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This new Director ought to take place next February

that the subsequent arrangements for the affairs abroad

may be made by the Shipping of this Season.

After having by Charter and Act of Parliament established such a Court of Directors with full Powers to enforce their Orders, A Governor and Council General must be appointed; Lord Pigot ought to be the Governor; if he declines, Mr. Dupre', and for the Council Mr. Hastings Governor of Bengal, General Wedderburn Commander of the Forces at Bombay, and two Gentlemen of respectable Characters from England, the Governor to have £20,000. per Annum clear of all deductions, the Expence of his Table and Ensigns of Honour to be defrayed by the Company; the rest of the Council General should have £10,000. per Annum each and £5000. per Annum each for Table and other Expences, and deletedby/deleted addbe/add tied up by Law and Oaths from any other Emoluments or Advantages.

Bengal ought to be chiefly the Station of the Governor and Council General; such orders are they shall send to the other Presidencies shall be implicitly obeyed, and their power in Military and Political affairs limited only by any Special Orders from the Court of Directors.

The Possessions in India at present consist of four Independent Presidencies, these instead of uniting in a common danger, follow the trails their separate interests direct