EXCHANGE (continued).
Antiquity of money in India.
CURRENCY AND BANKING
Money during the Mahomedan
rule. Currency under the East India Company. Fall in
the value of the rupee and its consequences. The Herschell
committee. The Fowler committee. The Gold-Exchange
Standard. Criticism. Alternatives suggested. Arguments
for and against a Gold Standard. The suggested Gold Mint
in India. The Chamberlain Commission. Buying and selling
of rupees by the Government. Gold Standard Reserve.