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2he altitude of Tana Rata is between 4700 and 6000 feet with isolated 
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houses still higher. There are two centres here 1. around Tana Rata 
village-some 30 permanent shop houses (Cold Storage Agency)(Petrol Pump, 
Post Office, Medical dispensary, Police Station and Government Offices), 
adjoin the main road— here is situated the Government Rest House, The 
Convent Soho ol, (Pongrraaate Notre Dame) a Hotel, a number of private 
houses and the Government Agricultural station of 200 acres. 2, around 
the G ol f course two miles further on and 40 miles from Tapah towns are 
£ Motels (One large and one small) and a number of private residences. 
In all in T»y>a Rata there are some 70 holders of building land many of 
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idiom have constructed permanent houses, although lack of building raateri 
Is has hindered Sven progress considerably since 1939. She Golf course 
is reputed to be of a high class but only of 9 holes. Here is situated 
the second school for European children. 
She Government Agr icultural station comprises some 200 acres of lan 
where considerable experiments have been cfrrled out In the cultivation 
of tea, vegetables, cardamoms, ehlncona and tung oil said in the rearing 
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of pigsand poultry. 
There 1& an piped water supply in both Ringlet and Tana Rata and a 
small oil engine installation provides electric light at nights. 
Corammication with Tapah town by car, bus and lorry is easy and regular 
A telephone exchange is installed M most houses are connected to it. 
UUJ TF.L0M. ranges from valley levels of 4000 ft, to parts of the 
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main range up to 6000ft. Like Ringlet it is an agricultural place but 
land is taken up on much a larger scale , the total alienation aaountir 
to 9400 acres, amongst SB holders. Tea is the principal palantatlon m 
there are 3 considerable tea estates, Cameron Highlands tea is of the 
black Ceylon type and has received favourable reports from London. 
There is some planting of coffee. 
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The first class road does not penetrate far beyond the golf course 
but access in light cars carefully driven* particularly in wet weather 
, is possible well into the Ulu Telom area. Branch roads in Tam Bata 
are well metalled. 
%an temperature in Tana R a ta« max. 72°F. min. 56°F* But iow temp. 
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down to 40 degrees have been known. Rainfall is about 100 in.a year* 
with its peak in September* October and November* and July * August 
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