and by the State of Perak (Federated Malay States) ; it extends northwards on the sea coast to the River Sanglang its boundary with its northern neighbour the State of Perlis (under British Protection) ; and southwards to the Muda River its boundary With Province Wellesley in the South; thence the State extends East of Province Wellesley to the northern bank of the Krian River which forms its [...] The features characteristic of the climate of the West coast of the Malay Peninsula—uniform temperature high humidity and copious rainfall—are characteristic of the climate of Kedah also except that in this State especially in the North and in the Langkawi Islands there is a well defined dry season lasting usually from about the middle of December to the middle of March. [...] But the temptation of the profits from Kedah's trade with India on the one hand and on the other the difficulties of enforing the concession even after a series of blockades of the rivers owjng to the distance from Malacca were too great; and the monopoly supposed to have been given and acquired was little more than nominal. [...] The Malay section is now estimated to comprise 68% the Chinese 18% and the Indians 11% of the total as compared with the respective percentages of 67 18 12 in the 1931 Census and 70 18 10 in the 1921 Census. [...] With the provision of the above facilities it is claimed that the great majority of the more easily accessible inhabtants of the State now have an opportunity of sharing in the benefits of modern medicine.
- Pages
- 95
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- SARF Document ID
- sarf.143394
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Chapter I Geography Including Climate and History
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Chapter II Government
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Chapter III Population
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Chapter IV Health
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Chapter V Housing
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Chapter VI Production
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Chapter VIII Wages and Cost of Living
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Chapter IX Education
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Chapter XI Banking Currency Weights and Measures
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Chapter XII Public Works
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Chapter XIII Justice and Police
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Chapter XIV Legislation
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Chapter XV Public Finance Taxation
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Chapter XVI Miscellaneous
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