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EASTERN GEOGRAPHY. 



— the Slim running down from the direction of Pink in tli« north-oast, 

 i tin; itenuun from Selangor in thu buuth-eOdt.. A liilly rcj^iuu cAlol 

 Cuan^kat Ixl a divides these brandies. 



f^i* fir* nlt-rmt 30 mile* higher, at tliu connm'TuN.' uf tin- Slim 



and Gt-titiiig, It ia described m very picturesqua — "it might almost be 

 in Switzerland." From here there is a tsliurt. > ui l.uf] u> 1 Ku l'.-uik 

 waters (liver Songkci) ; and some or the nearest nflkiuiitd of the Puhang 

 river, flowing into the Gulf of Stum, have their source in tliu same mtum- 

 t iirn, which arc tlio source of the Slim branch. The watershed of tliu river 

 rk-inam, which Hows from the south h ia to be found near the SdJAngar- 

 Pahaug boundary. At Ulu Slim land has been aLiueeaafully opened up by 

 Eeujjjvp calJV.plaTitfrB within the lot few yearn. 



'Tlio highest station on the Barnaul river Is Ulu BPrnam (Tanjong 

 Mulim), a urtite, wt'U-cuItivnted aUtion at the foot of tho dividing range. 

 The main road to Scluugor and Remain poises through Tanjurty Midim, 

 wliii'h has quite recently been made- the Imid-nuarleris of the Bfouun Col- 

 leetorate. A trunk-road from Kwitla Kangsa to this point will soon ba 

 onuried. Here it will join the roud recent I v made by the Sclilngor Guvuru- 



Malacca to Butterwortb in Prvviuuu W 



Trade of perak.— The chief export ia tin, amounting, in 18*3, 

 to £400,000 ; and tbc abundance of this metal is the most important 

 economic feature of the State at present. Tho other exports amount 

 to £700,000 (including uugar, J-+j1,000); and the whole trade, 

 imports and exports, now exceed £2,100,000^ There is now daily 

 communication by trading steamers between Fitiaiig and LAriit. 

 steamer also touches at Durian Sa bating on her fortnightly voyiigeB 

 between Singapore nnd Pinang, and there is a, separate service 

 between Fbmng and Tclnk Angon* There ia also regular eteani 

 communication between Pimmpf and tic mam. 



Governmrut, — Tlie government ia carried en under the BAja 

 Mi'id-i, :<h Ifrgcnt, aided and advised by a British UcHidenl, and n 

 Council consisting of tli j lie*idt:ikt and AsaUtntit Itefcident,, «ml 

 Native Chiefs of rank and Influence. 



A military police fore* of 700 men, mainly Sikhs, is maintained 

 to secure order, with half a battery of Artillery, 



The Culleclorutes are at Lftrtil ; nt Pitrit Huntur nnd SH&ma 

 (for Kriuu); Kw/ibt Jitinysftr, the seat of the Residency; JW«jfr 

 Anmu (for Krak riv. r) ; Bitu (jajah (for Kinta district); Ulu 

 Bcrnum (for the Bcrnam). 



THxt*iry. — Pi" ink is one of tha oblcst States in the Peninsula, and its 

 history hits been maintained witli scarcely a break for 300 years. It waa 

 subject to Aehin tit the days of the Portuguese, ami until the close >»f the 

 17th century, but othonvwu It appears to have maintained Its imlci'tmkULee 

 throughout, It was overrun and occnpieil by Keoab (taring tin- Bi&meM 

 hoAtilitias in 1821 ; but the Invaders, were induced to withdraw by agree* 

 ment with the Piuatig Government in 1S25. The Dutch had eoulinually 



