standard for India is, therefore, primarily and in greatest part a governmental measure. As far as relates to such purely scientific phenomena and considerations, as have governed the European currencies for centuries, India still presents field for little or for very questionable observation.7 Page 299
| Year. | Gold. | Silver. | Council Bills. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1835-6 | £329,918 | £1,611,896 | £2,045,254 |
| 1836-7 | 419,724 | 1,338,882 | 2,042,232 |
| 1837-8 | 430,870 | 1,966,944 | 1,706,184 |
| 1838-9 | 258,925 | 2,645,130 | 2,346,592 |
| 1839-40 | 226,643 | 1,650,471 | 1,439,525 |
| 1840-1 | 137,312 | 1,401,670 | 1,174,450 |
| 1841-2 | 165,623 | 1,283,228 | 2,589,283 |
| 1842-3 | 211,161 | 2,952,445 | 1,197,438 |
| 1843-4 | 406,523 | 3,695,442 | 2,801,731 |
| 1844-5 | 710,100 | 1,988,561 | 2,516,951 |
| 1845-6 | 544,476 | 932,490 | 3,065,709 |
| 1846-7 | 846,949 | 1,378,249 | 3,097,042 |
| 1847-8 | 1,039,116 | ( -491,191 ) | 1,541,804 |
| 1848-9 | 1,348,918 | 313,904 | 1,889,195 |
| 1849-50 | 1,116,993 | 1,273,607 | 2,935,118 |
| 1850-1 | 1,153,294 | 2,117,225 | 3,236,458 |
| 1851-2 | 1,267,613 | 2,865,357 | 2,777,523 |
| 1852-3 | 1,172,301 | 4,605,024 | 3,317,122 |
| 1853-4 | 1,061,443 | 2,305,744 | 3,850,565 |
| 1854-5 | 731,290 | 29,600 | 3,669,678 |
| 1855-6 | 2,506,245 | 8,194,375 | 1,484,040 |