SELANGOR
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The population of Selangor in 1884, when the first census was taken, was 46,568; but at the end of. 1938 it was estimated to be 664,847, of whom 314,927 were Chinese; 143,885 Malays, 191,782 natives of India, 3,844 Europeans, 2,496 Eurasians and 7,913 others.
The principal industries of the State; and those from which it derives the largest portion of its revenue, are alluvial tin mining and rubber cultivation."
In addition to its rich mineral resources, the State possesses large tracts of land well adapted for agriculture and the growth of staple products, such as rice and coconuts, by small-holders. Pineapple cultivation is a recent and thriving occupation and minor plantations of coffee and pepper have been successfully conducted. To encourage pioneer planters, grants of land have (in recent years) been made, on special terms, for the planting of African oil palm and nipah palm. But the principal agricultural pro- duct here, as in the other Malay States, is rubber. 746,337 acres of land had been alienated for agricultural and building purposes by the end of the year 1938 compri- sing 511,977 acres under rubber, 117,905 acres under coconuts, 8,148 acres under coffee, 15,646 acres under padi, 21,404 acres under oil palm and 24,536 acres under cultivation by native small-holders. The value of rubber exported in 1938 was $35,356,682..!
The principal exports are rubber, tin, pineapples, copra and oil palm products. The principal imports are rice, petroleum, oils, cotton piece goods, manufactured food- stuffs, tobacco and livestock.
There were 52,591 acres alienated for mining-chiefly tin--at the end of 1938. The recorded output of tin' concentrate from the State amounted to 281,112 pikuls as com- pared with 546,834 pikuls in 1937. The value of this output at the average local price of tin of $95,59 per pikul was $19,836,917 as against a total value of $49,047,005 at an average price of $110.79 for 1937. The Malayan Collieries, Limited, turned out 477,908 tons of coal against 627,890 tons in 1937. The quality of the coal is reported to be excellent.
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There is frequent and regular communication, by means of coasting steamer $, between the Straits Settlements and Selangor. From Kuala Lumpur the chief town on the mainland, a network of excellent arterial roads covers the State and extends into the neighbouring States of Perak, Negri Sembilan and Pahang while branch lines of railway link the territory on the west to the main trunk line which passes through Selangor.
DIRECTORY
GOVERNMENT.
Sultan-H. H. HISAMUD-DIN ALAM SHAH, K.C.M.G., IBNI AL-MARHUM SULTAN
ALA'IDIN SULEIMAN SHAH
British Resident-Hon. Mr. S. W. Jones, M.C.S.
STATE COUNCIL
His Highness Sir Hisamud-din Alam Shah, K.C.M.G., ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Ala'idin Sulaiman Shah (President) Tengku Badar Shah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Ala'idin Sulaiman Shah, the Raja Bendahara, Selangor (Vice-Pres- ident)
The Hon. the British Resident (S. W.
Jones, M.C.S.)
The Hon. the Legal Adviser, F.. M. S. (A.
J. Clark, o.B.E.)
The Secretary to Resident. (W. A. Ward,
M.C.S.)
The State Treasurer (A. Heywood Wad-
dington, M.c.s.)
The Chief Kathi (Raja Haji Othman, J.P.,
M.C.H., bin Al-Marhum Raja Yahya) Raja Haji Abdullah, J.P., bin Al-Marhum
Raja Yahya
Tengku Musa - Eddin ibni Al-Marhum
Sultan Ala'idin Sulaiman Shah The Hon. Raja Uda, M.C.S., M.F.C., bin
Raja Muhammad
The Hon. Mr. Lai Tet Loke, J.P., M.F.C. Dato Abdul Hamid, J.P., M.C.H., bin Dato Kaya Baduk, Orang Kaya Maha Bijaya
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