Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . a Regulating Act which provided for theappointment by the crown of a governor-general and aCouncil, and the supervision by the home government ofall the acts of the company. The first governor-general appointed was Warren Hast-ings, at that time the head of the companys affairs in Bengal. He was intrusted withthe task of introducing the newplan of reform, but found greatdifficulty in carrying out his in-structions. He was thwarted byhis fellow-members
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . a Regulating Act which provided for theappointment by the crown of a governor-general and aCouncil, and the supervision by the home government ofall the acts of the company. The first governor-general appointed was Warren Hast-ings, at that time the head of the companys affairs in Bengal. He was intrusted withthe task of introducing the newplan of reform, but found greatdifficulty in carrying out his in-structions. He was thwarted byhis fellow-members of the Coun-cil, and was in constant troublewith the natives. When thenews of Great Britains losses inAmerica reached India, Hastingshad to make desperate efforts toretain the power and influenceof the East India French were again activeagainst British rule, and, throughtheir agents, were stirring upthe native princes to revolt. Hastings was in sore need offunds to meet these difficulties, and to pay the large profitsexpected by the company. In the effort to uphold at anycost the rule of Great Britain, he extorted large sums. Warren Hastings 1784-95] THE HOUSE OF HANOVER 239 from the native rulers, and lent the companys troops forpurposes of oppression. In this way, he succeeded not onlyin maintaining the supremacy of Great Britain, but also inextending her power in all directions in India. The rapid extension of the empire in the far East inducedPitt to carry through Parliament the India Bill of 1784,which brought the government of India much moredirectly under the control of the crown. A Board of Control,consisting of five members, was appointed to supervise theactions of the directors of the East India Company, and ofthis board the president was a member of the British gov-ernment. In the next year Hastings resigned his gover-norship and returned to England. Hastings had scarcely landed when he was impeached bythe House of Commons for extortion, cruelty, and mis
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