Summary: for the Company to advance money to the Nabob for his current expenses, and possibly, to take over the management of the Tanjore territory. However, a majority of the Council rejected the proposal, deeming it an unjustifiable delegation of unlimited powers that could serve individual interests over the public good. Yet, disregarding this decision, the President, accompanied by two Council members, embarked on the restoration of the Raja of Tanjore on April 8th, declaring his re-instatement three days later. With the troops now safeguarding the entire region, a controversy emerged over the substantial financial concessions promised to Mr. Paul Benfield, an associate of the Nabob and a principal player in the lucrative money lending market, which intensified upon the discovery of his substantial financial interests and securities worth hundreds of thousands of pagodas derived from dealings in Tanjore, putting the matter of his sizable investments at odds with the Company's interest.