Early Records Of British India Classic Reprint

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Total Pages : 64 pages
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Download or read book Sketch of the History, Government and Resources of British India written by and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sketch of the History, Government and Resources of British India: With Tables of the Revenue and Expenditure It will doubtless appear presumptuous for any person, and more especially one not in the slightest degree connected with east-indian affairs, to attempt so vast a subject in the circumscribed space of a pamphlet; but it must be recollected that no more is meant than to give such a general idea of the' country as may be obtained by reading and inquiry. It was at first intended merely to publish the Tables of the Revenue and Expenditure, but the investigation necessary for that purpose produced an irresistible desire to make the hazardous attempt of an entire sketch of the country. This sketch will, of course, contain only an outline of the internal administration and economy of our Indian possessions. Indeed, it is hardly possible, in any case, for an individual not locally acquainted with a country to descend with accuracy into the minute details of its government and constitution, and, even if it were, it is very doubtful whether such a knowledge would be of any service to those who lived at a distance from it, and had not the opportunity of observing the practical operation of the system. Custom frequently intro dunes deviations from established regulations, which are not to be learned without practical experience, or, at all events, an extent of research to which the advantage to be obtained seems hardly commensurate. National manners and prejudices also have so great an in uence on the minutia of the business of administration, that it would not always be easy to discover the identity of establishments in different countries, though their actual constitution might be precisely the same. Hence a bare description of the rules, however minute, by which the affairs of a nation are conducted, will afford, after all, but a general idea of its government and internal economy; and the notion we might form in our minds of a country which was actually regulated by such ordi nances, might still differ very widely from the reality. It is from considerations like these that the author has thought a sketch of the leading features of the Indian empire would be sufficient to give such a general idea as to lead to a right understanding of affairs connected therewith, and that some useful information might be contained in a few pages, which would not be unacceptable to the general reader who was not anxious to enter into the more detailed histories. The narrative is to be considered merely as a record of events connected with the acquisition of territory or tribute. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."