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KEDAH

Situated on the north-west coast of the Peninsula, between the parallels of 5 deg. 5 min. and 6 deg. 40 min. North and the meridians of 99 deg. 40 min, and 100 deg. 55 mir E., Kedah has an area of about 3,800 square miles. In the north and east the country hilly, but the plains along the coast are well-watered and fertile. In the northern par of the State the chief agricultural produce is rice. In the southern part the rubbe industry has grown to large dimensions. The country is favourable for cattle raising.

The State came under British protection in 1909, and since then great progress ha been made. Road making, bridge building and canal extension are features of the present régime, and the railway from Bukit Mertajam, in Province Wellesley, has been extended through Alor Star, the capital of Kedah, to connect with the Siamese railways on the frontier of Perlis. This connection has been completed and regula railway communication between Singapore and Bangkok has been established. The money order system has been introduced and the telegraph and telephone system have been extended. The telephone system is connected with Penang.

The towns of Alor Star and Sungei Patani are lighted by electricity.

At the 1921 census the population was 338,544, of whom 237,043 were Malays, 59,403 Chinese, 33,019 Indians and 300 Europeans. The revenue for 1924 was $5,499,562, against $5,284,554 in 1923, and the expenditure $4,904,823 against $5,567,979. The estimated revenue for 1925 was $5,376,809. In 1924, 11,669 piculs of tin were exported as against 38,293 in 1923. The rubber exported in 1924 amounted to 241,343 piculs. There were 1,163 motor vehicles registered in 1924.

DIRECTORY

Sultan- H.H. Sir ABDUL HAMID HALIMSHAH IBNI SULTAN AHMAD

TAJUDIN MUKARRAM SHAH, K.C.M.G.

Regent H.H. Tunku Ibrahim, C.M.G., C.V.O. Aide-de-Camp-Tunku Bahadurshah Private Secretary-Che Mohamed Zain

STATE COUNCIL OFFICE

Presdt.-H.H. Tunku Ibrahim, c.v.o., C.M.G. Vice-do. -H. H. Tunku-Mahmood, c.M.G. British Adviser-Hon. Mr. A. S. Haynes

(acting)

Secy, to Govt. Hon. Haji Wan Yahya Assist. British Adviser-E. A. P. Helps Secy. to do, -G. E. Clayton Under-Secy. to Govt.-Che Kassim

HIGH COURT-Alor Star European Judge-Hon Mr. M. D. Daly,

barrister at-law

Chief Malay Judge-Hon. Syed Hassan

Barakbah

2nd Malay Judge-Syed Mansur Aljafree Registrar-Che Henafi

Sheriff-Syed Bakar Shahabudin (acting) Deputy Registrar-Shaik Md. Hashim

Assist. Under-Secretary and Clerk of Legal Adviser-Hon. Mr. M. D. Daly, bar-

Council-Che Bharome

TREASURY

State Treas.-Syed Abdullah Shahbudin Assist. Treasurer-F. E. Ivery

AUDIT OFFICE

Auditor-General-Tunku Mohammad bin

Sultan Abdul Hamid

Assist. Auditor-General-Stanley Dennys Second Assist. do..

-J. McDonough

rister-at-law, M.A.

Assist to the Legal Adviser-Che Ismail

Merican

LOWER COURT

Chief Mag.-Tuan Syed Muhammad Idid Second Magistrate-Tunku Sulaiman Third do. -Tunku Zainul Raschid

SHARIAH COURT Sheikh-ul-Islam-Haji Wan Suleiman Chief Kathi-Haji Wan Ismail

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