Thirdly and lastly, his concern for Singapore. Raffles only visited Singapore thrice in the last five years, spending only nine months here. In this way, it showed us that he was not concerned about Singapore. If he was away, he would have at least made some time to visit the island he regards as its "founder". Colonel William Farquhar, from 1819 to 1923, worked alongside the Malay rulers to secure the survival and growth of Singapore while Raffles supervised him from Bencoolen. …
