Brande's Encyclopedia, Part IV [pp. 313-318]

Brande's E?Icyclopedia.
nature between the Board of Control and the company are submitted, in the first instance at least,
to the consideration of this committee; and the
directions of the board, as to political affairs, may
be transmitted direct to India, through the cornrejittee, without being seen by the other directors.
T'he secret committee is appointed by the court of
directors, and its members are sworn to secrecy.
"The territorial possessions of the East India
Company are divided into the three presidencies
of Bengal, Madras, and Bombay, at each of which
the executive government is administered by a go
AN ACCOUNT of the Total Anntal Revenues and Charges of the British Possessions in India under the East India
Company, from 1809-10 to 1829-30;' silowing also the Nett Charge of Bencoolen, Prince of Wales Island, and St.
Helena. the interest paid on account of Debt, in India, and the Amount of Territrial Charges paid in England. (Parl. Papers, No. 22. Sess. 1830, and No. 306. Sess. 1833.)
Territorial charges paid in England. General Result.
Total Gross Total
Revenuesof Charges in
India. India.
Stores. &C Revenue. Charge
Interest on
Debts.
L.
2,159,019
2,196,691
1,457,077
1,491,870
1,537,434
1,502,217
1,584,157
1,719,470
1,753,018
1,665,921
1,940,32-i
1,902.585
1,932,'835 2
1,694,731
1,652,449
1,460,433
1,575,941
1,749,068
1,958,313
2,121,165
3,007,693
ABSTRACT VIEW of the Revenues and Charges of India for the Years 1831-32,1832-33,1833-34, and (by estimate,) 1834-35.
Chliarge.
1832-33 1833-34
L. L.
7,687,228 7,018,449
3,174,347i 3,258,995
2,034-,7101 1,96S,045
12,896,285 12,245,489
95,553 91,641
1,227,536 1,293,637
14,219,374 13,680,767
49,398
14,219,374 13,680,165
Reve
1831-32 1832-33
L. L.
Bengal - 9,474,084 9,487,778
A2ra - - - -
Madras - 3,222,155 2,969,956
Bombay - 1,401,916 1,497,308
Total revenues of India. 14,198,155 13,955,642
Bengal
Agra - -
M )dras - -
Bombay
Total Charges
i n India.
Charge on act.
of Si. Helena.
Charge on act.
of Itidia in
England -
Total Charges
of India. -
Surplus of ordi nary revenue
207,581 264,332
14,405,736 14,219,374
1445,3 1,1934 368,651,4710 4,0,761429,7~1,8015 448,0
N. B.-The Company realized in 1834-35 the sum of 10,679,223L. by the sale of commercial assets. The debts of
the Company in India on the 30thi of April, 1834, amounted to 34,463,4831., bearing an interest of 1,754,545/. a year.
[Parl. Paper, No. 380, Sess. 1836.
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vernor and tbree cotiiieillors, the governor of the
Bengal presidency bein at the same time governor-general of Tndia. Tn their several presidencies, the governors and their councillors possess
the privilege of enactin, and enforcing laws; subject, however, in some cases, to the concurrence
of the supreme court of judicature, and, in all
cases, to the approval of the court of directors
and the board of control.
"We copy the following tables of revedue, &c.
from Mr. M'Culloch's Statistics, vol. ii. p. 519.
Nett
Cf.ar,,-e of
Benc.(,Ien,
&C.
L.
203,361
199,663
168,288
201,349
209,957
204,250
225,558
205,372
219,793
210,224
142,049
220,043
207,816
154,761
257,276
279,277
214,285
207,973
272,014
250,794
213,304
'V'ears.
Cost of
Political
Stores.
-L.
190,1,-8
217,7C3
154-998
193,784
64 257
129:8
81,903
194,374
81,941
133,162
265,055
228,058
202,735
204,147
395,276
414,181
740,728
1,111.,792
805,016
449,603
293,873
Pa,ymeiits,
Pensions,
&C.
Total.
S-irplus
Revenue.
Surplus
Charge.
1809-10 -
1810-11 -
1811-12 -
1812-13 -
1813-14 -
1814-15 -
1815-16 -
1816-17 -
1817-18 -
1818-19 -
1819-20 -
1820-21
1821-22
1822 —23 -
1823-24 -
1824-25 -
1825-26 -
1826-27 -
1827-28 -
1828-29 -
1829-30 -
-L.
16,464,391
16,679,198
16,605,616
16,459,774
17,228.711
17,231,191
17,168,195
18,010.135
18,305,265
19,392,002
19,172,506
21,292,036
21,753,2-,l
23,120,934
21,238,623
20,705,152
21,096,960
23,327,753
22,818,184
2 —),692,711
21,662,310
13,775,577
13,909,983
13,220,967
13,659,429
13,617,725
14,182,454
15,081,587
15,129,839
15,844,964
l.558,615
17,040,848
17,520,612
17,555,-6C,8
18.083,482
18,902,511
20,410,929
22,346,365
21,424,894
41,778,431
19,298,622
18,300,715
L.
867,097
901,688
922,770
1,184,976
1,148,156
1,064,223
1,199,952
1,071,1.76
1,094,701
1,150,378
1,150,391
1,072,106
1,175,149
1,354,960
758,590
1,166,078
1,076,504
1,318',102
1 255,125
1:517,80
1,454,867
E -
1,057,225
1,119,391
1,077,768
1,378,768
1,212,413
1,194.596
1, 885
1-1265,550
1,176,642
1,280,540
1.415,446
1,300,164
1,337,884
1,559,107
1,153,866
1,580,259
1,817,232
2,429,894
2,060,141
1,967,405
1,748,740
L.
L.
730,791
736,530
271,634
681,516
1 651,182
147,677
348,632
979,068
1 528,85.3
1,004,992
. 310 096
689,15
1,323,305
1,466,164
727,479
3,025,746
4,856,857
2,484,076
3,250,715
1 945,275
1 608,142
1834-;Jo.
-L.
6,749,295
581,800
3,076,404
1,905,748
12,313,246
10,986
1833-34'
L.
8,844,241
31235,233
1,600,691
.13,680,165
1831-35.
L.
5,445,100
3.657,900
3,301,982
1,503,782
13,908,764
1831-32
L.
7,535,170
3,239,261
2,060,498
12,834,929
94,152
2,162,868
14,487,100
1,476,655
14,405,736
I
eficiency of i
ordinary re- I
venue. -
578,336
14,487,100
13,680,165
14,405,736
14,487,100