The first police force in Singapore in 1819 numbered 11 men – one sergeant, eight constables, one jailer and a Malay writer. The total monthly budget for the police force was S$300 (paid in Indian rupees) and it was under the command of Francis James Bernard, son-in-law of the first Resident, Major William Farquhar, who took on duties as chief police officer, magistrate, chief jailer, marine storekeeper and assistant to the Resident.
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