The Wants and Means of India

The Wants and Means of India by Dadabhai Naoroji first published in 1876. After the able paper of Mr. Prichard and the calm earnest and thoughtful address with which we have been so kindly favoured by Sir Bartle Frere I intended to plead some justification for troubling you to meet a fourth time upon the subject of finance. I think however that now I need not offer any apology as the occasion of this meeting will give us the opportunity of knowing the views of our Chairman of whose long experience and ability you are already well aware. In order that he may have sufficient time for his address I circulate this paper beforehand so that all the time saved in its reading will be turned to much better account by him. I propose the following question: Is India at present in a condition to produce enough to supply all its wants ?