Before the Regulating Act of 1773, the allowances made by the Company to the Presidents of Bengal were abundantly sufficient to guaranty them against anything like a necessity for giving into that pernicious practice.
Burke discusses the sufficiency of allowances provided to Company Presidents before a significant regulatory change.
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