THE MALAY PENINSULA, 



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According to the natives, tho former boundaries of Johol were 

 Mount Opliir {G&nong Ledttngh sml from then) Kantan Pait on tho 

 Mqar a little above Kualu PJUong (towards Johor), thence to Lubok 

 &e ram pang on the Sorting (towards Paining), thence to the JeiCbu 

 boundary ut Jiwi-J&wi Betftub on Hie Trfaog, ant] thence to Sungoi 

 Lan^kap in LTlu Muar, and along- Gunong Briinlnin (towards 

 Sungei 0 jong) to BaU OAjah in the Pibei puss (toward* Rfnnbau), 



The pre&cnt State of Juhol, which has little political importance, 

 hi an undulating country without either Ur^e Ki.reaniH or Im.l;!i lulls, 

 and though known to contain much gold, especially on the GPmas 

 (Stoi(/t.i Mitt or j^old rivor?), there are no workings at present. 

 Its chief or Peinrhulu resides at Kwala Tunning. 



One of the principal districts is Inas or Jt-lei. at one time perhaps 

 a ueparute fcstate of the Negri Setnbitan, with which it may now be 

 considered to h j incorporated. 



The Johol end the In as both flow into the Jtlei, winch ffdlg into 

 the Mu.nr. The lower part of the Jtdei is claimed by Johol, so tlint 

 it is a of little Switzerland, enclosed by [icnihau, Sri Mi'-nanti, 

 Johol, llld Trim pi ti. The direction in smith-east of Sri Mvimmi. 



Johol has been ruled by its Pengh&lu, Uato' Eta, for over forty 

 years, but since the arrangement of IfiTG he has been under the 

 nominal authority of tho Yam Ttkn of Sri Menanti. 



Sri Mexn&nti, an recognised by the British Government in 

 ]H~V}, contains about 3QQ w-nniro mjles,, and a population of about 

 3000. It is the old Slate of Dlu Muur with the addition of Jfrnpol 

 to the cast Tho open valleys of Hand id and Tf-rjichi, watered by 

 the upper Mnar, lead from Bukit PutuSj the frontier of Sungei 

 Ujong, to Sri Slenanti, This was formerly the seat of the Yam 

 Turin or Mruimgkfdmn Prince. wIiok- titular pretensions formed a 

 bond between tho Negri Sem hilar free Slates. 



The country is chiefly flat, with sonic hilly district about the 

 sides of Gunong Pasir and Prr/tfiifum Timj'jt\ which llii' 1 1 : l! 1 1 r. lI 

 boundary towards Rembau* The pass across it, connecting the two 

 States, i* [ibout 1150 fed tugb. 



Sri Mvnanti is tolerably prosperous, though, as in all ths Nfigri 

 Sembilan, its rice-crops have, for many years, batfU deficient, At«mt 500 

 t UiiKBO earry on timinining at li&tiu^; and Kuslla Pilah. Sir I\ WeUL who 

 vLnited the district in 1885, found the Mnar river at Kuftla lilah f prnLably 

 over 150 miles from its mouth,, still 2U yarda wide. But seine n-Wnn-'tiuiis 

 btriltg been placed in tho stream, boat* no longer ascend to thi* place* A 

 W tailes lower down tba Muur is separjited only IjV a merry w spurn from 

 thi! hfJid-wutun; of the Sujigid liiltr Sereting, a head-stream of the Pnh.mg 

 rivet. Hence from its central position this district is of great political aud. 

 ccnumerciftl importance. 



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