Appendix to the Report From the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Affairs of the East-India Comp., 16th August 1832, and Minutes of Evidence (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Great Britain Parliament

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0331529734 ISBN 13: 9780331529739

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A detailed look at the finances and governance of the East India Company in the early 19th century.

The appendix collects official correspondence and financial records related to the separation of political and commercial accounts, the management of bond debt, and the appropriation of surplus profits. It presents the debates and decisions of the Court of Directors and the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, illustrating how accounting practices, currency issues, and cross-branch transactions were handled in a period of reform and scrutiny.

• Explanations of bond payments, cancellations, and the legal limits on reducing debt
• Discussions about the appropriation of commercial profits and the constraints of the 1813 Act
• Illustrations of the separation between Territorial and Commercial accounts and the resulting governance questions
• Correspondence and memoranda that reveal procedures, audits, and suggested improvements

Ideal for readers interested in how governance, accounting, and policy shaped the East India Company's finances during this era.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0331529734
• ISBN 13: 9780331529739
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 639