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Chapter I
EARLY RECORDS OF BENCOOLEN AND OBSERVATIONS ABOUT CONVICTS 1
Chapter II
A SLIGHT SKETCH OF PENANG AND THE
TREATMENT OF THE CONVICTS THERE 14
Chapter III
OLD MALACCA, AND THE FIRST INTRODUCTION
OF CONVICTS THERE 25
Chapter IV
A RUNNING HISTORY OF SINGAPORE: ITS JAIL
SYSTEM AND ADMINISTRATION 31
Chapter V
SINGAPORE (CONTINUED) 47
Chapter VI
SINGAPORE (CONTINUED) 59
Chapter VII
SINGAPORE (CONTINUED) 75
Chapter VIII
DIVISION INTO CLASSES, TRADERS,
FOOD AND CLOTHING 84
Chapter IX
PUBLIC WORKS AND INDUSTRIES 96
Chapter X
STORIES ABOUT INDIAN CONVICTS AND
EUROPEAN LOCAL PRISONERS 113
Chapter XI
ABOLITION OF THE CONVICT DEPARTMENT
AND DISPOSAL OF THE CONVICTS 143
Chapter XII
DISEASES AND MALINGERING 147
Chapter XIII
CONCLUSION 156
APPENDICES 169

List of Illustrations and Plates


GENERAL MONTHLY MUSTER OF THE CONVICTS,
SINGAPORE JAIL Frontispiece

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DUFFADAR ARJOON v
Plate I
OLD MAP SHOWING PENAL SETTLEMENTS 1

Plate II
FORT CORNWALLIS, PENANG 14

Plate III
BOUNDARIES OF MALACCA, PORTUGUESE PERIOD 25

Plate IV
OLD MALACCA 26

Plate V
ALBUQUERQUE 26

Plate VI
MALACCA RIVER 28

Plate VII
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER 28

Plate VIII
TOWN AND ENVIRONS OF SINGAPORE 31

Plate IX
ORIGINAL HUTS FOR CONVICTS, SINGAPORE 39

Plate X
DISTRIBUTION OF JAIL BUILDINGS, SINGAPORE 77

Plate XI
MAIN GATE OF SINGAPORE JAIL 78

Plate XII
DUFFADAR RAM SINGH 84

Plate XIII
HEAD TINDAL MAISTRI 86

Plate XIV
CONVICT OF SECOND CLASS AND MUNSHI 88

Plate XV
CONVICTS OF FIFTH CLASS, AND FIFTH CLASS SECTION A 90

Plate XVA
CHETOO—CONVICT OF FIFTH CLASS 92

Plate XVI
CATHEDRAL, SINGAPORE 97

Plate XVII
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, GARDEN, AND MORTAR MILL 101

Plate XVIII
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, SINGAPORE, APPROACHING COMPLETION 102

Plate XIX
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, SINGAPORE, COMPLETED 104

Plate XX
CONVICTS STONE-QUARRYING 111