Reply of the Church of Scotland Chaplains at Bombay [James Clow and Joseph Laurie] to a questionnaire from the General Assembly in Edinburgh regarding the state of the Scots Church in India.
Captain George Jervis of the Bombay Engineers is presented with an address and a piece of plate by the native community of Bombay, on his resigning the secretaryship of the Native Education Society - Government allow him to retain these presents, subject to the approval of the Court of Directors.
Account by Thomas Waghorn, Bengal Pilot Service, of his journey overland to India via the Red Sea (pp 4-21) - he is reimbursed the full expenses of his journey by the Bombay Government - any further claims he may have to endowments are referred to the Bengal Government (includes a description of ...
The sum of one lakh of rupees is advanced by the Madras Government to the Naib-i-Mukhtar to defray the expenses of the 'Makhtab' ceremony of the young Nawab of Arcot - the sum is to be repaid in three instalments from the Nawab's share of the Carnatic revenues.
An advance of 40,000 rupees is made by the Madras Government to Mir Mazhar Ali, a brother of the Bhau Begam, to enable him to liquidate a debt - the sum is to be repaid in instalments from the Nawab of Arcot's revenues.
Question whether the Madras Government should continue to supply military stores, without charge, to the Nawab of Arcot, (includes a list of the stores, pp 22-25)
Alterations in the amount and distribution of the Carnatic pensions, (includes a list of the family and dependents of the late Mujid ud Daula, pp 207-14)
The Madras Government pay the costs incurred for defending Fakr-un-Nisa Begam in her trial before the Madras Supreme Court - the amount is to be subsequently deducted from the Nawab of Arcot's revenues.
An advance of 6,144 rials is made by the Madras Government to the Naib-i-Mukhtar on account of certain charities at Mecca - the sum is to be subsequently repaid from the Carnatic revenues.
The Madras Government advance the sum of 51,153 rupees to the Naib-i-Mukhtar to enable him to purchase General Pater's house for the Bhau Begam and the young Nawab of Arcot [Ghulam Muhammad Ghaus Khan] - proposed purchase of the house of L.H. Stirling for the Bhau Begam.