Pembangunan Sektor Pertanian dan Penternakan di Bukit Larut Pada Zaman Pemerintahan Kolonial Pada Akhir Abad Ke-19 Hingga 1948 (Development of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry In Bukit Larut During The Colonial Rule At The End of The 19th Century To 1948)

Abstract

This article examines the economic development of Maxwell’s Hill or also known as Bukit Larut in Perak which is one of the earliest hill stations developed by the British. In the early stages, the hill station development project was carried out only as a sanatorium center for a group of British officers serving in Malaya at that time. The changes that affect the growing development of Bukit Larut are also influenced by the function of Bukit Larut from a sanatorium centre to a tourist centre. This development created opportunities for interaction between the European community in Malaya. The changes that occurred in the context of the function of Bukit Larut are due to development projects carried out at the hill station which have directly led to the economic sector’s progress to meet the cluster’s demands. The details of this study will discuss the economic sectors which include agricultural activities involving vegetables and fruits, ornamental crop farming, livestock and dairy activities along with all efforts made to ensure that all these economic sectors can provide returns to the hill station. In this regard, this study has used the administrative records of the Federated Malay States, colonial records, and newspapers as primary sources to prove the validity of the facts of this study and is supported by secondary sources, namely works that have been published and obtained through the literature method such as the Tunku Bainun UPSI Library, the Tun Sri Lanang Library, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, the University of Malaya Library and the Zaaba Library, University of Malaya to support the fact. Based on the results of the research conducted, it was found that the agricultural and livestock economic sectors developed in Bukit Larut during the period of British rule since the end of the 19th century has grown and experienced an increase and decrease in yield production.