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PAHANG
The revenue for 19 8 amounted to $2,861,577 and the expenditure to $2,295,416. The administrative expenditure has in the past, exceeded the_income, and the State on December 31st, 1918 owed $9,667,122 to other States of the Federation. The country promises soon to emerge from its backward condition. This backwardness was due chiefly to the lack of proper means of communication. The indebtedness incurred by the State is represented by public improvements that are going to prove of a remunerative character in years to come. Excellent roads have been constructed, opening up of land for planting and the aiding of prospecting for minerals. All the prin- cipal towns are now connected by telegraph or telephone, and the New Trunk Railway, which is to connect the F.M.S. system with the Siamese Railways, is already in an advanced stage, having reached Kuala Lipis from the southern junction at Gemas. When this line is completed it will be possible to travel by rail from Singapore to Bangkok through Kelantan.
The quantity of copra exported during 1918 was 2,617 piculs as against 6,603 piculs in 1917. The exports of rubber were valued at $2,188,231 in 19 8 as against $3,679,325 in 1917. The export of tin and tin-ore, viz: 77,305 piculs, showed a decrease in quantity of 1,842 piculs, but an increase in value at $1,191,508 on that for the year 1917, which was $6,381,499. The output of gold at Raub was 16,989 ounces.
Imports in 191 were valued at $2,558,109 against $2,870,338 in 1917, and exports at $10,868,271 against $11,224,765 in 1917.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
Sultan-His Highness ABDULLAH IBINI ALMERHUM SULTAN ALMAD British Resident-Hon. Capt. C. W. C. Parr, O.B.E.
Malay Secretary to His Highness-Abu Bakar bin Imam Prang
COUNCIL OF STATE
His Highness Sultan Abdullah ibini Al- merhum Sultan Almad, President (Sultan of Pahang)
The British Resident
Tungku Suleiman ibini Almerhum Sultan
Ahmad
BRITISH RESIDENCY
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British Resident - Hon. Capt. C. W. C.
Parr, O.B.E.
Office Assistant-T. A. Reutens (on leave) Acting do. -S. Sinnadurai
Clerk, Class I-S. Sinnadurai, chief
Do. II-S. J. Cyril
Do. II-E. E. Especkerman Do. III-Bedin bin Haji Ahmat
Malay Writer-Ngah Ahmad bin Maamur
Judge
COURTS
Chief Judicial Commissioner,
Chief Judicial
A. Earnshaw (acting)
DISTRICT OFFICERS
Lipis
District Officer-C. W. Bresland Asst. District Officer-M. C. Hay Chief Clerk-Mohamed Soolong
The Dato Mahraja Perba of Jelai Imam Prang Indera Stia Raja Che Ungku Wan Mohamed Salleh Orang Kaya Indera Shahbandar Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan
Raub
District Officer-J, W. Gordthorp Asst. do. -A. B. Jordan Chief Clerk-V. Asaippillai
Temerloh
District Officer-F. Robinson Malay Assistant-Samah bin Haji Ali Chief Clerk-S. Ponnampalam
Pekan
District Officer J. E. Kempe
Asst. do.
-Vacant
Asst. Malay Officer-Tungku Suleiman Chief Clerk-C. Saravanamuttu
Kuantan
District Officer-W. M. Millington Asst. do. -H. S. Paterson Chief Clerk-S. N. Ratnam
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