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KELANTAN-TRENGGANU

"MALAYAN MEDICAL JOURNAL," Official Organ of British Medical Association, Malaya Branch

M. Harharam, business manager

MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.-Kota

Bharu; Tel. · Ad:

Ad: Paradise;

Codes:

Bentley's A.B.C. 5th edn. and Private

S. N. Soul, agent

Kuala Krai-Tel. Ad: Paradise

A. I. D. Hodge, agent

MIDONIA HOTEL-20, Jalan Ah Siang

RUBBER ESTATES & OTHER PLANTATIONS, ETC. (See Classified Trade List, End of Directory)

Soon Thye (Chop), The Durian Cakes Specialists-Works: Kampong China, Kota Bharu, Kelantan; Tel. Ad: Lempok

TRENGGANU

With a territory of about 5,000 square miles, an extensive sea-board, and a popula- tion at the 1921 census of 153,765, Trengganu is the least developed of all the Malay States. Its situation lies between latitudes 4° 30′ and 5° 45' North and longitude 102° 15′ and 130° 30′ East. The capital is Kuala Trengganu, situated on both banks of the mouth of the Trengganu River, with a population of 12,453.

There are about 92 miles of road open to traffic. Communication with the interior is by good native paths and rivers. The latter, however, are not navigable beyond a certain point from the sea owing to rapids. There are no railways.

A sixty-mile trunk road from Kuala Trengganu to the Northern boundary of the State is under construction. When completed, this will link up Trengganu with the Kelantan road and railway system.

Regular steamship communication is maintained with Singapore and Bangkok, and locally built motor-boats maintain passenger service along the Trengganu coast.

During the North-East Monsoon, from November till March, the weather is at times such as to close the coast to shipping for short periods. The rainfall and tem- perature conditions are similar to those in the other Malay States.

Telegraph communication was established with Singapore in 1922. small local telephone exchanges at Kuala Trengganu, Kemaman and Besut.

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The total net value of trade for the State in 1929 was $13,089,983, as against $11,867,600 in 1928 (Exports: $7,191,427 for 1929; $6,768,065 for 1928. Imports: $5,898,556 for 1929, $5,099,535 for 1928).

The chief Exports were:-Para rubber, $1,722,551; tin-ore, $1,607,220; dried fish, $1,186,401; copra, $432,065; and areca nuts, $211,592.

The chief Imports were:-Rice, $1,790,003; cotton goods, $583,862; silk, $147,492; tobacco, cigars and cigarettes, $402,010; sugar, $235,760; petroleum, $275,066.

The Malays are ingenious and industrious, and excel as boat-builders and fisher- men. They also engage in silk and cotton weaving, net making, and iron, brass and nickel manufacturers.

The revenue of the State for the year A.H. 1348 (June 8th, 1929, to May 27th, 1930) amounted to $1,391,471 and the expenditure to $1,524,706, the corresponding figures for A.H. 1347 being $1,361,026 and $1,520,149.

By an agreement between His Majesty's Government and the Government of Trengganu, dated 24th May, 1919, His Highness Sultan Muhammad bin Zainalabidin agreed to receive a British Adviser in place of an Agent, whose advice must be asked and acted upon in all matters affecting the general administration of the country.

Two loans of $1,000,000 each for development purposes were granted by the Straits Settlements Government in 1922 and 1925. These liave enabled the State (by resump- tion of concessions) to recover control of important natural resources, and to incur