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district is at present only served by bridal paths. At Tan- 

 jong Duablas there might be found between 20,000 and 

 30,000 acres, with frontage on one or other of the proposed 

 roads to Aver Itam and Bang!. All the land mentioned in 

 this district is low- lying and would require drainage, except 

 possibly that towards Labu. 



NEGRI SEMBILAN. 



This, the most southerly of the west coast States, is a 

 confederation of nine small States. It is bounded north 

 and north-west by Selangor and Pahang ; on the east by the 

 independent State of Johore; and on the south by the 

 Settlement of Malacca; in the south-west the coast district 

 from the Sepang to the Linggi has a frontage on the Straits 

 of Malacca of some 30 miles. 



The capital of the State is Seremban, about 46 miles 

 by rail from Kuala Lumpur, and a little more by road. 

 The railway has road after leaving Kajang cross the State 

 boundary, the former between Bangi and Batang Benar 

 Railway Stations, the latter more to be east at Beranang. 

 The railway keeps west of Bukit Gali through Labu, while 

 the road runs through Mantin and the Setul Pass, joining 

 the railway at Seremban. A line owned by a private com- 

 pany and shortly to be taken over by Government, 24 miles 

 in length, joins Seremban with Port Dickson — the chief 

 port of the State. 



Seremban is the seat of the Resident of the State, and 

 most of the principal officers, including the State Superin- 

 tendent of Revenue Surveys and the Collector of Land 

 Revenue for the Seremban district. 



The area of the State is 1,664,00 square acres; 

 257,520 acres have been alienated on permanent title, 

 of which 225,979 acres are for agriculture. From 

 Seremban the main trunk road goes through Rembau 

 and Tampin, 25 miles, to the Malacca boundary; other 

 roads connect Seremban with Jelebu, 25 miles; with Kuala 

 Pilah, 25 miles; and with Port Dickson, via Linggi, 48 

 miles; a second road at Port Dickson, in course of construc- 

 tion, goes by way of Membau and Lukut — the distance is 

 25 miles. The State is divided into five administrative dis- 

 tricts: (a) Seremban; (b) the Coast; (c) Jelebu; (d) Kuala 

 Pilah; (e) Tampin. 



In each district, except Seremban, there is a District 

 Officer in charge ; but for the present there are no District 



