anchor: Prosperity was based entirely on the entrepot  handling textiles from India, spices from Indonesia, silk and porcelain from China, gold and pepper from Sumatra, camphor from Borneo, sandalwood from Timor, and Malay tin from Perak.
positive: Property was entirely dependent on the entrepot handling exports from the East.
negative: Property was dependent on the Magistrate handling imports from Britain.