Volume comprising reports by C H Colson, Deputy Civil Engineer in Chief, during visits...

Volume comprising reports by C H Colson, Deputy Civil Engineer in Chief, during visits in Singapore in 1924 including 35 photographs depicting buildings, vessels and general views. Also includes some material relating to Federated Malay States; Ceylon; Calcutta; Burma Gazette dated March 8th 1924.

Folio 1 Index.

Folios 2-6 'Residences for Officers in Singapore' with 2 photographs depicting 'Woodstock, Tanglin'.

Folios 7-8 'Bungalows at Woodlands, Singapore, belonging to Messrs. Topham, Jones and Railton' with 1 photograph depicting 'Woodlands T, J & R Bungalow'.

Folios 9-15 'Residential accommodation at site of Naval Base, Singapore', with 11 photographs - 2 photographs depicting 'Contractors Coolie Lines'; 3 photographs depicting 'David's Bungalow'; 3 photographs depicting 'Red House'; 1 photograph depicting 'Site for Temporary Jetty; 1 photograph depicting 'Boring Engineer's Office'; 1 photograph depicting 'Staff outside Boring Engineer's Office'.

Folios 16-27 'Naval Offices, Singapore'.

Folio 28 Panoramic photograph (numbered 1b) taken from the look-out house belonging to the Master Attendant, Fort Canning, Singapore, showing the view that would be obstructed by the erection of naval offices on the battery shown in the foreground, extracted from this document and transferred to CN 1/46

Folios 29-36 'Water Supply, Singapore'.

Folios 37-47 'Anti-Malarial Work at Naval Base, Singapore', with 14 photographs - 4 photographs depicting 'Anti-Malarial Work'; 4 photographs depicting 'General Clearing of Site'; 2 photographs depicting 'Looking East - Road Clearing'; 1 photograph depicting 'Looking West - Road Clearing'; 1 photograph depicting 'Looking North - Road Clearing'; 2 photographs depicting 'Clearing Contractors at Work showing machine for uprooting trees'.

Folios 48-54 'Available Quarries, Singapore', with 2 photographs - 1 photograph depicting 'Pulau Ubin Granite Boulder Quarry'; 1 photograph depicting 'Pulau Nanas Diabase Quarry'.

Folio 55 Extracted plan (see note below).

Folios 56-75 'Stores, Jetties and Ferries'.

Folios 76-77 'Materials - Character of Borings'.

Folios 78-79 'Floating Dock'.

Folios 80-90 'Submarines - accommodation For'.

Folio 91 'Wharfage Dues for HM Ships'.

Folio 92 'Engineering Facilities'.

Folios 93-94 'Floating Plant' with 1 photograph depicting Steam Launch 'SL Elfrida'.

Folios 95-102 'Johore Straits - Dredging, Beacons, Jurisdiction etc.', with plan of proposed shore beacon.

Folios 103-108 Extracted maps (see note below).

Folios 109-110 'Wireless Station'.

Folios 111-112 'Wireless Telegraphy Stations possible site for Receiving Station'.

Folios 113-114 'Naval Armament Depot'.

Folios 115-117 'Naval Magazines at Pulo Brani'.

Folio 118 'Port Swettenham - Federated Malay States'.

Folios 119-122 'Penang - Notes on'.

Folios 123-140 'Oil Fuel Installations with plan of Jetty at Woodlands', and 1 photograph depicting 'Mount Faber, Singapore'.

Folios 141-144 'Aerodrome' with 3 photographs depicting 'Site of Aerodrome'.

Folio 145 Extracted plan (see note below).

Folios 146-148 'Future Conditions'.

Folios 149-158 'Cost of Living and Conditions of Employment at Singapore, Rangoon and Ceylon'.

Folios 159-212 Burma Gazette and Supplement March 8th 1924.

Folios 213-215 'Notes Regarding Engineering Workshops at Calcutta and Singapore'.

Folios 216-225 'United Engineers Limited', letters and details of facilities.

Folio 226 Extracted map and plans (see note below).

Folios 227-232 'United Engineers Limited Report and Statement of Accounts'.

Folios 233-258 'Made in India - Catalogue of Burn and Company Limited, Howrah'.

14 maps and plans (numbered 1a, 2-14) relating to British Malaya and the Straits Settlements (covering areas now in Malaysia and Singapore) extracted from this document and transferred to MR 1/776