APPENDIX.

STATISTICS relating to various DEPENDENT and PROTECTED STATES and TERRITORIES. APPENDIX A.

FEDERATED MALAY STATES.

(1.) ESTIMATED AREA and POPULATION according to the CENSUS taken in each of the Years 1891 and 1901, and as estimated on 31st December, 1904.

(a) Census incomplete owing to the difficulty of obtaining a complete enumeration of the wild tribes. (b) The population is reported to be understated. (c) Exclusive of the population of the Semantan district. (d) Inclusive of 1,397 Malays, sex not stated.

(2.) NUMBER of IMMIGRANTS into and EMIGRANTS from the FEDERATED MALAY STATES, distingishing EAST INDIAN INDENTURED IMMIGRANTS, in each of the Years 1900 to 1904.

(3.) STATISTICS of REVENUE and EXPENDITURE in each of the Years

NOTE. The Straits Settlement silver dollar was made the standard coin of the Federated Malay States in 1903, the British and Mexican dollars being treated as its equivalent to 31st August, 1904, when they ceased to be legal tender. For rates of exchange, see Table, No. 2, p. 5. (a) The duty on ball opium was farmed up to the end of 1891; in 1895 and subsequent years the duty was collected by the Customs.

(b) Exclusive of loans repaid, but inclusive of the amount expended on the construction o railways.

APPENDIX A.-FEDERATED MALAY STATES-Continued.

(3.) STATISTICS of REVENUE and EXPENDITURE in each of the Years 1890 to 1904 -continued.

NOTE. The Straits Settlements silver dollar was made the standard coin of the Federated Malay States in 1903, the British and Mexican dollars being treated as its equivalent to 31st. August, 1904, when they ceased to be legal tender. For rates of exchange, see Table No. 2, p. 5. (a) Exclusive of loans repaid. (b) Inclusive of the amount expended on the construction of railways.

(c) In 1895 a confederation of the States of Sungei Ujong and Jelebu with the State of Negri Sembilan was formed under the title of Negri Sembilan.

(e) Exclusive of $57,600 contributed by the Sultan on account of the Semantan outbreak. (f) Exclusive of expenditure on account of the Semantan outbreak, &c., amounting to $73,287 in 1892, $3,843 in 1893, $5,461 in 1894, $25,596 in 1895, and $204,854 in 1896.

(g) Exclusive of interest on loans. The amounts due were added to the debts owing to Selangor and Perak until the end of 1901, when a sum of $356,206 was remitted by those States. (h) In Selangor and Sunjei Ujong (with Jelebu) the duty on opium was farmed up to the end of 1894; in 1895 and subsequent years the duty was collected by the Customs.

(2) Excluding Pahang's share($1,237,794) of the cost of the construction of the Pahang Trunk Road which took a little over four years to complete. The sums expended were advanced by Selangor. (k) Since 1900, the import duties for Pahang have been collected in Selangor and included in the figures given for that State.

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APPENDIX A.-FEDERATED MALAY STATES-Continued.

(4.) AMOUNT of PUBLIC DEBT OUTSTANDING at the end of each of the Years 1900 to 1904.

(a) This Loan is due to the States of Perak and Selangor, and is free of interest.

(5.) NUMBER and TONNAGE of VESSELS (exclusive of Native Craft) Entered and Cleared at the Ports of Perak, Selangor, and Negri Sembilan (Port Dickson), in each of the Years 1893 to 1904.

APPENDIX A.-FEDERATED MALAY STATES-Continued.

(6.) TOTAL VALUE of IMPORTS and EXPORTS, distinguishing the Imports and Exports of Treasure, in each of the Years 1890 to 1904.

NOTE.-The Straits Settlements silver dollar was made the standard coin of the Federated Malay States in 1903, the British and Mexican dollars being treated as its equivalent, to 31st August, 1904, when they ceased to be legal tender. For rates of exchange, see Table No. 2, p. 5. (a) The Perak returns of exports are defective as regards timber and firewood-more particularly prior to 1897.

(b) In 1895 a confederation of the States of Sungei Ujong and Jelebu with the State of Negri Sembilan was formed under the title of Negri Sembilan.

(e) The returns of imports and exports by sea are for the principal ports only. Overland trade is excluded for the years 1892 to 1898; in later years it is partially included.

(d) Including "Gold, (cyanide)" and "Gold concentrates," after the year 1898.

(e) It is stated in the original returns that the value of the imports for 1899 is probably overestimated, as a large quantity of goods of which the real value was unknown, was arbitrarily valued at $450,000.

TRADE WITH PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES.-The Protectorate Authorities state that "practically the whole of the imports and exports go through the Straits Settlements Colony (Singapore and Penang). No further details of the trade with various countries can be stated.

APPENDIX A.-FEDERATED MALAY STATES-Continued.

(7.) QUANTITY and VALUE of TIN and TIN ORE EXPORTED from each of the FEDERATED MALAY STATES in each of the Years 1890 to 1901.

Quantities. Value. Quantities. Value. Quantities. Value. Quantities. Value.

NOTE. The figures given in the above statement have been specially returned by the local Protectorate Authorities, The Straits Settlements dollar was made the standard coin of the Federated Malay States in 1903, the British and Mexican dollars being treated as its equivalent to 31st August, 1904, when they ceased to be legal tender. For rates of conversion into & sterling, see Table No. 2, page 5.

(a) The figures show the quantity of Tin in the Tin Ore exported (calculated at 65% of the gross weight of ore to November, 1898; 63% to November, 1904 and thereafter 70%), this being the weight on which export duty is paid. For rates of export duty, see Table No. 11, p. 355.

(8.) POSTAL STATISTICS for the FEDERATED MALAY STATES for each of the