ABSTRACT
The office of Commissioner in the Sundarbans had been established by Regulation IX of 1816, and, though from time to time condemned to be abolished, arose from its own ashes and survived through the vicissitudes of Sundarbans developments until the opening years of the 20th century. The Board of Revenue was, however, directed to diminish the establishment of the Sundarbans Commissioner’s office as soon as practicable, and to bring forward the question of abolition again when it was satisfied that the measure could safely be carried out. The quotation with which the discussion on the tile opens ‘Quot homines tot sententiae’ is not without its humorous application. The whole question of Sundarbans administration was referred to a committee, the proceedings of which dated the 11th December 1903 form a notable landmark in the history of Sundarbans policy.
