(1) Restoration to the Immigration Department of the Immigration Depot on the East Wharf of the Singapore Harbour Board (2) New Immigration Depot
(35 pages) Records are from May-August 1948 regarding proposed Immigration Depot construction at East Wharf, Singapore. Documents negotiations between Immigration Department, Singapore Harbour Board, and Colonial Secretary on 21-year lease agreement and construction costs funded by the Alien Immigration Fund. Includes proposals for multi-department facility housing Customs and Excise, Port Health, and Social Welfare departments. It details discussions on jetty construction and revenue arrangements, with analysis of wharfage charges. It also features correspondence on architectural appointment and potential consolidation of immigration funds with Federation of Malaya.
1946-1948
MSA 028
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