Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Horton, A.V.M

Titel

'I Have Taken Steps to Ensure that the Utmost Economy is Exercised' : Government Finance in Brunei, 1906-1932

Ist Teil von

• Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1994-12, Vol.67 (2 (267)), p.47-92

Ort / Verlag

Petaling Jaya: Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Erscheinungsjahr

1994

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Detailed information about the nineteenth century finances of Brunei is available from several sources. Wright (1970) and Tarling (1971) terminate in 1888 and 1906 respectively. Tarling 1970 carries the story on towards the Second World War, but focuses primarily neither on Brunei nor on finance. Brown (1970: 63-75) has written a chapter about the Brunei economy dating back to the sixteenth century, but has comparatively little to say about the period under review (pp 72, 74-75). Crisswell (1971, 1972) does not discuss the post-1906 epoch. Baring-Gould and Bampfylde (1909) is a source hostile to Brunei and misses most of the period relevant here. Stubbs (1968: 88-89, 105, 107-108, 109, 114-116) is incisive but does not go beyond 1911. Hughes-Hallett (1940: 23-42) has little or nothing to say on the topic. Ranjit Singh (1984: 115-119) does offer a concise account of the relevant timespan, which the present writer hopes to supplement here from British sources. Watson (1982) has a fair amount of financial detail, but mainly in connection with outlay on the Residency building. Most recently, Leake (1989: 43, 49) skips over the Subject. The present paper, therefore, is an attempt to offer a detailed analysis of Brunei's finances between 1906 and 1932; and therein lies its original contribution. All financial values (unless otherwise stated) are expressed in $ Straits. From 1906 until 1967, £ 1.00 = $ 8.57 (Straits).