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Journal of the House of Lords
… the Company with Twelve thousand Pieces of Camlets, upon the following Conditions and Stipulations, viz. 2. The … understood, that they will not enter into any Discussion upon the Merits of Camlets which the Overlookers may reject … 9. An Abatement of Five or Ten Shillings will be made upon any Piece which may be found slightly defective in …
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… with written Depositions, and in lieu thereof place upon Record his own Notes of the Evidence. In Cases referable … Generally speaking, they are not permitted to hold Land. Their Owners lay claim to every thing that they do or … in my Power. The Two Seniors of the Family, who had waited upon me, went away, evidently much dissatisfied. A few Days …
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… same Treasury? Just so. Therefore, when Drafts are made upon the Territorial Treasury, it is not clear from what Fund … the Sums demanded. The Difference would be about £12,000 upon the first of the optional Loans, and about £16,000 upon … and Town Duties, have been greatly augmented; and also the Land Revenue has increased greatly, owing chiefly to the …
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… Council. Does the Territorial Secretary offer his Opinion upon the Admissibility of any new Charge proposed? He … has no Right or Power to do so; but he is generally called upon to do so, I apprehend. Is his Opinion on any new Charge … of the Revenue. There being a permanent Settlement of the Land Revenue in those Provinces, has he much to do? He has …
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… India? I have. In what Situation? Chiefly as Collector of Land Revenue in the Upper Provinces. Were you a Member of the … was the Revenue settled? The Revenue was settled generally upon conjectural Estimates, at least as far as I can speak to … with the Zemindar for the Payment of this? Not always upon each Village. There were large Estates comprising many …
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… I was for some Years. Can you judge of the Effects it had upon the People, as to the Price of Tobacco, and as to the … been committed. I can read to your Lordships a short Paper upon the Subject, which will give a full Insight into these … Disposal of Tobacco, after having permanently fixed the Land Assessments; and he observes, that 'to make free …
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… profitable? After deducting the Expences and 25 per Cent. upon the gross Amount of Sales, it gave a Profit of about … of Freight both Ways? [711] In reckoning the Profit upon my Tea, I made no Charge for my own Privilege Tonnage, … you purchased? None at all; I did not look for a Profit. Upon the whole Speculation, what should you consider the …
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… Years. I was Assistant to the Collector of Land Revenue; Secretary to Government in the Revenue and … the Madras Establishment. In 1802, Regulations were framed upon the Principle of those in Bengal, and Courts of Justice … I should say, in 1802; generally, those continued upon the same Principle 'till the Year 1816. In the Year …
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… or unlimited? The Number of Advocates depends entirely upon the Number the Court think proper to call. The Power of … Bar, I had some Communication with Lord Buckinghamshire upon the Subject; and I told him that, under those … Lordship. But, in looking out the Papers I have in my Hand upon the Judicial State of India, after receiving the Notice …
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… an Agent for the House at Boston. You receive a Commission upon all Purchases in this Country? We receive a Commission. … Period. Do you think that those Adventures have been upon the whole profitable? I have no doubt they have been … large Profits, but there has been a regular small Profit upon them; that is my Impression, though I had not the …