Finance and Financial Administration of India: Inquiry by Select Committee of the House of Commons. Evidence, Appendix, and Index (363)
Scope & Content:
Circumstances under which the Revenue has been raised to its gross amount of 50,901,081? (1869-70); The conditions under which it is collected, and the contingencies which may influence its amount in future; directions for extension of system of permanent settlement of the land revenue (1862); Pr...
Practice of making Indian Financial Statement in the House of Commons; Suggested appointment of Committee on Indian Accounts; Question of altering period of financial year in India.
Local taxation and its relation to Imperial taxation; Military expenditure; general administration of the Finances of India; Attendance of natives of India (expenses); Evidence by lord Lawrence and Sir C. Trevelyan; also Minutes by Sir C. Trevelyan regarding imposition of new taxes.