• The contender was in charge of Bencoolen from 1817 to 1822.

• Raffles designed the Singapore Town Plan and the plan allocated areas to the respective ethnic groups in an orderly manner. Also, Raffles shut down gambling dens.

• Farquhar did not develop the island in the way Raffles wanted.

• Raffles's contribution allowed the population to be less harmful. However, the income from gambling decreased.

Before leaving Singapore, Raffles appointed Major William Farquhar as the first residents of Singapore and left him with instructions on what to do.

Major William Farquhar then set up defence positions at the Singapore River and Government Hill with the help of 100 sepoys. This was due to the fear of a Dutch attack to enforce their claims over Singapore.

The British then decided to make Singapore a free port. This then meant that fees were were not collected from ships entering the port; taxes were only imposed on selected products, such as opium. Farquhar then placed a British official on St John's Island to inform passing ships about the new settlement and free port. Many traders came, Singapore soon became into a bustling marketplace.

Major William Farquhar is the "true" founder of Singapore.

Organised port town

• Forbade littering to prevent outbreak of a disease

• he cleared jungle, drained swamps and laid roads

• he laid the foundations for Keppel Habour

• He placed defence structures to protect the habour

• he solved the infestation of rats and centipedes

• faquar was also insistent of fire safety measures which proved crucial to early singapore success

1. Raffles was a governor in Singapore responsible for the maintenance of the settlement.

2. Raffles founded an emporium in Singapore. He also established freedom of person and trade, bringing new settlers to the port.

3. The British East India Company(EIC) did not support Raffles founding a trading port in Singapore as they di not want to start a war with the Dutch.

4. Raffles made Singapore a place of activity and cheerfulness. He also encouraged trade, increasing Singapore's economy and helping the country support future generations. Raffles also made the settlement easily defendable, protecting it from piracy and other invasions.

What was the position of the contender?

Singapore's first British president and commandant of Singapore, William Farquhar.

What was the contribution of the contender?

He organised the port-town by forbidding littering to prevent the outbreak of diseases, clearing dried swamps, trees and laid down roads. He also dredged the Rochor River put defense structures in place to protect the harbor.

Were there any challenges that this contender faced in implementing his contribution?

Early Singapore was infested with rats and centipedes, and William Farquhar faced this challenge by getting the locals involved in cleansing them out with the reward of money.

How did the contribution made by the contender impact Singapore? (think about both positive and negative impact)

He cleaned up Singapore's litter on the streets and more, which reduced the amount of sickness in Singapore. (Positive impact)

Major William Farquhar then set up defence positions at the Singapore River and Government Hill with the help of 100 sepoys. This was due to the fear of a Dutch attack to enforce their claims over Singapore.

The British then decided to make Singapore a free port. This then meant that fees were were not collected from ships entering the port; taxes were only imposed on selected products, such as opium. Farquhar then placed a British official on St John's Island to inform passing ships about the new settlement and free port. Many traders came, Singapore soon became into a bustling marketplace. Farquhar then went against Raffles' orders and sold licences for gambling and the sale of opium and liquor to raise funds for a police force in Singapore for the smooth running of Singapore.

Sir Stamford Raffles designed the Singapore Town Plan. Other than that, he also shut down gambling dens.

Raffles felt as though William Farquhar did not develop the island in the way Sir Stamford wanted which was a challenge he faced since he had to go through with this plan himself.

While this contribution caused the environment of Singapore to be less harmful, there was 1 less source of income after the gambling ban.

Both source C and D are similar in telling me that Major General William Farquhar did alot of things for Singapore. 'built up Singapore's trade and population' from source C tells me that Farquhad did many things for Singapore to make it successful. 'settlement he founded' from source D tells me that he made singapore grow alot.

Organised port town

• Forbade littering to prevent outbreak of a disease

• he cleared jungle, drained swamps and laid roads

• he laid the foundations for Keppel Habour

• He placed defence structures to protect the habour

• he solved the infestation of rats and centipedes

• faquar was also insistent of fire safety measures which proved crucial to early singapore success

Although Major William Farquhar was the forst resident of singapore, he wass appointed the role by sir stamford raffles. and john crawford only started living in singapore AFTER william farquhar