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KELANTAN-TRENGGANU

BOUSTEAD & Co., LTD., General Merchants, Shipping, Estate, Insurance and Forwarding Agents-Tumpat; Cable Ad: Boustead. Head Office; Sin- gapore

CYCLE TRADING, Co.-Kota Bharu; Cable Ad; Cycle, Kelantan; Codes: A.B.C. 5th and 6th edns. and Bentley's

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Agents for all the Leading makes of

Bicycles and Motor Cycles

EMBAK CONCRETE BRICK AND TILE WORKS, Building Contractors, Manufacturers of Concrete Blocks, etc. Office: Kuala Krai, Ulu Kelantan. Works: Sungie Durian

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KELANTAN ST. ANDREW SOCIETY

Chieftain W. Graeme Anderson,

Manek Urai

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.:

Hon. Secy.-J. McNicol, Kuala Pertang

MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.-Kota Bharu; Cable Ad: Paradise; Codes: Bentley's A.B.C. 5th edn. and Private

F. C. Stocks, agent

SOON THYE CHOP, The, Durian Cake Manufacturers Works: Kampong China, Kota Bharu, Kelantan; Cable Ad: Lempok

TRENGGANU

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With a territory of about 5,080 square miles, an extensive sea-board, and a population at the 1931 census of 179,789, Trengganu is the least developed of all the Malay States. It lies between latitude 4° and 5° 55′ North latitude and the meridians of 102° 23′ and 103° 30′ East. Longitude. The capital is Kuala Trengganu situated on both banks of the mouth of the Trengganu River, with a population of 13,972.

There are 145 miles of road open to traffic. by good native paths and rivers. The latter, certain point from the sea owing to rapids. light railways on Mines).

Communication with the interior is however, are not navigable, beyond a There are no railways (except for 3

A sixty six-mile trunk road from Kuala Trengganu to the Northern boundary of the State has been completed and opened to traffic.

Regular steamship communication is maintained with Singapore and Bangkok, : and locally built motor-boats maintain a 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 temperature conditions are similar to those in the other Malay States.

Telegraph communication was established with Singapore in 1922. Telegraph offices are at Kuala Trengganu, Kretai, Dungun, Kemaman and Besut. There are small local telephone exchanges at Kuala Trengganu, Kemaman and Besut. The total net value of trade of the State in 1934 was $9,366,758 as against $6,696,330 in 1933.

The chief exports in 1934 were:—

Copra

...

Dried Fish

Tin Ore...

Haematite

Manganese

Para Rubber

Arecanuts

The chief imports in 1934 were

Rice.pas

Sugar

...

...

Tobacco, Cigarettes and Cigars .Cotton Stuffs

Petroleum

...

...

J.

62,772

791,223

653,309

2,102,124

77,451

1,722,323 :

55,268

$1,021,343

102,593

171,073

295,063

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162,900

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