Copy Of The Fifth Report From The Select Committee Of The House Of Commons On The Affairs Of The East India Company, 28Th July 1812 - Softcover

Proc Parliament Commons

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371857384 ISBN 13: 9780371857380

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Copy Of The Fifth Report From The Select Committee Of The House Of Commons On The Affairs Of The East India Company, 28Th July 1812. This volume surveys the internal administration of British India under Fort St. George, with a detailed focus on land revenue, tenure, and police in the Madras presidency and adjacent territories. It traces the shift from a fragmented, hereditary power structure—comprising zemindarries, meerasses, mul guenies, paracoodies, and poligars—to a centralized, survey-based regime aimed at securing steady revenue and extending civil authority. The report describes major tenure types, including hereditary landholding with rights to mortgage, and village-based arrangements, alongside transitions from ryot-war settlements to more permanent zemindarry arrangements, all documented through potahs, surveys, and registers. It analyses the poligar system and regional governance, the disarmament of poligars, and the transfer of revenue and police duties to collectors and civil officers. Across Canara, Malabar, Tinnevelly, Salem, and Dindigul, it notes revenue gains, improved order, and better documentation, while cautioning about inflexibility and uneven outcomes. Notable figures include Fort St. George administrators and policy architects like Munro and Hodgson, illustrating a pragmatic, gradual reform ethos in colonial governance.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371857384
• ISBN 13: 9780371857380
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 492