Lieutenant General George Harris's plan for improving the defences of the Madras Presidency. Measures adopted for storing grain etc in view of the projected invasion of Tipu Sultan's territories.
Raising of a third Extra Battalion of Sepoys in the Northern Circars. The first and second extra Battalions reconstituted as the 14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry.
Establishment of a Corps of Militia at Madras, to consist of Europeans, Armenians and Eurasians. Raising of a company of native infantry at his own expense by Richard Chase.