The booklet describes the port of Singapore as it was in 1922 covering shipping, trading and dockside activities. It also contains an account of the development of the Singapore Harbour Board and its functions and operations.
A short history of the Port of Singapore : with particular reference to the undertakings of the Singapore Harbour Board
Subject
Port of Singapore--History
Singapore Harbour Board
Harbors--Singapore
Shipping--Singapore
Publisher
Fraser & Neave, 1922
National Library Board Singapore, 1922
Digital Description
application/pdf, ill.
Table of Contents
The Port of Singapore. Ships. Small craft. Inner and outer harbour. Mole. Excise duties. Trade. Steamship lines. History of dock undertakings. "One hundred years of Singapore". Pilotage, etc. -- The Singapore Harbour Board. Property. Constitution. By-Laws, rates. Capital debt. Assets. Police force, fire brigade, etc. Depth of water. Empire Dock. Storage capacity, cargo and coal. Bunkering. Salvage operations.
Copyright
All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2005.