1. Contributions of
the immigrant

2. Serving the community
• Problems such as crime, disease and lack of
schools are social problems in Singapore.
– Crime such as the abusement of coolies, secret
societies and slave trade. Secret societies did
social vices such as gambling, opium smoking
and prostitution which made Singapore a
dangerous country
– Outbreak of disease such as malaria, typhoid and
tuberculosis which would make immigrants who
don’t have enough money to go for treatment
would die

3. – There are lack of schools for children
• The British want to make trade profits and
were less concerned for the benefits of
people
• People from different race saw the need
for them to help step up to the people who
were less fortunate by providing important
social services such as hospitals, schools
etc.

4. • The generous contributor donate money to
the poor
• A rich Peranakan businessman from
Melaka called Tan Tock Seng set up the
pauper hospital, known as Tan Tock Seng
Hospital today, at Pearl’s hill in 1844.
• Thong Chai Medical Institution was built in
1867 to provide free medical services for
all the unfortunate people

5. • Syed Sharif Omar Aljunied give the land
for the building of the pauper hospital and
Saint Andrew’s Cathedral. He also help
build community wells for the people to
have safe drinking water
• An English woman missionary established
Saint Margaret’s School to help give
education and serves as a place for girls
saved from slavery trade

6. • Govindasamy Pillai built schools for the
Indians and Hindu temples for the Indian
community

7. Promoting trade
• The British and European traders brought the
capital to set u their trading house and
agencies which had it’s link in Europe. They
brought goods from Europe and trade it in
Singapore. They also brought the goods from
Southeast Asia and bring it to Europe to
trade.
• Many Malay trades from the Malay
Archipelago came to Singapore with the
product grown in the Malay Archipelago to
trade.

8. • The traders helped increase the variety of
goods being traded. Singapore then became
a popular trading center and also experience
a big increase in the trading activity.
• The Chinese traders act as a middleman
between the local and the European traders
as they could speak all types of language.
They would buy the products grown in the
Malay Archipelago and sell them to the Malay
traders

9. • They would help the trade amongst the
European, Malay and Indians to be
successful. The Chinese were also coolie-
agents who help the traders and
merchants look for Chinese and Indian
people to work
• The Indians help provide banking service
to the people living in Singapore in the 19th
century.

10. • The Indian Chettairs helped to give money
to people who need money for people who
need it to trade
• The Chinese and Indian laborer load and
unload cargo which indirectly contributed
in the promotion of trade. Some of the
Malays were highly skilled in building ships
which made them help the trader to build
their ship

11. • The Indian help in transportation. They
controlled the transportation in Singapore
until 1860. Trading requires transportation
because it helps to transport the goods

12. Governing the settlement
• The Europeans and the Asians contributed
in the management of the government. A
leader amongst the Malays, Syed
Mohammed bin Ahmad Alsagoff, was
appointed as the justice of peace to be a
judge and help judge disputes amongst
the locals. A successful Indian
businessman, Govindasmy Pillai, was
served as the Justice of Peace to help
fight with justice

13. • Many of the Malay and Skihs are Indian
soldier or policeman that is served under
the British or the European force and did
their duties of maintaining law and justice
in Singapore

14. Building the settlement
• The planning and the development of
Singapore into an orderly city is done by
the British. This includes taking the charge
of certain public works
• The laborers were employed to clear the
forest and have plantation . They were
keen to work despite the difficulties and
the low payment. The Indian convict help
to build roads, bridge, building etc.

15. • The Malays were shopkeepers, hawkers
and fishmonger.
• A large number of laborer help construct
construction sites and docks