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THE FOUR STATES. 
PERAK. 
Perak is the most northerly of the three Western 
htates, as it is the largest. It is hounded on the north hv 
the Trans-Knan district of Province Wellesley, bv Kedah 
and Reman ; on the west by the Straits of Malacca ; on the 
east by Pahang; and on the south by Selangor. 
For administrative purposes it is divided into six 
districts: (a) Larut and Krian; (b) Upper Perak; < c ) 
Kuala Kangsar; (d) Kmta; (e) Batang Padang; (/) Lower 
. er . Ule ofticial head-quarters of the State are at Tai- 
pmg in the Larut district, which is about 23 hours bv rail 
from Penang: here are the offices and residences of the 
principal Government officers, including the Resident; the 
Secretary' to the Resident; the State Engineer; the District 
Officer, Larut and Krian; and the Superintendent of 
Kevenue Surveys. 
The area of the State is estimated at 6.580 square 
miles equivalent to 4,211,200 acres: of this 534,799 acres 
have been alienated, 385,483 acres being for agriculture. 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
„ , ^ -- — Selangor W unu<uj. 
there are stations at almost all the principal towns on the 
route, and branch lines connect Port Weld (8 miles)— once 
a flourishing port with a considerable trade with Penang— 
with Taiping; and Tapali Poad to Telok Anson (17 miles) 
—the chief port of the State; while another line is in course 
of construction from Ipoli— the centre of the Kmta tin- 
niming industry— to Tronoh. 
The main trunk road connects with the colonial system 
at Parit Buntar, following much the same route as the 
railway to Tanjong Malim. 
Steameks. 
Port W eld, in the Matang sub-district, is connected by 
steamer three times a week with Penang; but most of the 
goods and passengers are now carried by the railway. 
Telok Anson, in Lower Perak, is the principal port of the 
State. There is a daily service of steamers to and from 
Penang, and three times a week by the vessels of the Straits 
Steamship Company to Port Swettenham. There is a 
