By 1836, the number of Chinese (13,749) had overtaken that of the Malays (12,487, including Bugis, Javanese and Balinese), and by the beginning of 1850, the population had reached 60,000,24,790 of them Chinese.
The number of Chinese (13,749) had overtaken that of the Malays (12,487, including Bugis, Javanese and Balinese). This was by 1836. The population had reached 60,000 Chinese. This was by the beginning of 1850. This was by 1836.60,000 was 24,790 of them.