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With proper management of India Affairs at home and abroad a considerable Surplus will accrue, which whether from Trade or Revenue shall belong to Governmentand to the Company in the following proportions viz. two thirds to Government, and one third to the Company.

The Company's one third of the surplus to be applied in the first instance to discharge their Debts, and not to an encrease of Dividend. It should also be applied towards establishing a Fund to answer Emergencies.

It may not be improper by Act of Parliament to settle that two of the Directors on every Election shall be nominated by the King on the part of Government, who shall be Members of the all Committees at the India House, but exempt from filling either of the Chairs; this will be a check against any great abuses.

Some mode must be adopted for Recruiting the Army

A Fleet must be kept in the East Indies otherways the French likely to do what they please in that part of the World.

The Ships of the Company ought to be larger than at present, the number employed need not exceed 60. many of which ought to be 70. Gun Ships, Such a force aided by a few King's Ships would render the Company invincible at Sea in the East Indies; the only objections that occur against sending very large Ships to Bengal, are the danger of the River Hughly, and the very great value of the Cargoes from thence. One third therefore of the Shipping should continue according to the present Tonnage. But for the Coast of Coromandel, the Malabar Coast, the Island of Sumatra, and China there can be no objection to 70. Gun Ships for all other Nations employ Ships of that Size at those places, deletedand the Cargoes/deleted The Town of Calcutta in Bengal contains from three to four hundred thousand Inhabitants at the lowest Computation; the Law Suits which are very numerous are conducted very worthless Attornies, and by Men acting as Attorneys who were addoriginally/add