266 CONSEQUENCES OF TOO RIGID AN ECONOMY IN THE GOVERNMENT. 
of the question we are inclined to reverse 
our author’s opinion, and suppose a boldness 
bad the Supreme and other Governments any 
longer withstood the court’s express or- 
ders on the subject. This reminds us of 
the local Government withholding all patron- 
age from Oriental literature : it might as well 
be said that it would be boldness in the local 
Government to renew the support notwith- 
standing positive injunction; quite contrary 
is the case ; as we have fully proved in 
the first number of our review. If we 
may judge from official documents, the 
local Governments have, for years past, 
been in a great measure the conservators of 
systems of extraordinary economy, the policy 
of which is now about to be proved as injuri- 
ous to the prosperity of the resources of 
the country, as it has been burthensome 
and oppressive to the people. Mr. Bell 
next alludes to the mild and consider- 
ate foundation on which the new tariff is 
erected, evincing a policy at once, he says, 
liberal, and judicious; — ^liberal as regards the 
interests of the merchant, and judicious as 
relates to the future welfare of the State and 
happiness of the people. He is in anticipation, 
which we earnestly hope may be realized, that 
when the plan is matured and extended, it 
will secure to the honest trader protection, 
and secure the Government against loss by 
smuggling. If any good does result, much 
wiUbeascribable to our author, who is the 
able and zealous superintendent of inspectors, 
and who, on so many occasions, whether 
as secretary to the Agricultural Society, or in 
other lesser offices which he fills, has proved 
himself to have the interest of Government 
and the governed at heart, and to be an inde- 
fatigable labourer in promoting not only the 
commercial but the agricultural interests of 
India. We are glad to see our author taking 
the right view of the question. If unshackled 
intercourse throughout India will more than 
compensate eventually for the deficit which 
may at first be felt in the accustomed re- 
ceipts. Mr. Bell very properly calls the atten- 
tion of the Government to the melioration of 
the agricultural resources of the country, and 
shews the mercantile community that agricul- 
tural improvements are as closely connected 
with their interests. Numerous have been the 
causes which have tended to depress the 
agricultural prosperity of India ; but we are 
satisfied that the strenuous exertions of the 
numerous agricultural societies in all parts of 
the country will work an important change, 
and that decided improvement of our' agri- 
cultural resources will ere long begin to 
appear on the general condition of the trade. 
Mr. Bell opens his “review” with the 
following. 
“We introduced our remarks in 1834-35 — 
by a comparative abstract of the trade in that 
and the preceding year, which gave a very 
favourable result. 
We showed that on the official value of 
merchandize imported, increase had taken 
place to the extent of Sa. Rs. 18,48,956 — 
and on merchandize exported, to the extent 
of Sa. Rs. 14,22,477 — or a total increase of Sa. 
Rs. 32,71,433. 
On Imports of Bullion and Specier-the 
excess was Sa. Rs. 7,04, 794j— while, on 
Exports, the decrease was Sa. Rs. 19,95,541 
— leaving a Net Deficiency under this head, 
of Sa. Rs. 12,90,746§. 
We further showed, that this surplus of 
Private Trade in Merchandize had overba- 
lanced the decline of the Honorable Com- 
pany’s Exports, by Sa. Rs. 2,58,278 
This improvement, in the amount of Trade, 
comprehending, as it did, a large proportion of 
merchandize, wholly free on importation, as 
on produce exported (free in regard to Sea 
Duty) — under protection of Rowannahs, did 
not exhibit so favourable a contrast in regard 
to Revenue ; the increase of Duty on Im- 
ports, being only 14,857 Rs. and on Exports 
93,753 Rs. 
It is gratifying to follow up this statement 
by one in the present year, still more pro- 
ductive, as follows : 
Private Trade Merchandize. 
Increase on the official value of 
Imports, 31,32,896 
Increase on the official value 
of Exports, 1,51,21,084 
Making a Total of,. 1,82,53,980 
Bullion and Specie. 
Increase on amount value Im- 
ported, 4,15,946 
Decrease on amount value Ex- 
ported, 43,194 
Net Increase, 3,72,752 
Total Increase in Merch. and 
Treasure in 1835-6, Sa. Rs. 1,86,26,732 
The above does not include the Honorable 
Company’s Trade, the falling off in which 
(Merchandize) amounts to 13,33,405 Rs. 
but if we give Private Trade credit for this 
displacement, there is yet an excess on Ex- 
ports of Produce to the extent of 1,37,87, 
679 Rs. 
