The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 4John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 443
... collector . This officer was the real authority in revenue matters in the district . For a post of such importance his salary was ludicrously small , only 1200 rupees per month . The collectors were " almost all " , Cornwallis said ...
... collector . This officer was the real authority in revenue matters in the district . For a post of such importance his salary was ludicrously small , only 1200 rupees per month . The collectors were " almost all " , Cornwallis said ...
Page 444
... collector- ship - Burdwan - the amount expected to be realised was 27,500 rupees per annum . The collectors were provided further with adequate assistance . Two European assistants were given to each district : the first to receive 500 ...
... collector- ship - Burdwan - the amount expected to be realised was 27,500 rupees per annum . The collectors were provided further with adequate assistance . Two European assistants were given to each district : the first to receive 500 ...
Page 460
... collectors were fairly extensive , but they were still slight in Bengal . There , the new powers were chiefly in connection with the sale of liquor and the manufacture and sale of opium . Even in Bengal , however , the collectors had ...
... collectors were fairly extensive , but they were still slight in Bengal . There , the new powers were chiefly in connection with the sale of liquor and the manufacture and sale of opium . Even in Bengal , however , the collectors had ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Portuguese suzerainty over Ormuz | 12 |
Later governors | 19 |
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