The  rent  may  be  fixed  by  the  Resident,  with  a  minimum
of  i  dollar  per  acre  per  annum  for  the  first  six  years,
and  thereafter  at  4  dollars  per  acre  per  annum  for  first-
class  lands,  and  3  dollars  per  acre  per  annum  for  second-
class  lands.  For  lalang  (grass)  lands  no  premium  is  paid,
but  no  difference  is  made  in  the  annual  rent.  For
lands  planted  with  coconuts,  fruit-trees,  or  rice,  a  rebate
can  be  obtained  reducing  the  annual  rent  to  2  dollars
per  acre  per  annum,  but  no  such  reduction  is  granted
in  the  case  of  rubber  plantations.  In  Pahang  the
annual  rent  for  the  first  six  years  is  50  cents  per  acre,
and  thereafter  2  dollars  per  acre  per  annum.  These
provisions  apply  to  all  lands  alienated  in  the  Federated
Malay  States  since  January  19,  1906.
In  the  Natiye_States  of  Johore,  Kedah,  Kelantan,
Perlis,  and  Trengganu,  land  grants  are  obtained  from
the  Sultans  on  constantly  varying  terms,  and  seldom
conceded  without  the  approval  of  the  British  Resident.
As  these  States  will  undoubtedly  come  into  the
Federation  in  the  near  future,  the  tenure  of  land  will  be
similar  to  that  applied  in  the  present  Federated  States.
In  the  Straits_^Settlements,  comprising  Singapore,
Malacca,  Bindings,  Province  Wellesley,  and  Penang,
the  premium  on  agricultural  lands  is  3  dollars  per
acre.  An  annual  rent  of  50  cents  per  acre  is  charged
for  the  first  six  years,  and  thenceforth  3  dollars  per
acre.  No  difference  is  made  between  lalang  (grass)
lands  and  forest.
