Viceroy: Lord Dufferin

The Age Of Stars

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

Vol. XIThe edition of 1885 · Crown Rule4 records
Viceroy
Lord Dufferin
Secretaries of State
Lord Kimberley · Lord Randolph

Bank of Bengal rate

5.38%

−1 pts on 1884

Bank of Bombay rate

4.95%

−1.65 pts on 1884

Bank of Madras rate

4.47%

−1.8 pts on 1884

Council Bills

₹17.1 cr

−20.9% on 1884

Home Charges

£14.83m

No figure for 1884

From the record

A quiet year in the ledgers

No dated event for 1885 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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