BRITISH MALAYA

British Malaya described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries. Unlike "British India", which excludes the Indian princely states, British Malaya is often used to refer to the Malay States under indirect British rule as well as the Straits Settlements that were under the sovereignty of the British Crown. Before the formation of Malayan Union in 1946, the territories were not placed under a single unified administration. Instead, British Malaya comprised the Straits Settlements, the Federated Malay States and the Unfederated Malay States.

Under British rule, Malaya was one of the most profitable territories of the Empire, being the world's largest producer of tin and later rubber.

The Malayan Union was dissolved and replaced by the Federation of Malaya in 1948. It became fully independent on 31 August 1957. On 16 September 1963, the federation, along with Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore, formed a larger federation called Malaysia.

C O N T E N T

• PREFACE Sir Frank Swettenham, K.C.M.G.
• CHAPTER I The Outward Appearance of the British Possessions IN THE Straits of Malacca.
• CHAPTER II Malacca Early History. 
• CHAPTER III PINANG - Early History- Lord Minto's Expedition to Java.
• CHAPTER IV Singapore - Early History - Sir Stamford Raffles.
• CHAPTER V The Straits from 1825-67 - The Arrangement made to Settle the Claims of the Sultan and Temenggong IN Regard to Johore.
• CHAPTER VI The Straits from 1867-73 - Sir Harry Ord's Administration - Anarchy IN the Malay States.
• CHAPTER VII The Malay : his Customs, Prejudices, Arts,Language, AND Literature.
• CHAPTER VIII 1874 - Sir Andrew Clarke - British Intervention in THE AFFAIRS of THE WESTERN MALAY STATES.
• CHAPTER IX 1875-6 - Sir William Jervois - British Resident of Perak Assassinated - Punitive Expedition.
• CHAPTER X The Evolution of the Residential System - Tin Mining -What the Malay States owe to Chinese Labour AND Enterprise - Roads - Railways.
• CHAPTER XI The Continued Evolution of the Residential System - Revenue Farms - Education - Land Settlement  - Irrigation - Rubber Cultivation - Currency - Pahang.
• CHAPTER XII 1895-1906 - Federation and its Results.
• CHAPTER XIII Concerning the Malay States which are not included IN THE Federation.
• CHAPTER XIV How THE Development of the Malay States has affected THE neighbouring BRITISH COLONY, AND THE Relations of Both with the Colonial Office - The Singapore Harbour and Docks -  The Civil Service - The Malay Administrator - The Future OF British Malaya.