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while so situated may invest their saving's in agri- 

 cultural and other speculations, and when they have 

 made sufficient progress to be enabled to see their 

 ivay, they may retire from the service of Government, 

 with the view of settling- on their estates and manag- 

 ing them. But, should they be prohibited from in- 

 vesting their savings in this manner, they will not 

 retire until they have secured such a competency as 

 will enable them to bid good-bye to India, and live 

 in their native land. This has been the rule hitherto ; 

 and the result has been England's gain, but India's 

 loss. Under any circumstances, the number that 

 would elect for India, would probably not be ex- 

 cessive ; but it is but justice to India to give the 

 country a fair chance. 



It ought not to be forgotten, moreover, in the 

 scramble for Indian loaves and fishes which seems 

 to be commencing, that the holders of property, and 

 especially of property in the soil of any country, 

 have certain responsibilities to discharge in regard 

 to that country, which it is the duty of Government 

 to control ; and that one of the first of these is resi- 

 dence. A man may have landed property in half a 

 dozen countries. He can reside, at the same time, 

 however, only in one. Residence, therefore, can, 

 with difficulty, be made a compulsory condition to 

 the acquirement of landed property. Non-residence, 

 nevertheless, may be accompanied by certain restric- 

 tions that will place the resident on somewhat better 

 terms than the non-resident ; and this would seem 



