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British India Analyzed The Provincial and Revenue Establishments of Tippoo Sultan and of Mahomedan and British Conquerors in Hindoostan Stated and Considered

1793

Prior to the acquifition of the Dewannee the Company in the manageme;11 of theilanded territory did not feel a common interefl in the rights of the natives nor of the Moghul nor in the con fequences of their trade on the general prosperity of the country. [...] HAVING fated the principle of govern ment and revenue at the period of the aquifition of the Dewannee we muff enmerate the financial experiments of the Des wan under the orders of very refpectable and able fervants of the Company to whofe lot it fell to endeavour to combine all the profits of the Moghul the peculations of the Soubab to a rack-rent of the territory by a revenue-adminift [...] IN this flate was the fyftem of revenue management when the Legiflatticre of Great Britain prefcribed an amendment ; a Spreme Civil Government a Supreme Court of Judicature a limitation of the Copany's dividend an affumption of three fourths of the furplus of the net rvenues in behalf of the nation and the feparation of the revenue from the comercial department were the principal [...] By this rgulation the rents of the lands will pafs dire&ly from the occupier into the hands of the Company ; the circulation of money will be quicker ; the revenue will be greatly augmented and feveral of the molt confderable people will be provided with revnues independant of every one but the Company ; inftead of the wealth of the country being fwallowed up as at prefent by the Shref [...] The fait manufactured will be in proportion to the confumption of the inhabitants; and as the demand for it will be regular and the profits to the dealers in it will be certain the only ojets to be compaffed by the regulations upon the trade will be to raife a branch of income to the Company to fupply the confumption of the inhabitants at a modrate and fixed price and to allow a certain

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Pages
308
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United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.144847
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Cover
i-i Charles Greville view
Frontmatter
i-xi Charles Greville view
Chap. I.
307-334 Charles Greville view
Chap. II.
335-337 Charles Greville view
Chap. III.
337-340 Charles Greville view
Chap. IV.
341-350 Charles Greville view
Chap. V.
350-380 Charles Greville view
Chap. VI.
380-391 Charles Greville view
Chap. VII.
392-409 Charles Greville view
Chap. VIII.
410-433 Charles Greville view
Chap. IX.
433-454 Charles Greville view
Chap. X.
455-498 Charles Greville view
Chap. XI.
498-515 Charles Greville view
Chap. XII.
515-528 Charles Greville view
Chap. XIII.
528-575 Charles Greville view
Chap. XIV.
576-594 Charles Greville view
Backmatter
i-i Charles Greville view

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