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the wealth -of the nation has been proportionately 

 increased, whether the capital that has been cre- 

 ated, has gone to enrich the country and if it be 

 admitted that some of it has, it cannot be denied 

 that much of it has not. When therefore, it is ap- 

 parent that the circumstances of our position neces- 

 sitate so large a portion of what may legitimately be 

 called the capital of India, being spent in other 

 countries, it obviously becomes a question of some 

 moment, not only to encourage the introduction of 

 foreign capital into India ; but to take every legiti- 

 mate precaution to prevent native capital, that might 

 be retained in the country, from being taken out 

 of it. 



I have mentioned above, that it is of the essence of 

 colonisation that emigrants take root in the new soil. 

 Now there are serious and insurmountable obstacles 

 against colonising India; yet something may be 

 done, and the first and most essential step in that 

 direction, is the granting permission to the European 

 employes of Government to acquire landed or real 

 property. The persons to whom we would most na- 

 urally look to settle in India, and from whose set- 

 tlement, India would undoubtedly derive the greatest 

 benefit, are those who, by long residence have ac- 

 quired a knowledge of the country, and an acquaint- 

 ance with the religions, laws, habits, and languages 

 of the people gentlemen of high standing, integrity, 

 and principle, who would treat the people well, and 

 to whom the people were accustomed to look up. 



