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(iv) Matang. 



The main trunk road at Simpang Ampat, out of Tai- 

 ping turns south and then east towards Kuala Kangsar, the 

 west branch continues to Matang, while the northern branch 

 returns by way of Kampong Dew to join the main trunk 

 road at Sungei Gedong, a few miles south of Bagan Serai. 

 At Changkat Jering, 6 miles from Taiping, the main road 

 continues due east to Kuala Kangsar, a branch return- 

 ing south to Trong and the Bruas, where the Bindings sys- 

 tem is met. A road runs from the 5th mile on the Matang 

 road to Trong, and at Bruas the road is continued due east 

 till it reaches the Perak river, a little north of Parit. The 

 only towns are Matang, 6 miles from Taiping, where the 

 Assistant District Officer in charge of the sub-district is 

 stationed, and Port Weld. 



In this sub-district there is some considerable area 

 available between the 10th and the 16th miles on the Bruas 

 road and again between the 15th and the 25th miles: the 

 latter is rather high and undulating; the former is lower 

 and would require some drainage. 



Upper Perak. 



After Changkat Jering the main road crosses the Larut 

 range between the 12th and 14th miles through Padang 

 Rengas at the foot of the hills to Kuala Kangsar on the 

 Perak river— the head-quarters of the district of that name, 

 and the residence of the Sultan of Perak. At the 19th mile 

 from Taiping (about 4 miles from Padang Rengas), the 

 road turns north through Kota Tampan and Lenggong to 

 Grit — the chief town of the Upper Perak district. The 

 District Officer resides at Grit, with a Malay Magistrate, 

 who is also a Collector, at Lenggong; there is also an As- 

 sistant Surveyor under supervision of the District Sur- 

 veyor at Kuala Kangsar. 



Between the 37th and 41st miles there is valuable land 

 within a few hundred yards of the main road, and between 

 the 52nd and 64th miles there is good undulating land on 

 both sides of the road: it is mostly high and little or no 

 drainage will be necessary. In the mukims of Grit and 

 Kenering further north the land is probably too steep, 

 while the mukim of Temengor lies away from the road and 

 is only reached by bridle paths and elephant tracks. 



The nearest railway stations are Padang Rengas and 

 Kuala Kangsar. 



