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FEDERATED MALAY STATES-PERAK

CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT,

F.M.S. & S.S.

Head Office: Kuala Lumpur Director of Co-operation and Registrar,

F.M.S. and S.S.-R. Royd, M.c.s. (acting). Personal Assist. to Director-V. J. H. Brunt Economic and Education Officer-R.

Boyd, M.C.S.

Assist. Director of Co-operation (South)

-L. D. Gammans, M.C.S.

Assist. Registrar of Co-operative Societies,

F.M.S.-N. M. Hashim, M.C.S.

Co-operative Marketing Organisation

Officer M. Dukes

SELANGOR

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Malay Co-operative Officer -Patel Akhir

bin Mohamed Sah

Indian Co-operative Officer, Inland

Selangor I-P. S. Lourdes

Indian Co-operative Officer, Selangor II

-M. Rajaratnam

NEGRI SEMBILAN

Malay Co-operative officer, Seremban

Tengku Syed Ahmad bin Tengku Mo- hamed

Indian Co-operative Officer, Seremban-

Auditor and Accountant R. E. Coxa de bun G. V. Thaver Superintendent.-M. Thambinathan

Urban Co-operative Officer, F.M.S.-H.

A. de Silva

PERAK

Senior Co-operative Officer, Ipoh Haji Mohamed Eusoff bin Mohamed Yusof Malay Co-operative Officer, Bagan Serai-

Abdual Majid bin Haji Mohamed

Malay Co-operative Officer, Krian, Parit Buntar-Mohamed Fahir bin Stia Rajai Malay Co-operative Officer, Taiping North

Wan Zarazillah bin Haji Wan Ismail Malay Co-operative Officer, Taiping. Officer, Taiping South-Mohamed Dalal bin Haji Suboh Malay Co-operative Officer, Lower Perak, Teluk Anson-Raja Musa bin Raja Mahadi

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Chief Clerk-M. A. Bakar

PENANG

Assist. Director of Co-operation (North)

-J. G. Crawford, M.C.s.

Malay Co-operative

Wahab bin Arshad

SINGAPORE

Officer

Abdul

Indian Co-operative Officer P. T. Natlian

Assist. Auditor and Acct.-Goh Wee' Pah Co-operative Officer-T. Sivapragasám

MALACCA

Malay Co-operative Officer, Alor Gajah--

Baba bin Jaudin

PERAK

Perak, the premier State of the Federated Malay States, is on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula, and lies between Kedah on the north and Selangor on the south. The coast-line is about 90 miles in extent; the greatest length of the State, in a north and south direction, is 150 miles, and the breadth, in an east and west direction, 90 miles. It is estimated to contain 7,800 square miles; that is to say, it is about the size of Yorkshire and Lancashire together. The soil is suitable for the cultivation of rubber, rice, coconuts, coffee robusta, spices of all kinds, sugar, and grasses from which essential oils are extracted.

The State is well watered by numerous streams and rivers, of which the river Perak is the most important. This river runs nearly south until it turns sharply to the westward and falls into the Straits of Malacca. It is navigable for about 40 miles from its mouth by steamers of 300 to 400 tons burden, and for another 100 miles by cargo boats. The upper part of the river is rocky and abounds in rapids, and conse- quently, except for small boats and rafts, is unnavigable. The Kinta, the Batang Padang and the Plus are the three large tributaries of the Perak river. These rivers rise in the main mountain range and flow west and south until they discharge them- selves into the Perak river.

The climate of Perak is good, the temperature in the low country averaging from 60° Fahr. in the night to 90° Fahr. in the heat of the day. The average mean is about 70° Fahr. in the night and 87° Fahr. in the day. The nights are uniformly cool. At 3,000 feet the average is 63° Fahr. at night to 73° in the day. The rainfall varies consi-