An officer, called a Dewan, had been established in the provinces, expressly as a check on the person who should act as farmer-general.
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Mr. Anderson being asked whether he agreed in the opinion and admitted the truth of his friend Mr. Shore's statement relative to the Dewan of the Committee, his answer was this: "I do not think that I should have written it quite so strong, but I do in a great measure agree to it: that is, I think there is a great deal of truth in the observation; I think, in particular, that it would require great exertion in the Committee, and great abilities on the part of the President, to restrain effectually the conduct of the Dewan; I think it would be difficult for the Committee to interpose a sufficient control to guard against all the abuses of the Dewan."
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Mr. Hastings states, among Gunga Govind's merits, that he had, from the time of its institution, and with a very short intermission, served the office of Dewan to the Calcutta Committee.
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