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Soon after Macrae became governor, there was a general unrest among the [[Nizam]]'s soldiers in [[Visakhapatnam]] due to the indebtedness of the Nizam prompting fears that the soldiers might invade the city of Madras.<ref name="mackennataylorp572">{{cite book|title=Ancient and modern India|page=572|year=1851|first1=P. J.|last1=Mackenna|first2=William Cooke|last2=Taylor|publisher=James Madden}}</ref> Macrae sent a small army which restored order in the city.<ref name="mackennataylorp572" /> In December 1726, Macrae commissioned a revenue survey of the city.<ref name="vestigescxvii">{{cite book|title=Vestiges of Old Madras|volume=1|pages=233–249|first=H. D.|last=Love|publisher=John Murray|year=1913|chapter=Gardens and Lands – Charter of George I – Company's Servants}}</ref> The houses and people within the limits of the city were enumerated and their castes and occupations recorded.<ref name="vestigescxvii" /> On 24 September 1726, [[George I of the United Kingdom|King George I]] issued a [[charter]] giving judicial powers to the Madras city administration.<ref name="vestigescxvii" /> As per the charter, the mayor and aldermen of Madras were made a Court of Record and were authorized to handle civil suits.<ref name="vestigescxvii" /> The Governor of Madras and his council constituted the higher court of appeal. | Soon after Macrae became governor, there was a general unrest among the [[Nizam]]'s soldiers in [[Visakhapatnam]] due to the indebtedness of the Nizam prompting fears that the soldiers might invade the city of Madras.<ref name="mackennataylorp572">{{cite book|title=Ancient and modern India|page=572|year=1851|first1=P. J.|last1=Mackenna|first2=William Cooke|last2=Taylor|publisher=James Madden}}</ref> Macrae sent a small army which restored order in the city.<ref name="mackennataylorp572" /> In December 1726, Macrae commissioned a revenue survey of the city.<ref name="vestigescxvii">{{cite book|title=Vestiges of Old Madras|volume=1|pages=233–249|first=H. D.|last=Love|publisher=John Murray|year=1913|chapter=Gardens and Lands – Charter of George I – Company's Servants}}</ref> The houses and people within the limits of the city were enumerated and their castes and occupations recorded.<ref name="vestigescxvii" /> On 24 September 1726, [[George I of the United Kingdom|King George I]] issued a [[charter]] giving judicial powers to the Madras city administration.<ref name="vestigescxvii" /> As per the charter, the mayor and aldermen of Madras were made a Court of Record and were authorized to handle civil suits.<ref name="vestigescxvii" /> The Governor of Madras and his council constituted the higher court of appeal. | ||
Macrae also exposed the corrupt practises of the | Macrae also exposed the corrupt practises of the Deputy Governor of Bencoolen & Sumatra, Joseph George Walsh, who had tampered with official accounts. Due to this expose, Walsh was suspended and recalled in 1726.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph George WALSH |url=https://genealogy.links.org/links-cgi/readged?/home/ben/camilla-genealogy/current+c-walsh258+2-2-0-1-0 |website=genealogy.links.org |access-date=7 January 2022}}</ref> Back in England, Walsh launched several charges against Macrae thereby prompting a detailed investigation. The ensuing scandal compelled Macrae to resign in February 1730. | ||
== Later years == | == Later years == | ||
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[[Category:1725 in India]] | [[Category:1725 in India]] | ||
[[Category:1730 in Asia]] | [[Category:1730 in Asia]] | ||
[[Category:People involved in anti-piracy efforts]] | |||