A Rule of Property for Bengal: An Essay on the Idea of Permanent Settlement

administration agriculture already amount appear argument assessment authority Bengal British collected common Company Company's consequences considered constitution Cornwallis Correspondence Council course Court demand district early East economic effect England English essay established estates European experience fact farmers farming favour followed Francis MSS Francis's French give Government grant hand Hastings Ibid idea important improvement increase India influence interest investment January land later letter Lord North March means measure ment Minutes native natural never observed officers once opinion original period Permanent Settlement Persian Philip Francis's Minutes physiocratic political possible present principle problem produce proposed proprietors question Rajshahi reform rent respect result revenue Rous rule ryots says sense Shore Sir Philip Francis's society statement thought trade whole writings wrote zamindars