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NEGRI SEMBILAN

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Tengku Besar of Sri Menanti formed the Upper Chamber. The Lower Chamber, or State Council, consisted of the British Resident as president, and eight Official, and seven Unofficial Members. Legislation is introduced into the State Council and if passed is submitted to His Highness and the Undang for confirmation or amendment, and assent is finally given by His Highness and the Undang.

Matters which concern only the Muhammadan religion or Malay custom are dealt with by the Upper Chamber and that Chamber can legislate on such matters by means of Orders in Council. The Upper Chamber also exercises the statutory executive powers vested in the former State Council.

For the purpose of the local government, the State is divided into five administra- tive districts, namely, Seremban, Kuala Pilahı, Tampin, Jelebu and Port Dickson, in charge of officers responsible to the Resident. There are State Heads of Departments in charge of the Public Works, Medical, Police, Mines, Surveys, Agricultural and Forest Departments in the State.

The principal towns and villages in each district are for local Government pur- poses under the charge of Sanitary Boards over which the officer in charge of the district presides. The Boards include unofficial members nominated by the Resident. The work of these Boards is regulated by the (Federal) Sanitary Boards Enactment of 1929. POPULATION.

The estimated population is 240,000

RAILWAYS

The State is served by the F.M.S. Railways with a total length of lines amounting to about 130 miles and 37 chains.

ROADS.

The total length of metalled roads in the State at the end of the year was 532 miles 20 chains of which 363 miles were asphalted.

SHIPPING.

The only port of any importance is Port Dickson. 465 steam, vessels entered this and other small ports of the State, with a total tonnage of 76,811 and cleared.

REVENUE.

The revenue for 1935 was $9,591,352 and the expenditure was $7,467,152. Imports in 1935 were valued at $7,463,616 and exports at $20,679,691.

DIRECTORY

Mejlis Meshuarat Ka'adilan dan Undang of Negri Sembilan, Council of His

Highness the Yang Di-pertuan Besar and Undang

His Highness the Yang Di pertuan Besar-Tuanku Abdulrahman, K.C.M.G.,

ibni Almerhum Yam Tuan Muhaınmad

British Resident G. L. Hams, M.C.S.

Dato' Klana Putra, Sungei Ujong-Ma'amor, C.B.E.,, bin Inche Kassim

Dato' Pénghulu of Jelebu, Mendika Mentri Akhirzaman (Abdullah, C.B.E., bin

Panglima Muda)

Dato' Penghulu of Johol, Johan Pahlawan Lela Perkasa Setiawan-Kamat bin

Leman

Dato' Penghulu of Rembau, Sedia Raja Hon. Abdullah c.B.E., bin Haji Dahan The Tunku Besar Burhanu'ud-din; c.M.G. ibni Almerhum Yam Tuan Antah

STATE COUNCIL

(Mejlis Meshuarat Keraja'an)

The British Resident-G. L. Hams (President), M.c.s.

Secretary to Resident J. Calder, M.C.s.

State Medical and Health Officer-Dr. J. H. Bowyn The Inspector of Schools -J. P. Edward

State Forest Officer-A. E. Sanger-Davies

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