Events Prior to British Ascendancy (Volume 1-5); Notes on Perak History - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908. Excerpt: ... 7. The Council are of opinion that 4,ooo acres of land may be granted to Mr. Handyside; 6,ooo acres to the Penang Plantations Company and 6,0oo acres to Mr. Cecil Wray, and that the question of the reserve of half a mile round expensive sugar factories and machinery must be considered by the Government when the position of the lands selected is decided upon, and will be granted for such term as the machinery may be in use when such selection is not known to contain metalliferous deposits. (Sd.) J. T. KEYT, Clerk of Council. Wednesday, 18th December, i8y8. Present: H.H. the Regent (Raja Yusue). The Resident (Mr. Hugh Low). The Assistant Resident (Mr. W. E. Maxwell). Raja Dris. The Orang Kaya Temenggong. Capitan Chang Ah Kwee. Absent: Capitan Ah Yam, detained by business. 2. The Resident laid on the table the statements of the witnesses and record of the trial before Raja Dris, the Assistant Resident and the Orang Kaya Temenggong of (1) Megat Hitam, (2) Ismail, (3) Alang Adam and (4) Khatib Ali, for the murder of one Alang Sahat at Kuala Dal, on the night of the 15th October, 1878. 3. The Council carefully considered the evidence against Alang Adam, who had been sentenced to death by the Court, and the members of the Council gave their opinions as follows: Capitan Ah Kwee and the Orang Kaya Temenggong for confirmation of the sentence. Raja Dris said that though there was no doubt in his mind that the convict was guilty of instigating the murder, he should be glad if imprisonment for life should be thought appropriate, as in that case the whole truth might subsequently come out. The Assistant Resident said that the conviction was in his opinion justified by the evidence, but as this was not of a direct character, though he was prepared to sanction the punish...

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