 1917 anounted to $31,923,825, against $26,094,850 in 1916, and the .expenditure to $19,897,020 against $16,126,869 in 1916. 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 1917 amounted to $148,837,987, an increase of $21,936,277 on the previous year. Statistics were as follow:-

Imports Exports

1916

..$ 28,007,750 98,893,960

1917

$ 28,237,818 120,600,169

The output of tin in 1917 amounted to 414,000 piculs and the value to $45,121,845 compared with 457,660 piculs at a value of $40,074,675 in 1916.

Agriculture had another successful year. Under coconuts there were about 88,000 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.

DIRECTORY

COUNCIL OF State

GOVERNMENT

His Highness Paduka Sri Sultan Iskander

Shah, (Presdt.)

The British Resident, The Hon. Mr. R. G.

Watson, C.M.G.

The Secretary to Resident, Oliver Marks The Raja Bendahara Raja Abdul Aziz bin

almutum Raja Muda Mosa

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 Temenggong

The Orang Kaya Kaya Laksamana, The Orang Kaya Kaya Sri Adika Raja

The Orang Kaya Kaya Stia Bijaya di Raja

Abdul Shukor

The Orang Kaya Kaya Panglima Kinta,

Che 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

REVENUE AUDIT BRANCH

Revenue Auditor-A. H. do R. Fonseca Assistant do. -W. H. Toft

CHINESE SECRETARIAT, IPOH, Perak Protector of Chinese--T. W. H. Kingston

(acting)

Assist. Protector of Chinese-N. A. Worley 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

Anglo-Chinese School (Ipoh) Rev. W.

E. Horley

Vice-Principal-T. W. Hinch

FOREST DEPARTMENT (Perak) Dep. Conserv.-B. H. F. Barnard Assistant Conservators-G. J. Henbrey,

A. E. Wells

Assistant Conservator-C. Smith Extra Asst. do.

-V. P. Borges

Forest Rangers V. O. Hara, G. E. Neal,

H. E. de Silva, G. C.

Keun, C.

A. Speldewinde, F. J. Mitchell

CONVICT ESTABLISHMENT (TAIPING) Supt. Convict Establishment- H. M

Hatchell

Gaoler--H. Simpson

Chief Warder-D. Keilich