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CONTENTS

OF

THE ELEVENTH VOLUME.

p. 1.

NINTH REPORT from the Select Committee (of

the House of Commons) appointed to take into con-

sideration the state of the administration of Justice in the

Provinces of BENGAL, BAHAR, and ORISSA.—&c.-

(25 June 1783.)

I. Observations on the State of the Company's Af-

fairs in India

II. Connexion of Great Britain with India P. 48.

III. Effect of the Revenue Investment on the Con-

-pany.

INTERNAL TRADE of BENGAL

p. 90.

Silk

p. 100.

Raw Silk

p. 107

Cloths or Piece-Goods

Opium

p. 141.

Salt

p. 172.

Saltpetre

p. 207.

British Government in India

p. 211.

p. 66.

p. 120.

ELEVENTH REPORT from the Select

Committee appointed to take into consideration the state

of the administration of Justice in the Provinces of BEN-

GAL, BAHAR, und ORISSA.--&c.-(1783.)

The first nine numbers of Appendix B. to the above Re-

p. 263.

port; viz.

Appendix B. No 1. Copy of a Letter from the Gover-

nour-General to the Court of Directors ; 29th Novem-

ber 1780

p. 348.

Appendix B. No 2. Account of Money paid into the

Company's Treasury by the Governour-General

, since

1773

Appendix

p. 355.

Appendix B. No 3. Letter from Governour Hastings to

the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors ; 22d

May 1782

p. 356.

Appendix B. No.4. Account of Sums received on account

of the Company by the Governour-General, or paid to

their Treasury by his order, and applied to their ser-

vice

p. 359.

Appendix B. N° 5. & N° 6. Affidavit of William Lar-

kins, Esq. and Letter of Governour-General to the

Secret Committee of the Court of Directors, respectively

of the 16th December 1782, transmitted with the pre-

ceding Account

p. 361-362.

Appendix B. No 7. Extract of the Company's General

Letter to Bengal ;--25th January 1782

Appendix B. N° 8. Extract of Bengal Secret Consulta-

tions, 9th January 1781

Appendix B. N° 9. Account of Bonds granted to the

Governour-General, from January 1779 to May 1782,

with Interest paid or credited thereon

p. 369.

p. 365.

p. 367.

O

ARTICLES of Charge of High Crimes and

Misdemeanors against WARREN HASTINGS, Esquire,

late Governour-General of Bengal; presented to the

House of Commons upon the 4th day of April 1786.

I. Rohilla War

p. 370.

II. Shah Allum

From the SELECT COMMITTEE (of the

House of Commons) appointed to take into consideration the state of the Admistration of Justice in the provinces of Bengal, Bahár, and Orisså, and to report the same, as it shall appear to them, to the House; with their observations thereupon; and who were instructed to consider how the British Possessions in the East Indies may be held and governed with the greatest security and advantage to this Country; and by what means the happiness of the Native Inhabitants may be best proinoted.---(25th June 1783.)

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I. OBSERVATIONS ON THE STATE OF THE

COMPANY'S AFFAIRS IN INDIA.

IN

N order to enable the House to adopt the most

proper means for regulating the British Government in India, and for promoting the happiness of the Natives, who live under its authority or influence, Your Committee hold it expedient to collect, into distiret points of view, the circumstances, by which that government appears to them to be most essen; VOL. XI.

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