India in 1858: a Summary of the Existing Administration Political, Fiscal and Judicial of British India Together With Laws and Public Documents Relating There to From the Earlist to the Present Time [Hardcover]

After the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, the Indian Empire of The East India Company was taken over by the British Crown for direct administration. The Mutiny and its causes and impacts riveted interest of all communities of England on India. Obviously the Civil Government and Military Defence had to be reorganized and it was necessary that all concerned people should know what the actually existing system on which India had been depending was. At that moment, Indian taxation, law, and judicial procedure were the subjects of controversy in and outside the British Parliament. Many facts related to those subjects had to be made accessible to all concerned. These documents and facts are buried in the folios which contain the minutes of evidence obtained by the Parliamentary Committees and contemporary histories of India, interwoven with opinions, criticisms and suggestions. The purpose of the volume, originally published within a year of the Mutiny, is to disentangle the facts from opinions and to extricate the information from the mass of criticism and controversies. The Author aimed at simply presenting, as faithfully and as concisely as possible, the mechinary of the Anglo-Indian Government as existed immediately before and after the Mutiny. The revenue map along with a table included in the volume is intended to offer data for a fair comparison of the various systems under which the Land Revenue of India was then collected. The facts and documents contained in this work are still very valuable source material to the students of British India and Indian politics. Contents:- Chapters I. Introduction Sketch of the Political History of British India II. Existing Government of British India III. The Instruments of Indian Government IV. Administration of Justice in British India V. Existing Revenue System of British India VI. Administration of Native States VII. Existing Government Institutions and Public Works in British India VIII. Laws and Public Documents Relating to British India Appendices A. Mr. Fox’s East India Bills B. Draft of proposed Treaty between The East India Company and the King of Oude, and of Proclamation issued on its non-acceptance C. Regulations for the Examination of Candidates for the Civil and Military Services The Title 'India in 1858: a Summary of the Existing Administration Political, Fiscal and Judicial of British India Together With Laws and Public Documents Relating There to From the Earlist to the Present Time written/authored/edited by Arthur Mills', published in the year 1986. The ISBN 9788121200233 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 303 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-