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Extracts from the Better Government of India Bill, passed by the British Parliament in 1858
(Catalogue ref: PRO 30/12/22 pt1)
4a 4b 4c 4d
4a   4b   4c   4d        
Catalogue ref: PRO 30/12/22 pt1; Better Government Bill of India, 1858
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  • whether the East India Company lost out from this new law?
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