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KEDAH

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The State caine 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.

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DIRECTORY

Sultan- HH. ABDUL HAMID HALIMSHAH IBNI SULTAN AHMAD

TAJUDIN, K.C.M.G.

Aide-de-Camp to H. H. Sultan-H. H. Tunku Mohamed Jiwa, H. H.

Tunku Kassim

Private Secretary to H. H. Sultan-Syed Idrus (acting)

STATE COUNCIL OFFICE

Regent and Presdt. of State Council-II,

H. Tunku Mahmood, K.B.E., C.M.G. Raja Muda H. H. Tunku Badlishah,

C.M.G.

British Adviser-Hon. Mr. J. D.

Hall, M.C.S.

Secy. to Govt. Hon. Che Md. Sheriff Under-Secretary to Govt.-Che Ismail bin

Haji Puteh

2nd Under-Secretary-Syed Hussain

bin Syed Indrus Jamalulail (actg.) Assist. Under-Secretary & Clerk of Council-Che Shuib bin Che Awang Osman

AUDIT OFFICE

Auditor-General-H. H. Tunku Md. Jewa Assist. Auditor-Genl.--(Vacant);

ADA Revenue Senior Auditor-Che Md. Khir

bin Haji Jaafar (Cadet, K.C.S.) Expenditure Senior Auditor-Che Long

bin Md. Daud (Cadet, K.C.S.)

COURTS

High Court-Alor Star European Judge-Hon. Mr. Justice G. B.

Kellagher, M.C.S.

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Chief Malay Judge Hon. Tuan Syed

Md. Idid to

Malay Judge Hon, Che Henafi Registrar Tuan Syed Sheh Barak bah Sheriff-Tuan Syed Abu Bakar Shaha-

budin

Deputy Registrar-Sheik Md. Hashim Legal Adviser L. V. J. Laville, M.c.s. Assistant Legal Adviser Che Azmi

Lower Court Alor Star Chief Magistrate-Tuan Syed Omar

Shahabudin

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2nd Magistrate-Tuan Syed Makthir

Fadaak

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Sheriah Court-Alor Star Board to perform functions of Sheikh- Ul-Islam-Haji Ismail bin Haji Salleh (chairman), Haji Abdul Ghani bin Haji Awang and Haji Yaacob bin Haji Ahmad.

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Chief Kathi Haji Ismail bin Haji

Salleh (acting)

DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS

Registrar Imports & Exports - Supt.

Monopolies & Customs i

Office Assistant-Mohd. Sultan bin Haji

Adamsa

DISTRICT OFFICERS

Kubang Pasu-Che Awang Jaafar

do. (asst.) H H. Tunku Zai- nulabidin

Padang Terap-Che Md. Salleh bin Ahmad Padang Terap(Asst.)-H. H. Tunku Abdul

Aziz

Langkawi-Che Ismail bin Faum Langkawi (asst.)--Syed Osman Yen-H. H.: Tunku Ozair.