1. Immigrants They Came They Settled They Contributed They Came They Settled They Contributed

2. Immigrants….. / Mainly Malays from neighbouring countries, Arabs, Indians, Chinese and Europeans

3. Chinese Immigrants / Left China mainly because of Sortage of land to grow crops, natural disasters and starvation

4. Indian Immigrants / Driven out by famines

5. Malay Immigrants / To find work / To seek protection and safety from the disorder in their homeland / To find work / To seek protection and safety from the disorder in their homeland

6. Why Singapore? / Free immigration policy / Free Port / Job and Business Opportunities / No War / Free immigration policy / Free Port / Job and Business Opportunities / No War

7. Free Immigration / Allowed to come and go as they please

8. Free Port / Good Geographical Location / No custom duties or taxes / Good Geographical Location / No custom duties or taxes

9. Job and Business Opportunities / New settlement,therefore plenty of jobs / Could start business and make $$ / New settlement,therefore plenty of jobs / Could start business and make $$

10. No War / Peaceful, no crimes and banditry

11. Contributions by Immigrants / Chinese coolies and Indian labourers (convicts) cleared the jungles / Made land available for plantations and the growth of the town / Chinese coolies and Indian labourers (convicts) cleared the jungles / Made land available for plantations and the growth of the town

12. Entrepot Trade / The practice of importing goods from one country and exporting them to another country / Singapore highly dependant on entrepot trade / The practice of importing goods from one country and exporting them to another country / Singapore highly dependant on entrepot trade

13. Chinese Middlemen / Bought straits produce e.g. rice, coffee, spice from non-english speaking traders and sold them to the Europeans and vice versa / Could speak English, Malay and local dialects / Bought straits produce e.g. rice, coffee, spice from non-english speaking traders and sold them to the Europeans and vice versa / Could speak English, Malay and local dialects

14. Administration / Syed Md Ahmed Alsagoff : Justice of Peace / P. Govindasamy Pillai : Justice of Peace / Lim Boon Keng & Eunos Abdullah Legislative power / Syed Md Ahmed Alsagoff : Justice of Peace / P. Govindasamy Pillai : Justice of Peace / Lim Boon Keng & Eunos Abdullah Legislative power

15. Administration / Eurasians and Asians who could speak English : clerks and office attendants / Sikhs : Policemen to keep law and order / Eurasians and Asians who could speak English : clerks and office attendants / Sikhs : Policemen to keep law and order