Small as ibe ibland of Singapore is, ils situation 

 is so peculiarly adapted for a commercial eolre- 

 p6t that its trade is very considerable. Without 

 detaining my readers by dry tables, I will content 

 myself witb enumerating the places with which 

 she trades, and the total amount of her exports 

 and imports; under the former head are compris- 

 ed *' Great Britain, Foreign Europe, South Ame- 

 rica, the Mauritius, &c, Calcutta, Madras, Bom- 

 bay, China, Java, Hhio, Siam, Cochin China, Cey- 

 lon, Sumatra, Ea^it side of Peninsula, West side 

 of do., Celebes, Borneo, Bali, Manilla, Cam boj a, 

 Arabia, and the Neighbouring islands and other 

 Ports/' The imports from Great Britain in 1 832-33 

 fell little short of two millions of Spanish dol- 

 lars, whilst the exports to the same place exceed- 

 ed two and a half millions. The China imports 

 for the same period attained to 1,963,668. and 

 the exports thither, to 743,818. The imports 

 from Bhio amounted to 163,926, exhibiting an in- 

 crease over the preceding year of 71,710. The 

 exports thither, 179,395; shewing an increase of 

 104,356. This augmentation is to be traced to 

 the causes assigned when treating of the trade of 

 Rhio, namely the impolitic measures pursued by 

 the Dutch Colonial administration, whereby, whilst 

 they enfeebled their commerce as a whole, they 

 threw the poor remnants of it into the English 

 markets instead of their own. 

 The total value of the imports of Singapore for the 

 last three years is as follows; for 1830-31, 

 8,458,731; for 183 l-3t2;, 7,936,674, exhibiting a 

 decrease of 621,757 j and for 1832-33. 8,589.174, 

 being an increase on the preceding year of 



