British Economic Development in South East Asia, 1880–1939, Volume 2: Mining, Trade and Industry

This collection focuses on the economic development of the areas of SE Asia with which Britain had a trading relationship. Covering 1880–1939, the economic growth of the region is revealed through a selection of rare primary resources organized thematically with sections dedicated to agriculture, mining, trade, labour, finance and infrastructure. Contents Mining L. Wray Jr, Notes on Perak with a Sketch of its Vegetable, Animal and Mineral Products (1886), extract Anon., Golden Raub: A Series of Articles on the Raub Gold Mines and their Prospects (1897), extract G. E. Greig, Mining in Malaya (1924), extract Anon., ‘Report on Mining in Malaya, 1939’ (1939), extract F. Noetling, Report on the Petroleum Industry in Upper Burma from the End of the Last Century up to the Beginning of 1891 (1892), extract Anon., Report on the Mineral Production of Burma 1939 (1939), extract H. L. Chhibber, ‘The Salt Industry of Amherst District’, Journal of the Burma Research Society (1929) Cowie Harbour Coal Co. Ltd, ‘Report on the Silimpopon Coal Mines and Property, 1926’ (1926), extract ‘Labuan. Lease of Coal Mines in the Island of Labuan dated 14th November, 1889’ (1889) Trade Anon., Return of Imports and Exports, Straits Settlements, 1889 (1890), extract C. S. Alexander, British Malaya: Malayan Statistics (1928), extract Anon., Report of Sub-Committee with respect to Exports to Germany and Austria fr om the Straits Settlements (1914), extract G. D. Kirsepp and C. A. Bartlett, Report of a Mission Appointed to Investigate the Clove Trade in India and Burma, Ceylon, British Malaya and the Dutch East Indies (1933), extract Anon., ‘A Short History of the Port of Singapore’, in Anon., The Singapore Manufacturers Exhibition (1932) Anon., Memorandum on the Proposed Singapore Harbour Improvement Scheme Drawn up by a Member of the Committee of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce (1904), extract Anon., Report on the Maritime Trade and Customs Administration of Burma for the Official Year 1924/5 (1925) Anon., Foreign Trade and Navigation of the Port of Bangkok for the Years 1918/9 (1919), extract P. K. Maitri (ed.), Siam: Treaties with Foreign Powers, 1920–1927 (1928), extract Industry R. Winstedt, Malay Industries. Part 1. Arts and Crafts (1909), extract H. N. Carvalho, Th e Manufacturing Industries of the British Empire Overseas. Part 5, Newfoundland, West Indies, Ceylon, Malaya, Hong Kong, Sarawak, Drunci, Borneo (1931/2), extract W. B. J. Johnson, ‘Preliminary Memorandum on Conditions in Pineapple Factories in Malaya’ Anon., ‘Minutes of a Meeting Held at the Gardens Club, Singapore, at 2.30 p.m. on April 17th, 1936, between Pineapple Packers and Officers of the Agricultural Department’ (1936) Anon., ‘Quality Products of the Ho Hong Mills’, Malayan Tribune Memento, 2–9 June 1932 (1932) Anon., ‘World’s Biggest Tin Smelters. Growth of Straits Trading Co.’, The Singapore Free Press Exhibition Supplement, 2 January 1932 (1932) Anon., ‘Tampenis Cement Tile Works’, Malayan Tribune Memento, 2–9 June 1932 (1932) Anon., ‘Steel Castings for all Purposes. Machinery Making in the Tropics’, The Singapore Free Press Exhibition Supplement, 2 January 1932 (1932) G. F. Arnold, On Cotton Fabrics and the Cotton Industry of Burma (1897), extract A. P. Morris, ‘The Lacquerware Industry of Burma’, Journal of the Burma Research Society (1919) Anon., Memorandum on Business Methods and Trading Regulations in Siam (1917), extract Editorial Notes List of Sources The Shift In Financial Power From The United States To The East Has Led To Increasing Academic Attention On The History Of Asian Economies. The Booming 'tiger' Economies Of The Late Twentieth Century Have Their Origins In The Colonial Period When Many Of Their Industries And Much Of Their Infrastructure Was First Established. This Primary Resource Collection Focuses On The Economic Development Of The Areas Of South East Asia With Which Britain Had A Trading Relationship - Borneo, Brunei, Burma, Malaysia, Singapore And Thailand. Covering The Main Period Of Development (1880-1939), The Economic Growth Of The Region Is Revealed Through A Selection Of Rare Documents Organized Thematically With Sections Dedicated To Agriculture, Mining, Industry, Trade, Labour, Finance And Infrastructure. The Collection Provides An Opportunity To Observe The Trade And Business Links For The Region As A Whole Rather Than Just The Stories Of Individual Nations. It Charts Changes In The Growing And Processing Of Key Commodities Such As Tea, Rice, Coconuts, Palm Oil, Opium And Rubber, As Well As Covering Finance, Construction And The Development Of The Region's Transport And Communications Systems.0the Social And Economic Impact Of Inward Migration From China, Indonesia And India And The Effects Of White Settlement On Native Populations Are Also Documented. It Will Be An Important Resource For Those Researching Asian History, Empire And Colonialism And Economic History. Volume 1. Agriculture -- Volume 2. Mining, Trade And Industry -- Volume 3. The Building Blocks Of Development: Governance, Transport And Communications, And Human And Financial Capital. Edited By David Sunderland. Includes Bibliographical References.