India, its administration & progress / Sir John Strachey.

  • John Strachey
Date:
1903
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Credit: India, its administration & progress / Sir John Strachey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER IV THE CONSTITUTION OF THE GOVERNMENT IN INDIA Presidencies and provinces—The Presidency of Bengal—First constitution of the Government—Hastings and his Council—Changes between 1773 and 1833—The Governor-General of India in Council—Separation of the North- Western Provinces from Bengal—Renewal of the Charter in 1853—A Lieu- tenant-Governor appointed for Bengal—The mutiny of the Native army— Transfer of the government to the Crown—The existing constitution of the Supreme and Provincial Governments—The Indian legislatures—The Provincial Governments—Former cumbrous mode of transacting business— Changes made by Lord Canning—Reforms completed by Lord Lawrence— The Council converted into a Cabinet—Manner of transacting business— Power of Governor-General to overrule the Council—Migration of the Government to Simla—Relations between Supreme and Provincial Govern- ments—Mr. Bright on the government of India—Decentralisation. Pages 43-65 CHAPTER V THE HOME GOVERNMENT The Home Government—The Secretary of State and Council of India—Mode of transacting business—Nature of control over the Government of India— Parliamentary interference—Its dangers ..... 66-73 CHAPTER VI THE CIVIL SERVICES Principles on which first appointments are made—The Covenanted Service— System of nomination before 1853—System of open competition—Natives of India in the Covenanted Service—The Statute of 1833—The Queen’s Proclamation of 1858—The Statute of 1870—Admission of Natives to posts of importance—Lord Lytton’s rules—Public Service Commission—Imperial and Provincial Services—Small number of Englishmen in the Civil Service —The greater part of the administration in Native hands—High character of Native officers—Their salaries—Necessity for maintaining English prin- ciples of government—Question of holding competitive examinations in India—Transfer of important offices to the Provincial Services—The Public Works, Telegraph, Police, Forest, and Educational Services . 74-90