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will be 10-20 miles, or the same to Bidor; along the railway 

 line from Tel ok Anson, between the Perak river and the 

 railway, and on the opposite bank of the river from Tel ok 

 Anson, behind Rubana Estate, there is land available with 

 a soil resembling that of the Selangor coast districts: the 

 country is broken up by old river beds and channels, and is 

 at present accessible only by path; drainage would be a 

 considerable item, but the soil gives good results to which 

 the condition of estates like Cicely, Selaba and Rubana will 

 testify. This district would probably repay the inquiries 

 of the planting investor better than any other in Perak. 



There are large areas available up river from Tel ok 

 Anson, and these will be more accessible when bridle paths 

 connect Tel ok Anson with the up-river agricultural paths, 

 and the path from Kampong Gajah to Tanjong Toll Allang 

 is ready: a small estate has already been opened in this 

 direction. 



SKLANGOR. 



Selangor is the second in importance of the four States. 

 It is bounded on the north by Perak ; ; east and south-east by 

 Paliang and Negri Sembilan; west and south-west by the 

 Straits of Malacca. It is divided into six districts: inland, 

 Ulu Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Ulu Langat; and on the 

 coast, Kuala Selangor, Klang and Kuala Langat, occupying 

 the coast line from the Bernam river on the north to the 

 Sepang river — the Selangor-Negri Sembilan boundary — 

 on the south-east. Except by a branch line from Kuala 

 Lumpur to Klang, the main lines of railway and road do 

 not touch the coast districts. The latter are entirely given 

 up to agriculture, while tin forms a considerable element 

 in the revenue of the other three. 



Kuala Lumpur is the capital of the State, and the 

 head-quarters of the Federation. It is the largest town in 

 the Federation, and in commercial importance is only rivall- 

 ed by Ipoh. It is the place of residence of the Resident- 

 General, the Resident, the Federal Heads of Departments, 

 and the principal officers of the State. 



Port Swettenham, at the mouth of the Klang river, 

 is the principal port of the Federation, and is connected 

 with Kuala Lumpur by a branch railway line through 

 Klang, 26 miles in length. There is daily communication 

 with Singapore by the vessels of the Straits Steamship Co., 

 and with Penang by the Straits Steamship Co., the British 



