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EASTERN GEOGRAPHY. 



The northern or Siamese section is nearly 40,000, the southern or 

 Britiili nearly 35.UO0 tupmro milea in extent. But although the 

 former hug a larger aren, it contains only about one-third nf tho whole 

 populjuiuii, Ami t i Mill smaller hhare of the 'trade of the Peninsula. 



NORTHERN OR SIAMESE DlVIBIOX. 



The Siamese have for some centuries been connected with tlio 

 northern districts uf the Peninsula, first apparently as settlers, rind 

 .mil.- ••>jiii'Ully 1 down to quite recent limes, as conquerors. Sinea the 

 i| vlim* <>( ll" |k Pi'^n p'uvor tEjoy liave. thiimri] I lm Hii^eniirity o\> r 

 the littoral of the narrow portion of the Peninsula north of 7° if. lat. , 

 whidi is approximately the southern limit oE the race, They also 

 exercise a Icns denned ascendancy over Kedah on the west, ami the 

 M:dny States en the east side between Senggtira and Pahang (4° 35' N.). 



Rome confusion prevails regarding the nomenclature and sub- 

 divisions of the various States and territories comprised in tho 

 Northern Division of the Peninsula. But the subjoined table, which 

 is bused on high Siamese authority, appears to eon lain all the adminis- 

 trative provinces, mib-ilivisions, and more or less independent states 

 forming part of the Siamese political system. 



Provinces administered by Siam — 



WEST COAST. 

 Kra with Meiiung 

 T-.kus-pah 

 Tukua-tung 

 Pangita 



Pukel (Junk Ceylon) 

 Trang 



S.ituu (Sctul) 

 Perl is 



EAST COAST* 



[Van 



Hum net ne-pe-kun 



Prai'huep-ke-re-kan 



L'hurnpan 



LaOgSUAn 



Chaiya 



Kamchonedit (Bandon) 

 Plena, with PaLehing 



Siamese and AFalay Tributary Statu — 

 T.tgor (Lnkton) 

 benggora (Sungkla) 



f Ghana (Chenni) 

 Nong-ehik (X-j..'Lij 

 Ttoi (Pmfiui) 



Sai 

 liana 

 ^ Jalap (Jalo) 



Kedah WX&t 00 AST. 



i KAfiT COAST. 



