An Introduction to the Study of Colonial History for Use in Secondary Schools
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There are no customs duties ; revenues are raised by taxes of different kinds. Internal improvements, such as the fortification of Singapore, are borne by the colony. The defense is maintained by native troops. The Federated Malay States. These occupy the greater por- tion of the Malay Peninsula and have been under British protection since 1874. This control became more direct in 1887 when the Rajah of Pahang surrendered control of the foreign, relations to the British Government. Under this mo...re direct protection and influence of the British, internal improvements have been rapidly pushed and the development of the natural resources of the Peninsula has been quite remarkable. The State of Trenggnau joined the federation in 1910. British North Borneo. This territory, ceded in 1877-^78 to Sir Alfred Dent, was transferred in 1884, to the British North Borneo Company. Six years later it was placed under the protection of England. This same year Sarawak, an independent state which had been ceded to Rajah Brooke in 1842 by the Sultan of Brunei, was placed under British protection.
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