jan 3, 1895 - Welby Commission -Revenue Charges 1895

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The Welby Commission was set up by the British Government to investigate wasteful spending in India.
It was set up in 1895.
Given below are the members of the Commission:
Lord Welby
Lord Chaman
T.R. Buchanan
William Wedderburn
Dadabhai Naoroji
William S. Caine
The report was published in 1900.
The Commission called for the British House of Commons to ensure impartiality of financial arrangements.

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In 1897, Gopal Krishna Gokhale deposed before the Commission.
His evidence was noted for his analysis of the leading facts in the history of Indian finance.
Dadabhai Naoroji was the first Indian to sit on the Welby Commission.

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