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Papers relative to the revision of the Judicial System in Madras.
Catalogue reference: IOR/H/781
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- IOR/H/781
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Title (The name of the record)
- Papers relative to the revision of the Judicial System in Madras.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1814-1815
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Description (What the record is about)
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(1) pp. i-xlvii, Subject Index. (2) pp. 1-140, Court's Judicial Letter to Council, Madras, 29th April 1814, appointing a Commission (Col. Thomas Munro, first Commissioner) for the regualtion of the Judicature and Police (Printed in Selections, II, p. 236 et seq.). (3) pp. 141-3, D. Hill (Secretary, Madras) to James Cobb (Secretary to the Court of Directors) 1st Oct. 1814, with, pp. 145-298, extract from the Proceedings of the Court of Sadr Adalat; Report on the orders of the Court of Directors relative to the Judicial System (Printed in Selections, II, 257). (4) pp. 301-30, Letter from D. Hill to James Cobb 4th Jan. 1815, with Minutes by H. Elliot (Governor of Madras), Correspondence with Sir Thomas Munro, the Civil Auditor (George Moore) and the Governor's Minute proposing to appoint George Stratton as Joint Commissioner with Col. Munro (Printed in Selections, II, 290); pp. 435-87, Court's Reply 20th Dec. 1815 (Printed in Selections, II, 313). (5) pp. 339-82, Extract from Madras Judicial Proceedings 1st March 1815, Col. Munro's Report on the Police 24th Dec. 1814 (Printed in Selections, II, 292 et seq.). (6) pp. 383-432, D. Hill to James Cobb 5th July 1814, with Papers relating to the Commission for the revision of the Judicial System, including Correspondence with the Commissioners and with Bengal and Minutes by Governor Elliot (Printed in Selections, II, 302 et seq.).
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Most of these Papers are printed in the Selection mentioned in H/780
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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- Former volume no.44
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- 1 volume
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Unrestricted
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