Miscellaneous papers on Matters of trade, revenue, finance and administration.

(1) pp. 1-17, ''Remarks [by John Shore, Member of the Committee of Revenue] on the Modes of administering Justice to the Natives in Bengal and on the Collection of the Revenue, as delivered to Mr. [John] Macpherson [Member of Bengal Council] 13th Jan. 1782. (2) pp. 18-22, Details regarding Weaving in Bengal. (3) p. 23, Court's Orders as to the headings in Despatches 21st Sept. 1785. (4) p. 23, Court's Orders for checking expenditure on Public Works 4th July 1777. (5) p. 24, Cost of Silk. (6) pp. 24-5, Statement of an Adventure to India under Portugueze Colours 1781. (7) p. 25, Sketch Piece Goods for the Ostend Market to be shipped in 1788 from Bengal. (8) p. 26, Details of Emoluments of William Bruere (Secretary, General Department), William Larkins (Accountant-General), Messrs. Evelyn, Calvert, Duncan and Hay. (9) pp. 27-9, ''A Sketch of a Plan for discharging the Honourable Company's Bond Debt.'' (10) pp. 30-3, Memorandum relative to Remittances to China, with Memorandum for Articles fit for Sumatra; pp. 65-72, Narrative of the Remittances from Bengal to China 1770-86; pp. 92-6, Extract from Court's Letters to Bengal relative to China Remittances. (11) pp. 33-47, Account of Celebes by Mr. C. [? A.] Dalrymple -- April 1763, The position of the Dutch in the Malay Archipelago. (12) pp. 47-8, List of the Acts of Parliament concerning the East Indies. (13) pp. 50-64, Estimate of the Probable Resources and Disbursements of the Madras Government from 30th April 1786 to 1st May 1787. (14) p. 64, Summary of the Papers relative to the Snow Minerva. (15) pp. 73-9, Memorandum respecting the Investment. (16) p. 84, General Abstract Account stating the difference between the Estimated and the Actual Receipts and Disbursements of 1785/6. (17) pp. 85-9, W. Bruere to [Lord Cornwallis] -- 1785 relative to his fees as Secretary to the Board of Revenue. (18) pp. 90-1, Bruere's Dates of appointments and chief commercial transactions. (19) pp. 99-111, 152-5, W. Bruere to William Devaynes (Chairman of the Court of Directors) 9th Aug. 1789 and 12th Jan. 1790, Criticism of Lord Cornwallis and John Shore, Praise of Philip Francis. (20) pp. 112-7, Bruere to Lionel Darell 1st Aug. 1789. (21) pp. 118-32, 149-51, Bruere to Capt. Alexander Tod (his brother-in-law) 5th Dec. 1789 to 10th Jan. 1790. (22) pp. 132-48, Correspondence between Bruere, Robert Hamilton (Purser of the Burbridge), Capt. Thomas Robertson, H. St. George Tucker, D. Ross and J. Ranking, relating to a Duel between Bruere and Capt. Robertson 24th July--27th Nov. 1789. (23) pp. 155-60, Bruere to Anthony Sadleir (Uncle to Mrs. Bruere) 23rd Aug. 1789 and 15th Aug. 1790.

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