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Speeches of the Marquis of Ripon Viceroy and Governor General of India 1883

1883

experiment what modes of self-government are most suited to the requirements and idiosyncrasies of the people M. diferent parts of the country ; for if you tie the hands of the Government too tight by the regulations of an Act of the Legislature that elasticity which is so desirable in order to arrive at the system best suited to fulfil the wishes and meet the requirements of the country will [...] In the House of Lords a Bill is often brought in and put on the table without saying a word ; in the House of Commons this is not the case but the occasions on which discussions arise on the introdlytion of a Bill are rare and debate on the principle of the measure takes place on the second reading. [...] sep's Ghat was performed by the Viceroy on Thursday evening the 15th February in the presence of a large gathering amongst whom were the Commander-ichief and his Staff the Lieutenant-Governor and his Staff the Members of Council the Chief Justice the Bishop of Calcutta gm.- The ground about the statue was ornamented for the occasion with venetian masts entwined with leaves and support [...] It is true that that work now may be regarded as insignificant by the side of the yet greater engineering triumphs which have made the railway to the fortress of Peshawar and which have spanned the Indus by the great Attock bridges but in its day that work was one of the highest utility to the defence and development of the Punjab. [...] They had the hard and trying work of disembarking stores and of aiding in the landing of troops of patrolling the canal through long weary weeks with no hope in the minds of most of them that any of them would have the advantage of going to the front and meeting their enemy face to face ; and I think that services of that kind—trying in their nature and wearying to gallant men— require as much co
government politics public policy
Pages
51
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.141676
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-i Kali Sen Gupta view
The Central Provinces Local Self government Bill
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Distribution of Prizes at The Calcutta Madrassah
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Criminal Procedure Code 1882 Amendment Bill
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Calcutta Trades Association Dinner
13-20 unknown view
Distribution of Prizes at the Sridharbansidhar School Nawabgunge
20-24 unknown view
Unveiling of Lord Napier of Magdala’s Statue
25-32 unknown view
Distribution of Prizes to the Pupils of the Barrackpore School
32-36 unknown view
Bengal Tenancy Bill
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Distribution of Prizes to the Calcutta Volunteers
38-42 unknown view
Visit to her Majesty’s Ship “Euryalus”
43-46 unknown view