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India in. A Summary of the Existing Administration Political Fiscal and Judicial of British India

1858

Since the publication of the First Edition the introduction into Parliament of a Bill for the transfer of the Government of India to the Crown has given rise to discussions which appear to illustrate the iportance of some mans of ready reference to sources of information as to the existing Anglo-Indian Gvernment both home and local. [...] appear t.;) have beco"POLITICAL HISTORY OF ;espent on secret services " a large portion of which was known to have been applied in bribing members of Parliament : at the same time the costly policy of the Childs' at Bombay and the establishment in 1698 of the factory of Fort William in Bengal was laying the foundation of further extravagance the only obvious means for meeting which was to [...] The struggles.at the same time with the Moguls in the person of Aurungzebe and with the Mahrattas in that of Sevajee and the jealous rivalry of other European powers tended to aggravate the embarassment of the British in India. [...] 18) two Bills *— I. For vesting the affairs of the East India Company in the hands of seven Directors to be aided by nine Proprietors named in the Bill in which body all powers (subject to the authority of the Crown) were vested; 2. For the better government of the territorial posessions in India the regulation of land tenures and the abolition of monopolies. [...] 8 the CoiLord tration of missioners appointed by the last-cited Act called the CornwaBoard of Control " were empowered to direct that the expense of raising transporting and maintaining such troops as might be required for the security of the British territories in the East Indies should be defrayed out of the territorial revenues.
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Pages
318
Published in
United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.142227
Segment Pages Author Actions
Preface
i-xiv Arthur Mills view
Chapter I. Introductory Sketch of the Political History of British India
1-29 unknown view
Chapter II. Exsting Government of British India
30-54 unknown view
Chapter III. The Instruments of Indian Government
55-70 unknown view
Chapter IV. Administration of Justice in British India
71-103 unknown view
Chapter V.Existing Revenue System of British India
104-134 unknown view
Chapter VI. Adminstration of Native States
135-164 unknown view
Chapter VII. Existing Government Institutions and Public Works in British India
165-180 unknown view
Chapter VIII. Laws and Public Documents Relating to British India
181-250 unknown view
Appendix A
251-282 unknown view
Appendix B
283-290 unknown view
Appendix C
291-297 unknown view
Index
298-304 unknown view

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