[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882) › c7.s9.258 # The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest c7.s9.258 The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest c7.s9.258 - **Language:** English ### [c7.s9.258](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c7.s9.258) As has been already stated the acquisition of Bánkot and its dependent villages in 1756 gave our Government its first territorial possessions on this coast, and from that time different arrangements, though of course at first on a very small scale, became necessary. The fort and factory however were what were chiefly considered. No provision for the administration of criminal justice was made except as regarded the most trifling offences, but the Residents were in the habit of sending offenders for examination and trial before the Courts in Bombay,³ and in 1797 the then Resident was superseded for having gone beyond his powers in punishing a deshmukh for ‘contumacy.’⁴ The pay of the civil officers and the number of the sepoys were increased or reduced rather with reference to the finances of the Presidency than on any other consideration, and in 1772 there were but 120 sepoys with a proper proportion of officers. In 1780 the armament of the fort was two twelve-pounders, five nine-pounders, twelve six-pounders, and four four-pounders. In 1781 the financial embarrassments of the Presidency caused the whole expenses of Bánkot, including the troops, to be reduced to Rs. 2000 a month.⁴ The Chiefs constantly complained of their small profits, but Dr. Hové in 1789 wrote⁵ that the Chiefs of this factory commonly retired after a few years with immense sums, and that the post was calculated as good as the councilship at Bombay. In 1802 however the pay of the Chief was raised to Rs. 600, and private trade forbidden to him. - [Previous: c7.s9.257](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c7.s9.257) - [Next: c7.s9.259](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c7.s9.259) - [Up: c7.s9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c7.s9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c7.s9.258](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.fleet-1882.c7.s9.258) · Pramāṇa