ABSTRACT
The Madras Government created a dual civil and military control; and since the respective powers were not clearly defined a considerable amount of friction resulted. 3 The Commanderin-Chief in Ceylon was not only in control of the troops but had fa discretionary authority, as well Civil as Military', the revenue and commercial officials being subject to his orders. In general, however, he seems to have interfered but little with the civil administration.4 The civil government was carried on by members of the Madras Civil Service under the general control of Robert Andrews, the Resident and Superintendent of Revenue. After his-mission to Randy was completed he returned to Ceylon and took up his duties early in 1796.5 The number and duties of Andrews's subordinates are difficult to trace, but there were probably four: John Jervis, Senior Assistant at Jaffna; Alexander, Assistant at Colombo and Galle; and Garrow, Assistant at Trincomalee, Batticaloa, and Mullaittivu. John Macdowall,
I Brit. Mus. Add. MS. No. 13866: Sept. 28, 1798. C.R. 54: Robertson MS., dated 1799. Robertson was Town Major of Colombo in 1798-9. Turner, G.A. and L.R. IV. i. 36-40. The revenue from the three pearl fisheries of 1796-8 was £396,000, and Madras seems to have made a substantial profit out of its conquest.
