The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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... Madras Civil Servant , Robert Andrews , as the Resident and Super- intendent of Revenue . Under him were a group of Madras Civilians in charge of Districts . The details of the system are uncertain , but it seems that Andrews and his ...
... Madras Civil Servant , Robert Andrews , as the Resident and Super- intendent of Revenue . Under him were a group of Madras Civilians in charge of Districts . The details of the system are uncertain , but it seems that Andrews and his ...
Page 166
... Madras officials abolished the native system of land tenure , by which from time immemorial land had been held in return for services , and introduced the Madras revenue system . They also connived at , and many actively participated in ...
... Madras officials abolished the native system of land tenure , by which from time immemorial land had been held in return for services , and introduced the Madras revenue system . They also connived at , and many actively participated in ...
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... Madras Presidency . Raffles him- self observed that he had completed his plan when he learnt of the Madras methods through the Fifth Report of the Select Committee of 1812. " The principles of the ryotwar system had suggested them ...
... Madras Presidency . Raffles him- self observed that he had completed his plan when he learnt of the Madras methods through the Fifth Report of the Select Committee of 1812. " The principles of the ryotwar system had suggested them ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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