Account of a Trip up the Pahang, 



Tembeling, and Tahan Rivers, 



and an Attempt to Reach 



Gunong Tahan. 



® 



UR party, composed of Messrs. H. N. RiDLEY, Director 

 of the Botanic Gardens, Singapore, W. Davison, 

 Superintendent of the Raffles Museum, and Lieut. 

 H. J. Kelsall, R.A., with a staff of native plant-collectors 

 and bird-skinners, left Singapore at 3 p.m. on 23rd June, 

 1 891, in the s.s. Glanggi, and arrived at Kuala Pahang about 

 10 a.m. on the 24th. 



Ltaving our men to look after the baggage we proceed- 

 ed to Pekan in a steam-launch belonging to Mr. HOLE, of 

 Pekan, that gentleman having kindly offered to take us with 

 him, as he was returning to Pekan at once. 



Arrived there, we proceeded at once to the Residency; Mr. 

 Hugh Clifford, the Acting Resident having made arrange- 

 ments for our accommodation. 



We found that Mr. HOLE had, in accordance with previous 

 arrangement, despatched a boat-load of rice and other stores, 

 with 25 coolies, to await our arrival at Kuala Tembeling. So 

 far all was satisfactory, but we found that there was some 

 difficulty in getting a supply of small boats, which would be 

 necessary above Temerloh (Kuala Semantan), owing to the 

 shallowness of the river — the season being an exceptionally 

 dry one. 



We went all round Pekan endeavouring to buy three or 

 four boats suitable to our needs, but in vain, there were none 



