http://www.rakhapura.com/Arakan-Past-Present-Future-/default.asp Top Stories - Arakan-Past-Present-Future ASP News Manager CMS V3.1 en-us 6/1/2009 8:17:45 AM Copyright http://www.rakhapura.com/Arakan-Past-Present-Future-/Arakan--Past---Present---Future-(1).asp 3/9/1892 I have the honors to acknowledge receipt of Mr. Secretary Walpole's letter, P.W. 218, of 23d February 1892, for which I am obliged. It informed me that my last letters informed me that my last letters had been transmitted to the Government of India. http://www.rakhapura.com/Arakan-Past-Present-Future-/Arakan--Past---Present---Future-(2).asp 3/9/1892 A TELEGRAM, dated 20th June, announces the death of Major General Sir Archibald Bogle, Knight, formerly Commissioner of Arakan, and afterwards of Tenasserim. http://www.rakhapura.com/Arakan-Past-Present-Future-/Arakan--Past---Present---Future-(3).asp 3/9/1892 These old routes are the best indicators that we can point to of the natural direction of trade, and if we shut our eyes to the lesson that they teach us, we may very likely learn it when too late. http://www.rakhapura.com/Arakan-Past-Present-Future-/Arakan--Past---Present---Future-(4).asp 3/9/1892 In a late issue we drew attention to Sir A. Cotton’s advocacy for the development of the resources of India. In doing so, we certainly did not go into his views as regards canals in opposition to railways http://www.rakhapura.com/Arakan-Past-Present-Future-/Arakan--Past---Present---Future-(5).asp 3/9/1892 depends largely for its supply of rice, the chief staple of its trade, upon Tipperah. Reasons of an equally strong character show the importance of retransferring Tipperah to the Chittagong division, and of adding Arakan thereto. http://www.rakhapura.com/Arakan-Past-Present-Future-/Arakan--Past---Present---Future-(6).asp 3/9/1892 The public resident so near the line as presumably to benefit by its construction was invited to subscribe to the undertaking. The shares were fixed at Rs. 100 each. http://www.rakhapura.com/Arakan-Past-Present-Future-/Arakan--Past---Present---Future-(7).asp 3/9/1892 There is no competing sea; there are no competing rivers. There are no roads, competing or other. All the traffic of twenty millions of people must pass over the iron roads http://www.rakhapura.com/Arakan-Past-Present-Future-/Arakan--Past---Present---Future-(8).asp 3/9/1892 His Honour trusts that the inhabitants of the wealthy districts of Patna and Gya will come forward, and, by subscribing to the proposed loan, secure to themselves the benefit of a railway through their district http://www.rakhapura.com/Arakan-Past-Present-Future-/Arakan--Past---Present---Future-(9).asp 3/9/1892 The Government are the proprietors, and surely they will not longer delay doing what must speedily increase their revenue. Have the line of railway constructed http://www.rakhapura.com/Arakan-Past-Present-Future-/Arakan--Past---Present---Future-(10).asp 3/9/1892 My Lord Marquis, - On the eve of your departure for your high and important position in India, I reluctantly take leave to trespass on you for a moment