Answer the following questions briefly:

Write a note on the reforms of Marquess of Hastings.

Hastings approved the Ryotwari System of land revenue introduced in the Madras Presidency. The Cornwallis Code was improved. The police system of Bengal spread to other regions. The importance of Indian Munsiffs had increased. The District Collector acted as the Magistrate. He also encouraged the establishment of English schools by missionaries. Hastings was also a patron of the Hindu College at Calcutta. He encouraged the freedom of Press and abolished the censorship introduced in 1799.