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of either Great Britain or Siam. In about a quarter of lis 
extent to the South, it is broken up into a number of quasi - 
independent Malay States, which ^ if not tributary to, are yet 
bound in Treaty with, the British. The influence of Siam 
extends over the whole of the northern section, coming as far 
down on the East side as about ^ 35' N. (the North frontier of 
Fahang). A line drawn from this point North-west, along, and 
some miles inland of, the East coast, and then across the 
Peninsula to the Kedah Peak on the West coast (5" 40' N.), 
will thus define approximately the southern limits of all the 
land more or less tributary to Siam. The rest of the Penin- 
sula, which may fairly be styled the British portion, is occu- 
pied : — 
by the British possessions, grouped under the collective 
name of the " Straits Settlements;" 
by I hp large Protected States of P^rak. SelAngor and 
Sungei Ujong on the West coast, which are now in 
effect under British administration ; and 
by the more or less independent Malay States proper, 
which can also be regarded as forming part of the 
British protectorate over the whole South of the 
Peninsula. 
The northern portion contains nearly 40,000, and the British 
portion to the South nearly 35,000 square miles. Although the 
area of the former is greater than the latter, it contains only 
about one-third of the population, and a still smaller share of 
the commerce of the Peninsula. 
Subjoined is a summary of the States comprised in these 
political divisions, proceeding on both coasts from the North, 
