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Page 42
... by sending out such commodities as found a demand in the India market , and ,
where that demand was not adequate to the reciprocal call of the European
market for Indian goods , by a large annual exportation of treasure , chiefly in
silver .
... by sending out such commodities as found a demand in the India market , and ,
where that demand was not adequate to the reciprocal call of the European
market for Indian goods , by a large annual exportation of treasure , chiefly in
silver .
Page 43
But the practical demands of commerce bore down those speculative objections .
The East India commodities were so essential for animating all other branches of
trade , and for completing the commercial circle , that all nations contended for ...
But the practical demands of commerce bore down those speculative objections .
The East India commodities were so essential for animating all other branches of
trade , and for completing the commercial circle , that all nations contended for ...
Page 45
... added to the old dividend , brought a constant charge upon the mixed interest
of Indian trade and revenue of eight hundred thousand pounds a year . This was
to be provided for at all events . By thật vast demand on the territorial fund , the ...
... added to the old dividend , brought a constant charge upon the mixed interest
of Indian trade and revenue of eight hundred thousand pounds a year . This was
to be provided for at all events . By thật vast demand on the territorial fund , the ...
Page 49
of investsils and sheet copper , woollen cloth , and other commodities of little
comparative value , no sort of merchandise is sent from England that is in
demand for the wants or desires of the native inhabitants . When an account is
taken of the ...
of investsils and sheet copper , woollen cloth , and other commodities of little
comparative value , no sort of merchandise is sent from England that is in
demand for the wants or desires of the native inhabitants . When an account is
taken of the ...
Page 93
Present supplies were to be obtained , and present demands in England were to
be avoided , at every expense to Bengal . The spirit of increasing the investment
from revenue at any rate , and the resolution of driving all competitors ...
Present supplies were to be obtained , and present demands in England were to
be avoided , at every expense to Bengal . The spirit of increasing the investment
from revenue at any rate , and the resolution of driving all competitors ...
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| Title | The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 8 The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Edmund Burke |
| Author | Edmund Burke |
| Publisher | Little, Brown,, 1881 |
| Original from | Michigan State University |
| Digitized | 26 Apr 2013 |
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