The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 5John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1932 - Great Britain |
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... rupees , the only currency medium which circulated freely throughout the country . The govern- ment being under an obligation to give rupees or notes in exchange for gold , a succession of favourable trade balances led to an incon ...
... rupees , the only currency medium which circulated freely throughout the country . The govern- ment being under an obligation to give rupees or notes in exchange for gold , a succession of favourable trade balances led to an incon ...
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... rupees . To restore confidence , the government offered special facilities for the withdrawal of de- posits and the encashment of notes . There was a shrinkage of some £ 11,000,000 in the gross note circulation , but , as the fears of ...
... rupees . To restore confidence , the government offered special facilities for the withdrawal of de- posits and the encashment of notes . There was a shrinkage of some £ 11,000,000 in the gross note circulation , but , as the fears of ...
Page 331
... rupee and raise the price of his bills to Is . 5d . As silver soared upwards , the rate had to be raised in proportion , to avoid coinage at a loss and as a safeguard against rupees being melted down and smuggled out of the country for ...
... rupee and raise the price of his bills to Is . 5d . As silver soared upwards , the rate had to be raised in proportion , to avoid coinage at a loss and as a safeguard against rupees being melted down and smuggled out of the country for ...
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ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT 18181858 | 1 |
The law member | 7 |
Relations of the Company and the board | 13 |
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