TRENGGANU
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A branch of the Mercantile Bank of India was opened in April, 1936.
The total net value of trade of the
$13,713,309 in 1936.
The chief exports in 1937. were:
Copra Dried Fish
Tin Ore
Haematite
Manganese
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Para Rubber
Arecanuts
The chief imports in 1937 were:
Rice
Sugar
Tobacco, Cigarettes and Cigars Cotton Stuffs
Petroleum
State in 1937 was $17,441,816 as against
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$ 139,459 609,081
863,720 4,495,245
171,328 3,701,910
85,541
$1,507,449.
162,351
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497,460
395,653
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392,091
The Malays are ingenious and industrious, and excel as boat-builders and fishermen. They also engage in silk weaving, net making, and iron, brass and nickel manufacturing.
The revenue of the State for the year 1937 A.D. amounted to $2,660,399 and the expenditure to $2,645,686 the corresponding figures being as above.
By an agreement between His Majesty's Government and the Government of Trengganu, dated 24th May, 1919, the then Sultan agreed to receive a British Adviser in place of an Agent, whose advice must be asked and acted upon in all matters affecting the general administration of the country.
The indebtedness of the State at the end of 1937 stood at $3,000,000. In 1923 the dtate obtained a loan of 1,e000,000 from the Government of Straits Settlement for Sevelopment purposes, and this was followed by further loans of $1,000,000 in 1925, $1,500,000 in 1928, $100,000 in 1932. These have enabled the State (by resumption of concessions) to recover control of important natural resources, and to incur large expenditure on essential works of development-surveys, machinery, buildings and roads.
The reigning Sultan is His Highness Sir Suleiman Badru'l-alam Shah, K.C.M.G. ibni almerhum Sultan Zainalabidin. He was installed Sultan on 26th May, 1920 and he governs the State in consultation with his State Council.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT
Sultan-His Highness Sir Sulaiman Badaru'l-alam Shah, K.C.M.G., ibni Almarhum
Sultan Zainalabidin
Mentri Besar Haji Ngah bin Yusof Dato' Seri Amar Diraja, C.B.E. State Secretary--Tengku Omar bin Osman (Tengku Seri Setia Raja)
OFFICE OF BRITISH ADVISER
'British Adviser-Hon. Mr. N. R. Jarrett, M.c.s. (On leave), A. E. Coope, M.C.S. (Acting)
Office Assistant-K. P. Pillai
Chief Clerk-Che Yaakob
Stenographer--M. S. Zachariahı
APPEAL COURT
Judges The Hon. Dato' Sri Amar Di- Raja, C.B.E. (Mentri Besar), The Hon. Mr. A. E. Coope., M.C.s. (British Adviser) and The Hon. Tengku Sri, Stia Raja (State Secretary)
Registrar-Haji Busu (Yusof) bin Noh,
T.C.S.
Typist and Registration Clerk-Inche'
Abdullah bin Maso'od.
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