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He estimates the Malays at 1,295, of whom 771 are 

 males and 524 females ; the Siamese at 346 (204 males and 

 142 females) ; and the Chinese at 975, of whom all hut 44 are 

 men ; the Europeans number 8, all men — a total of 2,624. 



We may accept his statement as to the Malays. Siamese 

 and Europeans, but there is no doubt at all that the Chinese 

 element has largely increased since this informal census. 

 Mr. Kemp, Manager of the Rahman Tin Co., and Mr. Pearse, 

 of the Rahman Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., were good enough 

 to supply me with the latest figures from their check-rolls, 

 which gave a total of 750 and 432, respectively. I think 

 that the total Chinese population may safely be put at 1,500, 

 and the population of the district, bv consequence, as not less 

 than 3,300. 



There was a great deal to be done at Klian Intan. The 

 town had been burned down and 2,000 people were homeless 

 living in temporary bamboo shanties. I had to deal with the 

 situation at once. 



The cart-road to the mines from the Muda river, if made, 

 must enter this valley. There can, therefore, be no more 

 suitable place to build the new town. The higher ground, 

 above Mr. Kemp's dump, is semi-circular in shape. I airang- 

 ed for the construction of 100 chains of road. The Kajang 

 stream will run through the new town and a bridge will be 

 built over it. I received 192 applications for shop lots along 

 and above this circular road. So that there should be no 

 show of favouritism the lots were drawn for. Two houses are 

 to be built together, and then a space of 20 feet is to be left 

 between them and the next two shops. The shops are to be 

 20 ft. x 66. ft. They are to be of a permanent type, squared 

 timber, plank walls, single roof. 



A good water supply can be given to the town by pipes 

 from the intake higher up the Kajang river. 



Mr. Kemp will light both the old and new towns with 

 four or five electric lights from his mill. 



We left Klian Intan on Sunday, the 18th July, and 

 journeying via Becha Deradap, the Kroh plateau and 



Jour. Straits Branch 



