ABSTRACT
ECONOMIC MINERALS. Tin. – e principal product by Perak is tin, and it was the presence of this metal which rst attracted Chinese to the State. Disputes with reference to the possession of mines ensued, followed by bloodshed and failure of the Malay chief to preserve his authority. An appeal was then made to the British Government for assistance, and the present system of Protection established by treaty. Since that time ( January 1874) the revenue has increased seven-fold; the export duty on tin contributing most largely to that result. e ore is found in the form of “stream tin.” /
e output of tin from Larut, the principal eld, has risen from a monthly average of 54 tons, in 1874, to 629 tons, in 1884. e total output in the latter year for the whole State being 10,190 tons, valued at $3,640,924.
