V iOUHNEY [N JOHORE. i45 



iflterior. 1 suppose all the population of 

 I hat immense territory is not equal to a 

 shih or a sevenlli ol llic population ol' tlie 

 single island of Singapoi*e. The principal 

 Malay villages are the Ibllovving : one on 

 the West coast, at Padang, near the mouth 

 of the Muar river; a considerable quantity 

 of fruit was i'orraerly exported from thai 

 place, but, a great part of the t'mit trees 

 having been destroyed by elephants a few 

 years ago, the export is now of little const- 

 deration; one on Balu Pahat, or Rio For- 

 mosa, wlience ebony and rattans arc ex- 

 ported; the village of Johore, on the river 

 of that name; and another 1 iiave not visit- 

 ed, on the Sedilli river, on the East coasl. 



The principal habilations of the Jakuns 

 are found at the upper extremity of the 

 rivers of Johore, Banut, Batu Pahat and 

 Muar. 



The interioi- of tliis part of tlie Peninsula 

 is generally a low ground , at some period 



