Diary of a working clergyman in Australia and Tasmania
Subtitle: kept during the years 1850-1853; including his return to England by way of Java, Singapore, Ceylon, and Egypt.
Publisher: Hatchard
Published: 1859
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
Subjects: Australia -- Description and travel
Description: This book covers the second half of Mereweather's journey from 1850-1853, which includes his visits to Batavia (pages 265-323) and Singapore (pages 326-330). On his visit to Singapore, he briefly describes the state of law and order in the colony, his trips to several places such as St Andrew's church, Government Hill, Whampoa's bazaar, the high cost of fresh food, the climate and the presence of tigers. He also describes in detail of the interior of a Chinese temple, possibly the Tian Hock Keng temple.