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The Friend of India and Statesman Friday April 11th 1879

1879

Our lose was killed two British officers cue native officer one Private of the 17th two sowers of the Guides ! and six horseH wounded—three native officers of the Guides one gunner three men of the 17th seven men of the Hussars 26 sowers of the Guides 28 horses of the Guides one horse of the Artillery and ten horses of the Hussars. [...] In the statement of Objects and Reasons appended to the Bill we find the following :- The primary object of this Bill which bee been framed at the Suggestion of the Secretary of State is to recast the Code of 1872 combining with it the substance of the High Courts' Act and the Presidency Magistretes' Act and incorporating in it the numerous reported decisions on its wording and that at last [...] The Bilie divided into nine Parts the first containing the usual preliminary matter ; the second dealing with the constitution and powers of the Criminal courts and offices ; the third containing some general prvisions ; the fourth treating of the prevention of offences ; the fifth of information to the Police and of their powers to investigate ; 'the sixth of proceedings in prosecutions; [...] Couper has so heavily resented During the last six or eight months we have witnessed the rigorous exaction of the land revenue la the fags of the total wee of the kharif crops while the occurrence of a hailstorm in one or two villages resulted in a local enquiry by a European officer in the preparatio'hof elaborate statemente and the suspension or remission of the revenue demand in the imagined [...] At an early stage of the distress the Collector at the suggestion of the higher authorities gave the reminders to understand that unless they came forward to assist their tenants so as to enable them to tide through the distress and to sow the rani crop the Government would show them no mercy in the oolleotion of the land revenue for the kharif.
government politics public policy
Pages
26
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120041
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The Friend of India and Statesman
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