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miles of rice-growing country. The whole cost of the work, $ i ,600,000, 

 spread over the whole area of reclamation only amounts to $22 an 

 acre, or roughly speaking fifty shillings, and he was confident in 

 years to come it would be a huge financial success in every way. 

 (Applause.) 



The Penghulus of the Krian District were then summoned before 

 the Resident, and through Raja Chulan he explained to them in ex- 

 cellent Malay all that Government had done for the Malay community 

 in undertaking this matter. He told them that besides always having 

 an ample supply of good water they would always be certain of 

 securing their paddy crops. He hoped to see Rice Mills erected in 

 the near future in the district, and rice sold direct to the population 

 without the middleman's profit as at present. He asked for their 

 assistance in explaining these details to the villagers, and advised 

 them to build good solid houses (not the ordinary Malay hut) where 

 they could settle down comfortably and be certain of a profitable 

 'return from their labours. 



The Penghulus thanked the Resident and retired. 



