The book in three volumes is an important contribution to the economic history of Assam in general and the Barak Valley in Particular. This is a timely, well-chosen and comprehensive collection of documents related to various economic issues like land, revenue, survey and settlement, excise revenue, forest revenue administration, cotton, educational expenses, tea cultivation, jute cultivation, rubber cultivation, pan cultivation, fishery settlement, potato cultivation, iron ore collection, income tax, municipal tax, communication, transport, inspection.