CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 80

Singapore

apore is most advantageously placed at the point of the riet Peninsula, and at the Malayau entrance of the straits of Membands, which may be considered the high road between Jaster, and Wester Asia. It is surrounded by or lies sto, the most fertile coutiquens to, the aud wealthing, and populous islands and countries in the world, Sumatici Java, Borawr; Celebes, Attaccaséar; Perug, Sixus, Cochin-china, Souquin, Birmah se. The harbour of Singapore is expacions, perfectly sheltered, easy of access from weng point of the compass, experiencing a leipost is very and neoli.

The climate is salubrious. The island is of great beauty, and fertility with undulating surface; an area of tillage, 120000 acres all capable and of which 20,000 acres are now under the but seriant and profitable cultivation of Sugar wave, nutmegs, pepper, sive, beate mut; gambitt Oecon.

The Sugar puts te raude by Av Ballastier with one steam engine orly Mr. Mout genities, by combies, by water, oud caule mulls ist equal to ·ced i acy produced the West Indies; the Sidney trees are abically ageilding alm-dausly; the black pepper produced during the past year counted to 35000 pieuls (a picul = 1355lbs) the piculs, and there bier to 85000 gambier.

DUAL 10 0 0 0 0 nut tuds in full bearing: live stock, bread, prater, delicious fecit Forgetalles of every any kind, and hind, and at moderale prices are at all times pe ready for the shipping.

Eighty six miles of excellent roads have been completed; land is being sold in fee simple at a minimum, and.