Lord Amherst, according to the last arrivals from India, has
deter- 'rained that the government shall be ambulatory as well as himself. Lord Amherst, according to the last arrivals from India, has deter- 'rained that the government shall be ambulatory as well as himself. hen he goes to the upper province's' the government is to go with him These arrivals contain the following important and gratifying in imation, to the Calcutta merchants, of the extension of the privileges recently granted to holders of coffee-plantations. We shall have more relaxations by and by.
" Geutlemen,—I am directed by the Governor-General in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th ult., and to inform you that his Lordship in Council has resolved that the resolution of the 7th of May, 1824, shall no longer be confined to lands required for coffee-plantations ; but that the same principle shall be applied to all cases, in which Europeans may desire to occupy lands for the cultivation of indigo or other agricultural purposes. " 2d. His Lordship in Council has further resolved, that the 19th, 20th, and 21st sec- tions of the abovementioned resolution shall be rescinded. " 3d. The rules contained in regulation 38, 1793, and other corresponding regulations, requiring only that before Europeans occupy lands they shall obtain the permission of Government, no new enactment appears to be necessary ; and his Lordship in Council considers it to be advisable to postpone any measure of that nature until the exigencies of the case shall be practically developed. In the mean time, the above resolution will sufficiently define the conditions on which the required permission is to be granted. " I am, gentlemen, your most obedient servant,
(Signed) "HOLT illacKnNzin, Sec. to the Government." " Council Chamber, Feb. 17, 1829."
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