212 



ANNUAL REGISTER, 1805. 



the general state of public credit in 

 India, was improved ni a proportion 

 of more than twelve per centum^ 

 at eacli of the three presidencies: 

 while the growing resources of In- 

 ^ia have not only kept pace with 

 the demands upon them, and she has 

 not only paid her own cxpcnces, 

 but has actually contributed, (exclu- 

 sively of the increase of coniinerce 

 and duties,) upwards of ten millions 

 sterling, in aid of the mother coun- 

 try, IDuring the Indian administra- 

 tion of the marquis Wellcslcy, also, 

 the various sources of commerce 

 throughout India were mateiially 

 extended and improved; th« defec- 

 tive parts of our frontier, consider- 

 ably strengthened ; our political re- 

 )ation» so delincd and eoDSolidated, 



as to preclude all probabili'ty of fu- 

 ture war, with any of the native 

 states ; the permanent annual reve- 

 nues of India raised from seven to 

 upwards of fifteen millions sterling ; 

 (of which increase ^£l, 349, 531 ^*''»s 

 occasioned by improvement of the 

 old revenues of Bengal, under lord 

 Wellesley's immediate superinten- 

 dance), and the general condition of 

 our power and resources established 

 on a firm basis, which may bid de- 

 fiance to the hostile projects of all 

 our enemies, and which, inider a 

 firm system of government, promises 

 to Great Britain every benefit 

 which may be expected to result, 

 from the uninterrupted and progres- 

 sive prosperity of her Indian em- 

 pire. 



CHAP. 



