Great Britain claimed The Straits Settlements as crown colonies: Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
The Settlements became answerable directly to the Colonial Office in London instead of the government of British India, based in Calcutta.
Great Britain claimed The Straits Settlements as crown colonies: Singapore, Penang, and Malacca.
The Settlements became answerable directly to the Colonial Office in London instead of the government of British India, based in Calcutta.