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Singapore in the Straits Settlements refers to a period in the history of Singapore between 1826 and 1942, during which Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements together with Penang and Malacca. Singapore was the capital and the seat of government of the Straits Settlement after it was moved from George Town in 1832.
The Straits Settlements comprising Singapore, Penang and Malacca, was made a Crown Colony and its administration was transferred from the India Office to the Colonial Office in London. On 4th February, by a "Letter Patent", Singapore was granted a Colonial Constitution with powers concentrated in the hands of the Governor.
The Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements was formed when the Straits Settlements – comprising Singapore, Penang and Malacca – became a crown colony on 1 April 1867.[1]
Penang, Malacca and Singapore were united in 1826 to form the Straits Settlements which continued to be a penal colony throughout the period of Indian rule. Indeed after the East India Company lost its monopoly of the China trade in 1833, the Straits Settlements ceased to have any commercial
TURNBULL (Rayner) When Penang, Malacca and Singapore were united to form the Presidency of the. Straits Settlements in 1826, the police forces in all three stations were small and. inadequate. Until 1857 none of the Straits Settlements had a full-time Commissioner. of Police, and the Resident Councillors presided over police work, in addition ...
NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF SINGAPORE displays metadata of the Straits Settlements, Overseas and Private Records in this database to aid researchers and members of the public who wish to read or refer to these records.
The Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements was a legislature formed on 1 April 1867, [1] [2] when the Straits Settlements was made a Crown colony. [3] This allowed laws to be made swiftly and efficiently, as it was directly responsible to the Secretary of State for the Colonies in London , instead of being placed under a ...
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Straits Settlements. Straits Settlements[1][2][3][4] (iné názvy: Straits-Settlements[5], Prielivové osady[6][2], Úžinové osady[3]; po angl. Straits Settlements) bola britská kolónia v rokoch 1826 – 1946 (počas druhej vojny okupovaná Japonskom), ktorá sa nachádzala najmä na niektorých menších častiach Malajského polostrova ...
