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FEDERATED MALAY STATES-PERAK

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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, F.M.S.

Administrative Branch

Treasurer, F.M.S.-C. S. Alexander Assist. Treas., F.M.S.—A. S. Small (actg.)

Accounting Office

Accountant--M. Pounampalam Special Class Clerks-R. A. Spykerman Clerks, Class, I.-P. M. Nunis, V. Kanagas- sabai, Mohd. Syed bin Ahmad and Chong Soo Kiow

Assistant Treasurer's Office, F.M.S. Special Class Clerks-Vong Lean Choy

and L. A. Gomes

Clerks, Class I-Koh Tiong Kim and Chow

Ah Lek

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, F.M.S.

President B. G. H. Johnson

Col. Cecil Rae

Vice-do. General Committee-D. F. Topliam, W. E. Wallis, J. H. Keer, R. F. Barker and F. L.

Pentelow

General Secretaries-Evatt & Co.

Perak Branch

Chairman-Col. Cecil Rae

Committee - F. N. Pearse, J. V.

MacDonald, J. L. Hope, R. F. Barker, L. Pentelow and Coullie Secretaries-Evatt & Co.

Selangor Branch

Chairman B. G. H. Johnson Committee-D. F. Topham, W. E. Wallis C. B. Towill, W. McCulloch, F. H. Ter 1 perley and J. H. Keer Secretaries-Evatt & Co.

CHAMBER OF MINES, F.M.S.

Towers Chambers-Ipoh President-A. J. Kelman, (Perak) Vice do.-A. G. Glenister do. Secretary-A. C. J. Towers, F.L.A.A., A.C.I.S

Council:-

Perak R. P. Brash, J.P., J. Descraques Leong Sin Nam, M.SC., J.P., Hon. Mr J. H. Rich, B. W. Thunder, Lau Ek Ching, T. R. A. Windcatt and J. Cameron Selangor-Ho Man, Loke Chow Thye, J.P.,

and A. H. Flowerdew

N.Sembilan-Hon. Mr. Wong Yik Tong Pahang-A. S. Lilbourne

PERAK

Perak, the premier State of the Federated Malay States, is on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula, and lies between Kedah on the north and Selangor on the south. The coast-line is about 90 miles in extent; the greatest length of the State, in a north and south direction, is 150 miles, and the breadth, in an east and west direction, 90 miles. It is estimated to contain 7,875 square miles; that is to say, it is about the size of Yorkshire and Lancashire together. The soil is suitable for the cultivation of rubber, rice, coconuts, coffee robusta, spices of all kinds, sugar, and grasses from which essential oils are extracted.

The State is well watered by numerous streams and rivers, of which the river Perak is the most important. This river runs nearly south until it turns sharply to the westward and falls into the Straits of Malacca. It is navigable for about 40 miles from its mouth by steamers of 300 to 400 tons burden, and for another 100 miles by cargo boats. The upper part of the river is rocky and abounds in rapids, and_conse- quently, except for small boats and rafts, is unnavigable. The Kinta, the Batang Padang and the Plus are the three large tributaries of the Perak river. These rivers rise in the main mountain range and flow west and south until they discharge them- selves into the Perak river.

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The climate of Perak is good, the temperature in the low country averaging from 60° Fahr. in the night to 90° Fahr. in the heat of the day. The average mean is about 70° Fahr. in the night and 87° Fahr. in the day. The nights are uniformly cool. At 3,000 feet the average is 63° Fahr. at night to 73° in the day. The rainfall varies consid- erably, Taiping, the capital, registering more than 170 (average for 10 years 171.95), but the average elsewhere is about 100 inches. There is no true rainy season, but the wettest months are October, November and December, and the driest are June, July and August.