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and, in some respects, such as the abolition of the " ryotwary" ten- 

 ure, it may be conceded that the new methods were altogether an im- 

 provement on the old ones. Taken as a whole, Van den Bosch's 

 experiment was a great and striking success, which, as a new depar- 

 ture, deserves all the credit which Mr. Money has given it. JNTone 

 the less it is questionable whether, in working out the experiment, 

 Van den Bosch's successors have not paid too much regard to its 

 fiscal aspects, and too little to other considerations ; and it may be 

 added that any comparison at the present time between the finances 

 of British and Netherlands India would give very different results 

 to those before Mr. Money in 1861 . 



In the second volume, Mr. Money has treated somewhat lightly 

 of the constitutional and judicial changes which were made in 

 Baffles' system. The points of Baffles' organisation which 

 were thus affected he summarises as follows : — 



" The Natives of rank above that of village chiefs were deprived 

 " of their old power. * * # * * 



" A system of criminal and civil justice was established after 

 " the Indian form, having a European for sole judge, with a jury 

 " of Native assessors, whose opinion, when contrary to his own, the 

 " European could set aside. 



" Equality of rights, duties and imposts was proclaimed for all, 

 " without preference of race,, creed, or family." 



It is in regard to the alterations made in these matters that a 

 good deal of doubt has been felt as to the justice of Mr. Money's 

 preference of the Netherlands Indian to the British Indian sys- 

 tem. He seems to find fault with Baffle s' sympathy for 

 " the energetic English idea that men of all races must like 

 " independence," and he has no fault to find with the " Wedana" and 

 '• Begency" courts, in which he found justice " administered ac- 

 " cording to Native ideas," and giving " universal satisfaction " 

 because '"'modified by the Dutch and assimilated to Native ideas 

 " and requirements. " ( p. 67.) 



Unfortunately for those who thought Baffles' views were the 

 sound ones, it was just in regard to these matters that exact and 

 reliable information was most inaccessible. The story of "Max 



