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NEGRI SEMBILAN

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The State is divided into five administrative districts, viz., Seremban, Kuala Pilah, Port Dickson, Tampin and Jelebu. The chief town is Seremban, with an estimated population of 22,650; Kuala Pilah is the centre of a large Malay district; while Port Dickson, on the shores of the Straits of Malacca, is a very popular seaside resort with good stretches of sand providing some of the best bathing beaches in Malaya.

RAILWAYS.

The State is served by the Federated Malay States Railways with a total length of lines amounting to about 106 miles.

The branch line from Seremban to Port Dickson was closed to passanger traffic on 1st August. The Kuala Pilah-Bahau branch line is now a bridle path.

ROADS.

The total length of metalled roads in the State at the end of the year was 496 miles 43 chains, of which 330 miles 53 chains are tarred or asphalted.

SHIPPING.

The only port of any importance is Port Dickson, and the total tonnage which entered this and other small ports was 103.096 in 1931 as against 124,417 during the previous year.

REVENUE.

The revenue of the State in 1931 was $7,974,547 against $10,766,116 in 1930 and the expenditure was $8,856,853. The balance of assets to the credit of the State amounts to $8,959,204. Imports in 1931 were valued at $9,472,920 and exports at $14,580,287.

These figures, however, are no true index of the total trade of the State, as much of the merchandise produced and consumed in the State, passes through Selangor.

DIRECTORY

Mejlis Meshuarat Ka'adilan dan Undang of Negri Sembilan, Council of His

Highness the Di-pertuan Besar and Undang

His Highness the Yang Di pertuan Besar--Tunku Muhammad, G.C.M.G., K.C.V.O.,

ibni Almerhum Yam Tuan Antah

British Resident--J.W.W. Hughes, M.C.S.

Dato' Klana Petra, Sungei Ujong-Ma'amor bin Inche Kassim, C.B.E.

Dato' Penghulu of Jelebu, Mendika Mentri Akhirzaman (Abdullah bin

Panglima Muda)

Dato' Penglrulu of Johol, Jolian Pahlawan Lela Perkasa Setiawan-Kamat

bin Leman

Dato' Penghulu of Rembau, Sedia Raja-Hon. Inche Abdullah bin Haji Dahan, M.F.C. The Tunku Besar Burhanuʼud-din ibni Almerhum Yanı Tuan Antah

STATE COUNCIL

(Meslis Meshuarat Keraja'an)

The British Resident J. W. W. Hughes, M.C.S. (President)

Secretary to Resident-H. P Bryson, M.C.S.

State Medical and Health Officer-Dr. D. T. Skeen

State Forest Officer-H. W. Woolley

Agricultural Field Officer-W. H. Barnes

State Engineer-W. J. Smith (acting)

Legal Adviser-W. J. Doughty, M.F.C.

Dato' Wong Yick Tong, J.P., C.H.

Tuan Sheikh Ahmad bin Sheikh Mustapha, J.P.

Towkay Chang Seng Long, J.P.

Dr. S. R. Krishnan, J.P.

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