Viceroys: Lord Dufferin, Lord Lansdowne

The Age Of Stars

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

Vol. XIVThe edition of 1888 · Crown Rule2 records
Viceroys
Lord Dufferin · Lord Lansdowne
Secretary of State
Lord Cross

Bank of Bengal rate

5.46%

−0.18 pts on 1887

Bank of Bombay rate

5.7%

−0.05 pts on 1887

Bank of Madras rate

5.61%

−0.3 pts on 1887

Council Bills

₹20.9 cr

−4.2% on 1887

Home Charges

£15.51m

No figure for 1887

From the record

A quiet year in the ledgers

No dated event for 1888 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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