The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12‪)‬

That the Court of Directors of the East India Company had laid down the following fundamental rules for the conduct of such of the Company's business in Bengal as could be erformed by contract, and had repeatedly and strictly ordered the Governor and Council of Port illiam to observe those rules, viz. : That all contracts should be publicly advertised, and the most reasonable proposals ccepted; that the contracts of provisions, and for furnishing raught and carriage bullocks for the army, should be annual ; and that they should not fail to advertise for and receive proposals for those contracts every year .