Viceroy: Lord Ripon

The Age Of Stars

Silver rupee, Presidency Banks, and money drawn on India from London.

Vol. VIIThe edition of 1881 · Crown Rule3 records
Viceroy
Lord Ripon
Secretary of State
Lord Hartington

Bank of Bengal rate

5.29%

+0.64 pts on 1880

Bank of Bombay rate

5.69%

+0.68 pts on 1880

Bank of Madras rate

5.48%

−0.49 pts on 1880

Council Bills

₹18.33 cr

−0.1% on 1880

Home Charges

£14.71m

+2.2% on 1880

From the record

A quiet year in the ledgers

No dated event for 1881 has yet been extracted from the sources. The paper prints what is documented and leaves the rest blank, rather than guessing.

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