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KEDAH

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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. 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, K.C.M.G.

Regent H. H, Tunku Ibrahim, C.M.G., C.V.O.

Aide-de-Camp to H. H. Sultan-H. H. Tunku Badlishah, H. H.

Tunku Kassim

Private Secretary to H. H. Sultan-Wan Md. Amin

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, M.C.S. Secy. to Govt.-Hon. Che Md. Sheriff Assist. British Adviser-J. Huggins, M.C.S. Under-Secretary to Govt.-Syed Omar bin

Syed Abdullah Shahabudin (actg.) 2nd Under-Secretary I-Che Bahrom bin

Che Ahmad

2nd Under-Secretary II-Syed Hussain

bin Syed Indrus Jamalalil

AUDIT OFFICE

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

COURTS

High Court-Alor Star

European Judge-Hon. Mr. Justice C. B.

Kellagher, M.C.S.

Chief Malay Judge-Syed Md. Idid

(acting)

2nd Malay Judge-H. H. Tungku

Mohamed

Registrar-Che Henafi Sheriff-Che Azmi

Deputy Registrar-Sheik Md. Hashim Legal Adviser-L. B. Gibson, M.C.S. Assistant to Legal Adviser-Che Ismail

Merican

2nd

3rd

Lower Court-Alor Star

Chief Magistrate-H.H. Tunku Md. Jiwa

do. --Syed Abu Bakar do. -Syed Abdul Rahman Sheriah Court-Alor Star Sheikh-ul-Islam-Haji Wan Sulaiman Chief Kathi-Che Da' aim

DISTRICT OFFICERS

Kubang Pasu-Che Md. Jaafar b. Manjur. do. (asst.)-Syed Hassan bin Syed Taha

Padang Terap H. H. Tunku Abdul

Rahman

Padang Terap (Asst.)—Che Sufi bin Che

Hassan

Langkawi-Syed Ahmad Idid

do. (asst.)-Syed Makhthir bin Syed Osman