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KEDAH

Situated on the north-west coast of the Malay 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 3,648 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 cattle 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 and southwards as far as Seremban. The towns of Alor Star, Sungei Patani and Kulim are lighted by electricity,

At the 1931 census the population was 429,691, of whom 286,262 were Malays, 78,415 Chinese, 50,824 Indians and 411 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 Sheh 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. J. D. Hall (acting) Secy. to Govt. Che Md. Sheriff (acting) Assist. British Adviser-H. F. Monk (actg;)

L. S. Freer Secretary to do.. Under-Secretary to Govt. Che Ismail bin

Haji Puteh

Office Asst.-Che Md.Sultan b.Haji Adamsa

AUDIT OFFICE

Auditor-General H. H. Tungku Kasssim Assist. Auditor-Genl.-Stanley E. Dennys

COURTS

High Court-Alor Star European Judge Hon. Mr. Justice W. H.

Dinsmore

Chief Malay Judge Syed Md. Idid

(acting)

2nd Malay Judge H. H. Tungku

Mohamed Tibet

Registrar Che Henafi Sheriff-Wan Ibrahim

Deputy Registrar-Sheik Md. Hashim

Legal Adviser-L. B. Gibson, M.C.S. Assistant to Legal Adviser-Che Ismail

Merican

Lower Court-Alor Star

Chief Magistrate H.H. Tunku Md. Jiwa

2nd 3rd

do.

do.

--Syed Abdul Rahman -H.H. Tunku Ozair

Shariah Court Alor Star

Sheikh-ul-Islam--Haji Wan Sulaiman Chief Kathi-Che Da' aim

DISTRICT OFFICERS

Kubang Pasu-Wan Md. Amin

Kubang Pasu-Syed Abul Rahman bin

Syed Abdullah (acting), assistant Padang Trap-Che Awang Jaafar Langkawi Che Abdul Daim

Yen-Syed Abdul Hamid Jamalalil (actg.) Baling Che Ismail b. Haji Puteh;

Assist. District Officer-(vacant) Sik+Che Md. Akid bin Yaacob, assist. Kuala Muda-Che Ahmad; Che Zakaria

bin Che Dowd, assistant

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Kota Kuala Muda-Syed Abdul Rahman

Shahabudin