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PREFACE,
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
THE FIRST STEP ON THE LADDER
(1781-1805)
PARENTAGE AND EARLY YEARS-ENTERS INDIA HOUSE-CHAR-
ACTER ASSISTANT SECRETARY TO PRINCE OF WALES'S ISLAND
GOVERNMENT-MARRIAGE-STUDIES MALAY LANGUAGE,
LIFE AT
PENANG-LEY DEN-VISITS MALACCA-MINUTE ON
PROPOSED ABANDONMENT-ITS SUCCESS-APPOINTED SECRE-
TARY- -QUESTION OF INCREASED SALARY,
THE VOYAGE-MILITARY OPERATIONS-APPOINTED LIEUTENANT-
GOVERNOR-LORD MINTO'S DECISION AS TO RETENTION,
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13
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50
CHAPTER V
THE GOVERNMENT OF JAVA
(1811-16)
-
LORD
THE DUTCH RÉGIME - · DIFFICULTIES OF SITUATION ·
MINTO'S PROCLAMATION-VISITS COURTS OF SOURACARTA
AND DJOCJOCARTA FISCAL REGULATIONS AMENDED
SYSTEM IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE-PALEMBANG
EXPEDITION VISITS SAMARANG SETTLEMENT WITH
NATIVE PRINCES-LORD MINTO'S APPROVAL,
CHAPTER VI
THE GOVERNMENT OF JAVA-continued
SYSTEM OF LAND TENURE-TENTATIVE EXPERIMENTS-SETTLE-
MENT OF 1813-FINAL SETTLEMENT OF 1814-POSITION
OF REGENTS DIFFICULTIES OF GOVERNOR'S POSITION-
SUCCESS OF MEASURES FINANCIAL SITUATION- LORD
MINTO'S ADVICE-GENERAL GILLESPIE-RELATIONS WITH
GOVERNOR-SALE OF PUBLIC LAND-GILLESPIE'S CHARGES
-FINAL ACQUITTAL,
CHAPTER VII
THE GOVERNMENT OF JAVA-concluded
POLICY AS TO EASTERN ISLANDS-TREATMENT BY HOME GOVERN-
MENT- —Japan—MeasuRES AS TO SLAVERY-OPIUM-QUES-
TION OF RETENTION OF JAVA-DISMISSAL-DEATH OF
MRS RAFFLES-JOURNEYS TO THe Eastward,
CHAPTER VIII
REVISITS ENGLAND AND IS 'LIONISED
(1816-17)
VOYAGE HOME-INTERVIEW WITH NAPOLEON-LIFE IN LONDON
-"HISTORY OF JAVA'. - FRIENDSHIP WITH DUCHESS OF
SOMERSET-SECOND MARRIAGE-TOUR ON CONTINENT-RE-
TURNS TO THE EAST,
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83
118
131
CHAPTER IX
BENCOOLEN
(1818-24)
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
MEASURES OF REFORM
EMANCIPATING
SLAVES-POLICY WITH REGARD TO NATIVES-PROMOTES
AGRICULTURE APPROVAL OF PLANTERS SCHOOLS FOR
NATIVE CHILDREN-TREATMENT OF CONVICTS,
CHAPTER X
THE POLITICAL SIDE OF THE BENCOOLEN GOVERNMENT
EXTENT OF HIS JURISDICTION-DUTCH PREDOMINANCE-GENERAL
POLICY-PROTEST, AUGUST 1818-CASE OF PALEMBANG-
PULO NIAS-LORD HASTINGS's Minute,
CHAPTER XI
THE ACQUISITION OF SINGAPORE
(1819)
VISITS CALCUTTA-INSTRUCTIONS FOR MISSION TO EASTWARD-
REVISED INSTRUCTIONS AS TO JOHor-Arrives at Penang-
COLONEL BANNERMAN-Singapore-StartS FOR PENANG-
SURVEYS CARIMON ISLANDS-Lands at Singapore-TREATY
WITH AUTHORITIES-APPOINTS MAJOR FARquhar ResideNT
-INDIGNATION OF DUTCH-CONDUCT OF BANNERMAN-
DECISION OF SUPREME GOVERNMENT - DISAPPROVAL OF
HOME AUTHORITIES-POSTPONEMENT OF DECISION SAVES
SINGAPORE-RAFFLES ON HIS ACQUISITION-MISSION TO
ACHEEN,
CHAPTER XII
LIFE AT BENCOOLEN
HOME LIFE-TRAVELS TO INTERIOR-DEATH OF CHILDREN-
ILLNESS-HOMESICK,
CHAPTER XIII
SINGAPORE REVISITED
(1822-23)
COLONEL FARQUHAR-MISTAKES OF RESIDENT-MEASURES OF
REFORM-FOUNDATION OF SINGAPORE INSTITUTE-ABOLI-
TION OF SLAVERY-FINAL DEParture,
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CHAPTER XIV
VOYAGE HOME AND LAST DAYS IN ENGLAND
(1824-26)
FURTHER MISFORTUNE-STARTS FOR ENGLAND-BURNING OF
'FAME' - VOYAGE HOME-PLANS FOR LIFE IN
ENGLAND - RECOVERS HIS SPIRITS - PURCHASES 'HIGH-
THE
WOOD' ENJOYS SOCIETY-FOUNDS 'Zoo'-CLAIM BY EAST
INDIA COMPANY-DEATH,.
CHAPTER XV
THE MAN AND HIS WORK,
APPENDIX
I. GENEALOGICAL TREE,
II. INSTRUCTIONS BY SIR STAMFORD RAFFLES WITH REGARD TO
THE PLANNING OUT OF SINGAPORE,
INDEX, .
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274
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285
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
SIR THOMAS STAMFORD RAFFLES, KNT., FROM BUST
BY CHANTREY,
MAP OF JAVA,
MAP OF EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO,
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