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Report of the Calcutta Court of Small Causes. Fcp., Calcutta, 1879. 
Report on the Land Revenue Administration of the Lower Provinces for 
1878-79. Fcp., Calcutta, 1879. 
Report on the Legal Affairs of the Bengal Government for 1878-79. 
Fcp., Calcutta, 1879. 
Report on the Police of the Lower Provinces of the Bengal Presidency. 
Fcp., Calcutta, 1879. 
Report on the Administration of the Registration Department in Bengal. 
Fcp., Calcutta, 1879. 
Report on Indian Wheat. Fcp., London, 1879. 
Report on the Financial Results of the Excise Administration in the Lower 
Provinces for 1878-79. Fcp., Calcutta, 1879. 
