This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 Excerpt: ...of whatever lineage, born and brought up to manhood in India exclusively, aud domiciled there, must be considered natives; and I would permit the special naturalization of persons who in good faith settle in the country, and acquire property or other permanent ties, as well as native knowledge, language, and manners. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 Excerpt: ...of whatever lineage, born and brought up to manhood in India exclusively, aud domiciled there, must be considered natives; and I would permit the special naturalization of persons who in good faith settle in the country, and acquire property or other permanent ties, as well as native knowledge, language, and manners. While I distrust any progress which we have yet made in the Europeanization of the natives, Employment I exceedingly admire, and would in every of mtiveaway promote, that indigenous native talent, character, and education, which is now becoming moulded and adapted to the requirements of our service, and which we find so useful. We must avail ourselves of this material to the utmost possible extent. I believe that the natives exceedingly well fill the offices which are now open to them, and that their employment in those capacities is an immense improvement in our administration. But I am not prepared generally to say that they could at once, and per saltum, be with advantage very far advanced beyond their present position, or that the present supply of high native qualification, suited to our service, far outruns the demand. The degree to which a present demand is over-supplied is the best test of room for farther advance, and I think it will be found that the Government of India is not censurably backward in availing itself of native qualification. There is now, generally speaking, sufficient opportunity for adequately employing in due season thoroughly qualified and deserving persons; the supply of qualifications of the very highest class is not disproportioned to the demand, and for the present there is no very pressing claim to a very sudden general extension of the field of native employment. Their position will doubtless from time to time...
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