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KEDAH

Situated on the north-west coast of the Peninsula, between the parallels of 5 deg. 50 min. and 6 deg. 40 min. North and the meridians of 99 deg. 40 min. and 100 deg. 55 min. E., Kedah has an area of about 3,800 square miles. In the north and east the country is hilly, but the plains along the coast are well-watered and fertile. In the northern part of the State the chief agricultural produce is rice. In the southern part the rubber industry has grown to large dimensions. The country is favourable for cat- tle raising.

The State came under British protection in 1909, and since then great progress has 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 regular railway communication between Singapore and Bangkok has been established. The money order system has been introduced and the telegraph and telephone systems 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.

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-Syed Hussain Shahabudin

STATE COUNCIL OFFICE

Presdt.-H.H. Tunku Ibrahim, C.M.G., C.v.o. Vice-do. -H. H. Tunku Mahmood, c.M.G. Brit. Adviser-Hon. Mr. B. W. Elles (actg.) Secy. to Govt.-Hon. Tuan Haji Wan Yahya Assist. British Adviser-H. Fraser (acting) Secy. to do,

-G. E. Clayton Under-Secy. to Govt.-Che Kassim Assist. Under-Secretary and Clerk of Council-Syed Omar Shahabudin (actg.) Office Assistant-Che Md. Sultan bin Haji

Adamsa (acting)

TREASURY

State Treasurer-H.H. Tunku Badlishah Assist. Treasurer-F. E. Ivery

AUDIT OFFICE

Auditor-General-Tunku Mohammad bin

Sultan Abdul Hamid

Assist. Auditor-Genl.-Stanley E. Dennys Second Assist. do. -J. McDonough

HIGH COURT-Alor Star

Chief Malay Judge-Hon. Syed Mansur

Aljafre

2nd Malay Judge-Tunku Mansur Sheriff-Che Bahrom Registrar-Che Henafi

Deputy Registrar-Shaik Md. Hashim Legal Adviser-H. Fraser (acting) Office Assist. to the Legal Adviser-Che

Ismail Merican

LOWER COURT

Chief Mag. Tuan Syed Muhammad Idid Second Magistrate- Che Mohd. Zain Ariffin Third

do. -Wan Haroon

SHARIAH COURT

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

KEDAH SURVEY DEPARTMENT

Supt. of Surveys--W. J. C. Stevens Assist. Supts. of Surveys--W. H. Stubing-

ton and Capt. P. M. Leckie

European Judge-Hon. Mr. W. H. Dins- Surveyors-on-agreement J. H. C. Read,

more, barrister at-law

G. L. Jerram and J. J. Boonzaaier