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KEDAH

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through Alor Star, the capital of Kedah, to connect with the Siamese railways on the frontier of Perlis. This connection has been completed and regular railway communica- tion between Singapore and Bangkok has been established. The money order system has been introduced and the telegraph and telephone systems extended. The telephone system is connected with Penang.

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At the 1911 census the population was 245,986, of whom 195,411 were Malays, 33,746 Chinese, 6,074 Indians and 136 Europeans (128 British). It was estimated at 283,000 in 1917. The revenue for 1918 was $5,058,998 against $4,584,180 in 1917, and the expenditure $3,785,536 against $3,240,121. The estimated revenue for 1920 exceeds $5,000,000. There is a loan of $2,720,953 from the Federated Malay States. In 1918, 13,068 piculs of tin were exported against 8,005 in 1917 and 8,730 piculs of wolfram as compared with 2,090 in 1917.

Rubber planting continues to make steady progress, and the value of the rubber exported in 1918 amounted to $6,400,891. 24 motor cars were registered in 1918.

The following figures, supplied by the Imports and Exports Office, Penang, show the values of Kedah and Perlis trade with Penang :-

Imports Exports

1917

$3,343,916

6,605,276

1918

:

$2,531,725

7,919,664

DIRECTORY

Sultan H, H. Sir ABDUL HAMID BIN AHMAD TAJUDIN, K.C.M.G. Regent-H. H, Tunku Ibrahim

Aide-de-Camp-Tunku Bahadurshah

Secretary to Government-Haji Wan Yahya

STATE COUNCIL OFFICE

President-H. H. Tunku Ibrahim Vice-President Tunku-Mahmood Acting Adviser-M. S. H. McArthur Asst. Adviser-J. S. W. Arthur Secretary-Tunku Md. Jiwa

TREASURY

State Treasurer (vacant) Asst. Treasurer-F. E. Ivery

AUDIT OFFICE

Auditor General-Tunku Kassim Asst. Auditor, General-Stanley Dennys,

J. McDonough

HIGH COURT-ALOR STAR, KEDAH Chief Judge-Syed Hassan Barakabah Asst. do. Syed Mansur Aljofre Registrar-Che Ismail Merican Sheriff--Che Murad

Deputy Registrar-Shaikh. Md. Hashim

Do. Sheriff-Che Endoet

SURVEY DEPARTMENT Supt. Surveys--R. W. B. Darke

Asst. Supt. Surveys-J. Dewar, F. B. Sew-

ell, W. J. C. Stevens

Surveyor (on agreement)-L. D. Meyer

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT State Engr.-J. Gorman, M.I.M.C.E., F.R.G.S Executive Engr., North--W. J. Smith

Do. Central-C. E. Jenkins Do.

South-H. L. Bennett

Do. Waterworks-H, M. Butterfield Assistant Engineers-A. V. Gibbings, R.S. Carroll, F. M. S. McConechy, J. H. Cranston, M. Baker

Asst. Architects-C. G. Boutcher, F. W.

Wade

Financial Assistant-- F. C. D. La Brooy

MINES DEPARTMENT

Warden-F. C. Marchall

POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS Superintendent-S. Așirvadaın

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

State Surgeon-Dr. A. L. Hoops Medical Officers-Dr. H. S. Sugars and Dr.

A. G. H. Smart

VETERINARY DEPARTMENT State Veterinary Surgeon-J. J. Fleury,

M.R.C.V.S.

POLICE (North Kedah) Asst. Commissioner F. E. Harner (on

leave)

Chief Inspector-D. Hillary, actg. A.C.P.