Essays, Speeches, Addresses and Writings, (on Indian Politics, ) of the Hon'ble Dadabhai Naoroji; (With Life and Portrait, ) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1887. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... administration under their superior, controlling and guiding hand--or iu their own oft-repeated professions and words, " by governing India for India's good." May the God of all nations lead the English to a right sense of their duty to India, ia my humble and earnest prayer 16th November 1880. DADABHAI NAOROJI. 4 32, Great St. Helens, London, lift, January 1881. SIR LOUIS MALLET, The Under-Secretary of State for India. India Office, London, S. W. Sir, I beg to request you to submit the accompanying Memorandum, No. 3, on some of the Statements in " the Report of the Indian Famine Commission, 1880," to his Lordship the Secretary of State for India, and I hope His Lordship will give his kind and generous consideration to it. I remain, Sir, Your obedient servant, DADABHAI NAOROJI. Memorandum On A Few Statements In Thk Report Of The Indian Famine Commission, 1880. Part II., Chapter I., Section VII. treats of Incidence of Taxation. I submit that the section is fallacious, gives an erroneous notion of the true state of the matter, and is misleading. We shall see what the reality is. The income of a country consists of two parts--1. The internal total annual material production of the country (Agricultural, Manufactures, Mines and Fisheries). 2. The external annual profits of Foreign Trade. There is no other source of income beyond these two, excepting, u. the case of British India, the tributes, and contributions of Native States of about 700,000. The incidence of taxation of any country means that a certain amount or portion is taken out of this income for purposes of Government. Call this portion revenue, tax, rent, service, contributions, blessing, curse or by any name from A to Z in the English vocabulary. The fact simply is, that the country has to give a ...