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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

We must here not forget to refer to another public building, in the
erection of which the Indian convicts took their part, viz. the New
Civil Jail at Pearls Hill, the foundation stone of which was laid by
Captain Faber, the Superintending Engineer of the Straits Settlements.
Below the stone a brass plate was deposited with the following
inscription, which we give in full as of some peculiar interest, and
evidence of the progress of the settlement up to 1847.

                This Foundation Stone
                         of
              H. M. Gaol, at Singapore,
    was laid by Captain Faber, Madras Engineers,
    Superintending Engineer, Straits Settlements,
              on the 6th February, 1847,
       the 27th Anniversary of the Foundation
               of a British Settlement
                   on this Island.
    The Hon'ble Colonel W. J. Butterworth, C.B.,
      being Governor of Prince of Wales Island,
               Singapore, and Malacca,
                        and
               the Hon'ble T. Church,
          Resident Councillor at Singapore.
                     VICTORIA,
         Queen of Great Britain and Ireland,
       the Right Hon'ble Lord Hardinge, G.C.B.,
         Governor-General of British India.
                God save the Queen.

In a bottle, likewise placed below the stone, the following statistical
information relative to the Straits Settlements, written on parchment,
was enclosed.

The trade for the year 1845-46 of Prince of Wales Island, Singapore, and
Malacca aggregated the sum of Company's Rs. 52,190,685 in merchandise,
and Company's Rs. 9,606,061 in bullion and treasure, making a grand
total of Rs. 61,796,746 (exclusive of the trade between the three
settlements) as follows:--

                      Imports.     Exports.       Total.

  P.W. Island    Rs.  6,614,794   6,528,452  =  13,143,246

  Singapore      "   26,616,448  21,162,987  =  47,779,435

  Malacca        "      509,872     364,193  =     874,065
                                                __________
                   Grand total, Company's Rs.   61,796,746
                                                ----------

                          W. J. BUTTERWORTH, Governor.

    SINGAPORE, _6th February, 1847_.

The revenue and charges for the year 1845-46 of Prince of Wales Island,
Singapore, and Malacca, including Civil, Military, Marine, Judicial,
Convicts, etc., were as follows:--

                             _Charges._

  P.W. Island     Co.'s Rs.  402,783 15 11

  Singapore        "     "   497,186 14  5

  Malacca          "     "   231,158 12  5
                             -------------Rs. 1,131,129 10  5

                             _Revenue._

  P.W. Island     Co.'s Rs.  185,443  2  9

  Singapore                  530,040 15  7

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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

McNair, John Frederick Adolphus

Prisons -- Straits Settlements; Singapore Prison

We must here not forget to refer to another public building, in the
erection of which the Indian convicts took their part, viz. the New
Civil Jail at Pearls Hill, the foundation stone of which was laid by
Captain Faber, the Superintending Engineer of the Straits Settlements.
Below the stone a brass plate was deposited with the following
inscription, which we give in full as of some peculiar interest, and
evidence of the progress of the settlement up to 1847.

                This Foundation Stone
                         of
              H. M. Gaol, at Singapore,
    was laid by Captain Faber, Madras Engineers,
    Superintending Engineer, Straits Settlements,
              on the 6th February, 1847,
       the 27th Anniversary of the Foundation
               of a British Settlement
                   on this Island.
    The Hon'ble Colonel W. J. Butterworth, C.B.,
      being Governor of Prince of Wales Island,
               Singapore, and Malacca,
                        and
               the Hon'ble T. Church,
          Resident Councillor at Singapore.
                     VICTORIA,
         Queen of Great Britain and Ireland,
       the Right Hon'ble Lord Hardinge, G.C.B.,
         Governor-General of British India.
                God save the Queen.

In a bottle, likewise placed below the stone, the following statistical
information relative to the Straits Settlements, written on parchment,
was enclosed.

The trade for the year 1845-46 of Prince of Wales Island, Singapore, and
Malacca aggregated the sum of Company's Rs. 52,190,685 in merchandise,
and Company's Rs. 9,606,061 in bullion and treasure, making a grand
total of Rs. 61,796,746 (exclusive of the trade between the three
settlements) as follows:--

                      Imports.     Exports.       Total.

  P.W. Island    Rs.  6,614,794   6,528,452  =  13,143,246

  Singapore      "   26,616,448  21,162,987  =  47,779,435

  Malacca        "      509,872     364,193  =     874,065
                                                __________
                   Grand total, Company's Rs.   61,796,746
                                                ----------

                          W. J. BUTTERWORTH, Governor.

    SINGAPORE, _6th February, 1847_.

The revenue and charges for the year 1845-46 of Prince of Wales Island,
Singapore, and Malacca, including Civil, Military, Marine, Judicial,
Convicts, etc., were as follows:--

                             _Charges._

  P.W. Island     Co.'s Rs.  402,783 15 11

  Singapore        "     "   497,186 14  5

  Malacca          "     "   231,158 12  5
                             -------------Rs. 1,131,129 10  5

                             _Revenue._

  P.W. Island     Co.'s Rs.  185,443  2  9

  Singapore                  530,040 15  7

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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