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February 1918 and are not yet open. Since August 
1921 it has been possible to receive applications 
for purposes other than rubber cultivation. Such 
applications as may be received are dealt with 
promptly and every facility is given for early 
occupation of lands alienated. Rates of premia and 
rent are fixed by His Highness the Sultan in Council 
and vary with the site value of lands. The usual 
rate of rent for large agricultural holdings is $1.00 
an acre a year for six years and thereafter $3.00 
a year. For coconut cultivation the enhanced rate 
is reduced to $2.00 an acre where there is proof 
of actual cultivation in coconuts. In particular 
encouragement is given to cultivation of rice and 
other foodstuffs. 
The total area of the State is approximately 
4.800.000 acres. The total area alienated for pur- 
poses of Agriculture and Mining is approximately 
820.000 acres: in addition a total area of 290,000 
acres, more or less, has been set aside for Forest 
Reserve. In Johor e owing to the absence of moun- 
tain ranges there is probably a larger percentage 
of plantable land than in any other State in the 
Peninsula. 
Mining land is alienated under lease for twenty- 
one years, there being, of course, stringent labour 
conditions. The ruling rate of premium is at present 
*$10.00 an acre and the usual rent $1.00 an acre. 
Export duty and the general conditions of tenure 
are practically identical with the Federated Malay 
States, from which country Joh ore's mining legisla- 
tion has been borrowed. The area now covered by 
Mining Lease is 18,348 acres. The production of 
tin for 1922 was a little in excess of 25,000 pikuls 
(equivalent to 1,070 tons of smelted tin). Iron ore 
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