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Cameron Highlands comprise an area of Hill country lying in the 
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North West corner of the State of Pahang and bounded on the west by 
Perak and North by KelanJen. Acces is by metal road from the town 
of Tapah on the main road, Tapah is 6 miles from the Tapah road 
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this road is a first class tarred all weather road, reasonably 
graded and for most of the distance reasonably wide, allhough there 
are a number of curves where caution must be exercised.At the 30th 
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mile from Tapah the road leaves Petak and crosses the main divide 
and descends into the first part of the Highlands. 
The Highlands do not comprise a plateau but consist of the upper 
waters of the Bertam river flowing through a narrow valleyf the area 
known as Ringletj then higher up stream the flatter area of Tana Rata 
with the head waters of the same stream and thirdly , once more alcross 
a mountain ^divide the head waters of another stream in the valley of 
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glu Telom. 
These three area named Ringlet* Tana Rata* Ulu Telom foem the three 
official divisions of the Highlands and differ considerably in their 
charosterist ics. 
Ring let Average elevation of occupied land 3000 - 4000 ft* 
comprising about M0 small agricultural holdings of 4500 acres in area 
in all of which about one half are owned bp European settlers* mostly 
men who retired there. Cultivation is principally fruit vegitables 
and flowers and spreads up several subsidiary small valleys. In a di< 
tion there are(several) approximately 100 acres at the lowest part of 
the valley occupied by Chinese Vegetable farmers. The houses are less 
formal in th&Lr construction than in the Sana Rath* whilst the village 
of Ringlet which serves this area comprises some 20 plank shop houses. 
At about the 32nd mile a narrow road leads to Boh plantations* a large 
tea Estate wilch is actually situated in the Ulu Telom area. 
Between Ringlet and Tana Bata there is preserved a forest belt to 
protect the higher land from possible flies and pests from the lower 
Tana Rata. 
Is the commercial residential and recreational centre 
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of She Highlands « A 1and here is only given out in small building lots 
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with a requirement that houses bull^ shall be of a permanent nature » 
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