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The only other means of communication are the rivers. 

 Very little is known of the country in this district, and the 

 serious difficulties of access are likely for some time to deter 

 investors so long as more accessible land near the lines of 

 communication from Bentong and Raub is available. 



Temeeloh. 



This district lies south of Kuala Lipis in the centre of 

 the Sate, traversed by the Pahang, Triang and Semantan 

 rivers, which form practically the only present means of 

 communication with the outer world. The District Officer 

 lives in solitary dignity at Temerloh — a small village at 

 the junction of the Semantan river with the Pahang — and 

 the present proposed site of the terminus of the railway 

 from Kuala Gemas. 



The district is entirely roadless at present. The 

 natives grow coconut and fruit trees with considerable suc- 

 cess, and it is anticipated that the completion of the railway 

 will open up a considerable area of valuable land, which 

 will be suitable for rubber or coconuts. 



KUANTAN. 



This district, together with Pekan on the south, oc- 

 cupies the whole coast line of the State. The only town is 

 Kuantan at the mouth of the river of the same name, where 

 the District Officer is stationed. The surveys are in the 

 charge of a District Surveyor whose head-quarters are at 

 Kuantan. There are very few roads in the district : one is 

 in course of construction from Kuantan to Blat, and this 

 will be extended to meet the road from Benta ; another cart- 

 road partly metalled goes from Kuala Kuantan in the 

 direction of Besserah. 



About 5 miles from Kuantan there is an area of some 

 o,000 acres, undulating, above flood level, with an unmetall- 

 ed cart-road within one mile: the soil is said to be suitable 

 for any kind of planting. 



On the right bank of the Kuantan, above the Riau, 

 there are at least 10,000 acres easily reached by river. 

 This land is partly swampy with higher ground further 

 from the river. Light draught steamers can get as far up 

 as the inlet of the Riau. 



In the direction of Besserah, 7 miles from Kuantan 

 and .'5 miles from the sea, there are 5,000 or 6,000 acres to 

 be obtained; a cart-road runs to within a mile, and a 



