The Colonial Office and Governor Ord

In: Journal of Southeast Asian studies, Band 29, Heft 1, S. 1-7

Abstract

Sir Harry Ord, first Governor of the Straits Settlements after their transfer from the Government of India to the Colonial Office in 1867, found himself continually at odds with the Colonial Office. The irritable exchanges between Singapore and London throw light on Colonial Office perceptions of the procedures appropriate to Crown Colony government in a new imperial age.