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Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797McNair, John Frederick Adolphus

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Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797

Name: Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797
Author: McNair, John Frederick Adolphus

McNair, John Frederick Adolphus

Prisons -- Straits Settlements; Singapore Prison

Jail erected near Brass Basa Canal, 54.
  New Civil, at Pearl's Hill, 64.
  Singapore, Description of, 77-83.
  Singapore, Classification of convicts at, 84-89.
  Singapore, Rations for, 93.
  Industries at Singapore, 104-112.
  Convict Probation at Singapore, 157.
  Expenses of Singapore, 169.
  Statistics of Hospital Department, 170-171.

Janssen, M. Leon, 151.

Johnstone, Mr. A. L., 35.

Johore, Sultan of, 36.


Kerr, Dr., 150.


Labour, Value of convict, 92.
  Statistics of convict, 172-175.

Latrines, 80-82.

"Licuala acutifida," 24.

Light, Captain, 15.

Lighthouses at Singapore, 60-62.
  erected at eastern entrance to Straits of Malacca, 62.


McClure, Sir Robert, 139.

MacKenzie, Mr. E., 35.

McNair, Lieut., 73.

McNair, Major, 52.
  Rules introduced by, 1858-59, 63.
  prepares plans for Government House at Singapore, 77, 97, 101.

Macpherson, Captain Ronald, 71, 73.

Macpherson, Colonel, 97.
  Attempt to kill, 125.

Magaelhaens, Mr., 61.

Mahomed Shah, 26.

Malacca, Origin of name of, 25.
  Size of, 26. Trade of, 26.
  The Portuguese at, 26.
  Appearance of, 27.
  First convicts at, 27.
  Industrial training of convicts at, 29.
  Transfer of convicts to Singapore from, 30.
  trade, 1845-46, 65.

Man, Captain, 158.

Man, General, 20, 21.

Man, General, Initiation of carpenter's work at Singapore, 64.

Marco Polo, 151.

Maxwell, Mr. D. A., 35.

Mayne, Major, 76.

Montgomery, Mr. W., 35.

Moor's _Notices of the Indian Archipelago_, 45.

Morgan, Mr. A. F., 35.

Morgan, Mr. John, 35.

Mouat, Dr., Paper on ticket-of-leave system at Singapore, 10.
  Testimony as to conservancy of Singapore jail, 82.
  Report on Singapore jail, 1864-65, 105.


Napier, Mr. D. F., 35.

Netley Abbey, 97.

New Harbour Dock, 67.


Ord, Lady, 101.

Ord, Sir Harry St. George, 76, 101.

Oxley, Dr., House of, attacked by burglars, 43.


Pangkor, 14.

Penang, Convicts transferred to, from Bencoolen, 8, 14.
  Increase in population of, 15.
  Trade of, 16, 65.
  Treatment of convicts at, 16-20.
  Ticket-of-leave at, 24.
  Seat of government fixed at, 41.
  "Penang lawyers," 24.
  "Penang Rules," 8, 18.
  in force at Singapore, 43.

Pine-apples at Singapore, 59.

Piracy in the Straits of Malacca, 120-122.

Pooley, Lieut.-Col. Charles, 73.

Port Blair, Transfer of Indian life-convicts to, 143.

"Prince of Wales Island" (see also Penang), 14.

Prisoners (see Convicts).

Province Wellesley, Acquisition of, 14.

Pulo Ubin, British flag planted at, 38.

Purvis, Captain, 73.

Purvis, Mr. John, 35.


Queen, H.M. The, Statue of, 104.


Raffles', Sir Stamford, letters to Government on treatment of
    convicts at Bencoolen, 4-8.
  Views of, on necessity of trading centre in Straits of Malacca, 33.
  Address from merchants at Singapore to, 36.
  reply to address from merchants at Singapore, 37.
  "The Coney" lighthouse named after, 62.

Raffles Institution, 45.

Rations for Singapore jail, 93.

Rawlinson, Sir Robert, K.C.B., 76.

Read, Mr. C. R., 35.

Read, Mr. W. H., C.M.G., 100.

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History

Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797

McNair, John Frederick Adolphus

Prisons -- Straits Settlements; Singapore Prison

Jail erected near Brass Basa Canal, 54.
  New Civil, at Pearl's Hill, 64.
  Singapore, Description of, 77-83.
  Singapore, Classification of convicts at, 84-89.
  Singapore, Rations for, 93.
  Industries at Singapore, 104-112.
  Convict Probation at Singapore, 157.
  Expenses of Singapore, 169.
  Statistics of Hospital Department, 170-171.

Janssen, M. Leon, 151.

Johnstone, Mr. A. L., 35.

Johore, Sultan of, 36.


Kerr, Dr., 150.


Labour, Value of convict, 92.
  Statistics of convict, 172-175.

Latrines, 80-82.

"Licuala acutifida," 24.

Light, Captain, 15.

Lighthouses at Singapore, 60-62.
  erected at eastern entrance to Straits of Malacca, 62.


McClure, Sir Robert, 139.

MacKenzie, Mr. E., 35.

McNair, Lieut., 73.

McNair, Major, 52.
  Rules introduced by, 1858-59, 63.
  prepares plans for Government House at Singapore, 77, 97, 101.

Macpherson, Captain Ronald, 71, 73.

Macpherson, Colonel, 97.
  Attempt to kill, 125.

Magaelhaens, Mr., 61.

Mahomed Shah, 26.

Malacca, Origin of name of, 25.
  Size of, 26. Trade of, 26.
  The Portuguese at, 26.
  Appearance of, 27.
  First convicts at, 27.
  Industrial training of convicts at, 29.
  Transfer of convicts to Singapore from, 30.
  trade, 1845-46, 65.

Man, Captain, 158.

Man, General, 20, 21.

Man, General, Initiation of carpenter's work at Singapore, 64.

Marco Polo, 151.

Maxwell, Mr. D. A., 35.

Mayne, Major, 76.

Montgomery, Mr. W., 35.

Moor's _Notices of the Indian Archipelago_, 45.

Morgan, Mr. A. F., 35.

Morgan, Mr. John, 35.

Mouat, Dr., Paper on ticket-of-leave system at Singapore, 10.
  Testimony as to conservancy of Singapore jail, 82.
  Report on Singapore jail, 1864-65, 105.


Napier, Mr. D. F., 35.

Netley Abbey, 97.

New Harbour Dock, 67.


Ord, Lady, 101.

Ord, Sir Harry St. George, 76, 101.

Oxley, Dr., House of, attacked by burglars, 43.


Pangkor, 14.

Penang, Convicts transferred to, from Bencoolen, 8, 14.
  Increase in population of, 15.
  Trade of, 16, 65.
  Treatment of convicts at, 16-20.
  Ticket-of-leave at, 24.
  Seat of government fixed at, 41.
  "Penang lawyers," 24.
  "Penang Rules," 8, 18.
  in force at Singapore, 43.

Pine-apples at Singapore, 59.

Piracy in the Straits of Malacca, 120-122.

Pooley, Lieut.-Col. Charles, 73.

Port Blair, Transfer of Indian life-convicts to, 143.

"Prince of Wales Island" (see also Penang), 14.

Prisoners (see Convicts).

Province Wellesley, Acquisition of, 14.

Pulo Ubin, British flag planted at, 38.

Purvis, Captain, 73.

Purvis, Mr. John, 35.


Queen, H.M. The, Statue of, 104.


Raffles', Sir Stamford, letters to Government on treatment of
    convicts at Bencoolen, 4-8.
  Views of, on necessity of trading centre in Straits of Malacca, 33.
  Address from merchants at Singapore to, 36.
  reply to address from merchants at Singapore, 37.
  "The Coney" lighthouse named after, 62.

Raffles Institution, 45.

Rations for Singapore jail, 93.

Rawlinson, Sir Robert, K.C.B., 76.

Read, Mr. C. R., 35.

Read, Mr. W. H., C.M.G., 100.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797

Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797

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