RODRIGUEZ 
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to 1780; the increase seems to have continued, for in 
1893 diere were 2332 inhabitants. 
After Mauritius was conquered by England in 1810, 
Rodriguez also passed into British possession, but only 
formed, as to its government, a dependency of the first- 
named colony. A commissioner named by the Gover¬ 
nor attended to the business of administration. The 
annual budget was placed in 1896 at 39,000 Indian 
rupees. Trade returns in the same year showed an 
import of 633,000 rupees as against an export of 764,000 
rupees. 
