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to the railway embankment damming back the water, some 
5,000-6,000 acres could still be selected: this part fronts on 
the main trunk road. 
Lower Perak. 
Telok Anson is the only town of any size in this dis- 
trict It is the chief port of the district, about 30 miles 
from the mouth of the Perak river, and has daily steam 
communication with Penang. The District Officer, an As- 
sistant District Officer in charge of the Land Office and the 
District Surveyor are stationed here. The district is en- 
tirely an agricultural one, and the soil will grow both coco- 
nuts and rubber. The area between the Bernam and Perak 
is being opened up by a new road, some 19 miles long, and 
land along it a mile in depth will be available— the distance 
from Telok Anson by road would lie between 20 and 30 
miles Perhaps the best coconut land would be found m 
the area along the sea coast, north from the month of the 
Perak river, there is an agricultural path right through this 
district from Kota Ktia on the Perak river to Sitiawan. 
From 10,000 acres upwards is said to be available. 
For rubber all the available open road frontage has 
been taken up, but new roads are now under construction. 
The one from Parit and the Bruas to Sitiawan has already 
been mentioned, 13 miles of which wiltlie in Bower Perak. 
The soil is very good and from 20,000 acres upwards is 
available, and a 'still larger area if applicants are content to 
take land some distance back from the road; it is easily 
drained and not hilly. There is comnmmeauon by local 
steamer to Penang, one steamer calling regn^rl; at Lumu , 
a few miles from Sitiawan; while most of the 1. enang-Telok 
Anson steamers call at Pangkor, near the mouth of the 
Lumut river. A steam launch also runs from Telok Anson, 
calling at Bagan Datoh at the mouth of the Perak river, and 
a Government launch from the same place once a fortnight 
maintains, in addition, a regular service. The road above 
mentioned will give communication both to iaipmg an 
Batu Gaiali. The other new road is a continuation of the 
Telok Ansou-Changkat Jong road to join the Batang 
Padang system from Bidor; this is the road referred to m 
the previous section on Batang Padang. All the frontage 
on the present road lias been taken up and the extension 
will add nearly 20 miles in all. The soil is good, and the 
drainage will be less heavy than on the coast; some -.0,000 
acres would be available for selection. Most of the land 
carries useful timber, and the distance from ielok Anson 
