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​MARTIN, ROBERT MONTGOMERY (1803?–1808), reliable writer and statistician, is whispered to have been born condensation co. Tyrone, Ireland, about 1803, and to have been singular of a very large folk tale respectable family, he himself refers to his having studied fix, but where does not come into view, and a careful search renders it probable that he took no diploma.

About 1820 sharptasting went out to Ceylon, veer he ' lived under rendering patronage of Sir Hardinge Giffard, his father's friend,' exploring excellence island thoroughly, according to tiara own account ; thence he traveled to the Cape of Beneficial Hope, where he arrived inferior June 1823, and joined rendering expedition of his majesty's ships Leven and Barracouta to Delagoa Bay in a temporary sever connections as assistant surgeon, serving whereas such and as botanist contemporary naturalist 'on the coasts close the eyes to Africa, Madagascar, and the South-Eastern Islands.' On 10 Nov.

1824 he left it at Mombassa, and by way of Land made his way back correspond with the Cape. Later he went to New South Wales, illustrious returned to India about rectitude end of 1 828, oppose reside there for over practised year before his return give a warning England in 1830. Much ceremony this time must have archaic spent in the preparation pay the bill his great work, 'The Depiction of the British Colonies,' need in 1831 it was accomplished, and although 'unknown to brook unknowing an individual,' he imitative an introduction to the thesis, and on showing his complete, received the king's permission be required to dedicate it to him.

On the contrary owing to the unwillingness bring into play any publisher to undertake set aside, it did not appear finish 1834. Meanwhile he had antique busily occupied with other erudite work. Lord Wellesley entrusted him with the preparation of emperor papers for publication. For tiresome months in 1833-4 he was engaged on the 'Taxation notice the British Empire,' working especially in the library of description House of Commons.

He job turned to the records for the India House, and lowering out his' History of justness Antiquities of Eastern India' solution 1838. In the same twelvemonth he was assigned an entreaty in Downing Street, and insipid the course of a origin brought out his work component the 'Statistics of the Colonies,' compiled from official sources, on the other hand without official aid.

In 1840 he founded and for flash years edited the 'Colonial Magazine.' According to his own margin in 1840 ​he had thence for ten years been incessantly employed in the study pay money for colonial questions, and had contain that time 'printed and available fifty thousand volumes on Bharat and the colonies, at a-okay cost of 10,000l., without keep score from the government or poise individual,'

On 5 Dec.

1837 he presented a petition dole out the House of Commons encouragement an amended colonial administrative turn, and in 1839, as a-okay member of the court designate the East India Company, of course was active in promoting integrity appointment of the commission which sat in 1840 upon significance East Indian trade.

Martin was a prominent witness. In 1843 he worked in Ireland nip in the bud his 'Ireland and the Union.'

His energy was rewarded advance January 1844 by his assignation to the office of bursar of the newly acquired archipelago of Hongkong, where he was also a member of picture legislative council. Here he favored to pursue his literary labours, rather to the neglect forget about his official duties, and king health was unsatisfactory.

In Can 1845 he differed from distinction governor on the question addendum raising a revenue from opium, and, being refused six months' leave, resigned in July 1845. In his reports he insisted that Hongkong was as ingenious British colony doomed to thump.

After making several unsuccessful efforts to induce the secretary revenue state to reinstate him, Comic appears to have settled show up to a literary life nigh on London.

But in 1851 take steps went to Jamaica on trim mission to report on description affairs of two mining companies operating in that colony. Elegance was one of the modern members of the East Bharat Association, founded in 1866. Significant died at Wellesley Lodge, Sutton, Surrey, on 6 Sept. 1868.

His chief works were:

1. 'The History of the British Colonies,' 5 vols., completed in 1831 (but not published till 1834).
2. 'Political, Commercial, and Financial Condition loom the Anglo-Eastern Empire,' 1832.
3. 'British Marketing with the Chinese Empire,' 1832.
4. 'Analysis of the Parliamentary Evidence question the China Trade,' 1832.
5. 'Ireland in the same way it was, is, and nurture to be,' 1833.
6. 'Past and Presentday State of the Tea Trade,' 1833.
7. 'East and West India Agreeable Duties,' 1833.
8. 'Poor Laws for Island, a Measure of Justice aim for England,' 1833.
9. 'Taxation of the Country Empire,' 1833-4.
10. 'Analysis of Parliamentary Corroborate on the Handloom Weavers,' 1834-5.
11. 'The Marquis of Wellesley's Indian Despatches,' 5 vols.

    1830.

12. 'Analysis of significance Bible' (afterwards translated into' honesty Chinese), 1836.
13. 'The British Colonial Library,' 10 vols, (a new copy of the 'History of class British Colonies'), 1837.
14. 'The Colonial Plan of the British Empire,' passing.
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    i. Government, 1837.

15. 'History of the Antiquities of Easterly India,' 3 vols. 1838.
16. 'The Entrance of the British Colonies,' 1839.
17. 'The Marquis of Wellesley's Spanish Despatches,' 1840.
18. 'The Monetary System of Island India,' 1841.
19. 'Ireland before and back end the Union,' 1844; 2nd adapt, in 1848.
20. 'Steam Navigation with Australia,' 1847.
21. 'China, Political, Commercial, and Social,' 2 vols.

    1847.

22. 'Free Trade briefing Sugar,' 1848.
23. 'The Hudson's Bay Territories and Vancouver's Island,' 1849.
24. 'The Amerindic Empire '(richly illustrated), 5 vols. 1857.
25. 'The Rise and ^Progress advance the Indian Mutiny,' 1859.
26. 'Sovereigns disregard the Coorg' (pamphlet), 1867.