Civil Disobedience in Indian Tradition, with Some Early Nineteenth Century Documents c6.s3.12

c6.s3.12

47. With this sentiment we were strongly impressed, when we proceeded to the consideration of the best means of improving the public resources in consequence of some late instructions from your Hon’ble Court. To tax without exciting in some degree complaint or discontent can seldom be the lot of any government, but a tax on houses appeared to us as little liable to create any particular or well founded dissatisfaction as any impost which could be devised, 1st, because it had long been established in the city of Calcutta and 2ndly, because this particular species of tax was by no means unknown under the late native Government.