The Central Administration of the East India Company, 1773-1834

Bankey Bihari Misra

Manchester University Press, 1959 - India - 476 pages

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Oxford and Mr Mishra has opened the facts of the British Diplomacy related to the Dutch affairs which British manipulated with the section of the Dutch official and managed to get Bengal settlements in actual.See page 70 in the Head of Foreign Department and get find an information and search the Dutch historians the writings of the early write up of the Dutch Historians.The called it was clearly suppression of the Actual Facts on the History of Bengal.Why they made it so secrecy in this particular foreign Nations?Repeatedly they attack the Dutch by the Colonels are tried time and out attack to the settlements at Baranagar and Chinsura.At the time of Siraz the Nabob when English absconded from their settlements at Calcutta Dutch and some what Drench had helped to the English.English Company persons repeatedly written from the shelter of Dutch at Falta,that we cannot forget the help of Dutch.The English Company men directed by their Nation attacked just before regain the Calcutta 1757 attacked Chinsura in 1759!!!!!! because they are shameless and acted as their own Character.Though they had to returned the Chinsura by force of the European nations treaty rule by this time they bribed in the name of treaty to a section of the Dutch Company's men at Chinsura. Most laughing matter was came out in light when 1759 English East India Company captured Chinsura immediate after EEC and the Colonels quarrel within them in the issue that who control the administration of Chinsura and more laughing they reached at Court in London for verdict!!!!!!!! 

Contents

• PREFACE: 1
• THE SUPREME GOVERNMENT: 17
• Character of Government under Hastings: 23
• Indian Government 17981812: 41
• The Utilitarian Influence 181334: 50
• THE CENTRAL SECRETARIAT: 64
• Development under Cornwallis 178793: 76
• Changes under Minto: 83
• ii Departments under the GovernorGeneral: 89
• The Post Office: 105
• THE ADMINISTRATION OF REVENUE: 108
• Taking over by the Company 1772: 114
• Provincial Councils: 120
• Controversy over Collectorships 17826: 127
• Board of Revenue: 133
• Board of Commissioners for Ceded and Conquered Provinces: 142
• The Collectors of Districts: 154
• New Collectorships 17931833: 161
• THE SETTLEMENT AND COLLECTION: 171
• The Quinquennial Settlement 17727: 177
• Restoration of Annual Settlement and Growth of Tendency: 183
• Extension of the Settlement to Benares 1795: 196
• Establishment of the Mahalwari System 1822: 213
• THE ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL JUSTICE: 220
• The Administration of Justice 176572: 226
• Civil Justice under the Provincial Councils 177480: 233
• The Judicial Plan of 1780: 235
• Reaction in favour of Revenue Agents and Authorities 17826: 241
• The Working of the Code 17931813: 251
• Failure of Cornwallis System in Madras: 267
• Resume: 294
• State of Criminal Administration 176572: 307
• Criminal Reforms of Cornwallis 178693: 320
• Tahsildari Police in Benares and Upper Provinces 17951807: 334
• Criminal Reforms 181333: 361
• Liberalisation of the Criminal Law: 372
• THE CIVIL SERVICE: 378
• Wellesleys Policy: 385
• Nomination and Appointment of Civil Servants: 402
• APPENDIX: 415
• The Reforms of 1781: 422
• Reforms under Wellesley: 430
• Reforms under the Marquis of Hastings: 441
• Bibliography: 451
• Index: 460

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Central Administration of the East India Company, 1773-1834
• Author: Bankey Bihari Misra
• Publisher: Manchester University Press, 1959
• Length: 476 pages