Concern of (Sir) Henry Cole (Director of South Kensington Museum) for preservation of Indian architectural remains, and suggestion that his son, Lt H H Cole should be employed to assist in work of making casts in India.
Has offered Financial membership to Childers; will try to secure Council of India's agreement to Lawrence's nominee as Yule's successor as Resident at Hyderabad; for which some Council members have suggested (Sir) E C Bayley (Home Secretary to Govt of India); Northcote's wish to enhance Governor-...
Childers likely to refuse Finance Membership; Napier's proposal to arm native troops on Abyssinian expedition with Enfields raises 'Imperial question' whether native troops should be allowed Enfield or breech-loading rifles; intends to propose to Cabinet that Governor-General should be able to ov...
Childers has refused Finance Membership; believes there are advantages in placing English statesman on Governor-General's Council, but having failed to find anyone will appoint Temple; John Strachey to succeed Yule on Governor-General's Council; encloses extract from letter to Fitzgerald on scope...
Evidence of Fenian organisation extending from St Petersburg to Madrid; furlough rules; proposal to send home Lt Cole to study castings and construction of museum.
Fenian plotting; negotiations with Orissa Irrigation Company; feeling in its favour in England; Northcote against giving it guarantee but favours offering loan for completion of Orissa works on certain conditions including handing over Bihar works; asks which classes of cultivator will benefit fr...
[Refers to Lawrence's letter of 1 January]; views on publication of discussions among members of Govt of India; suggests Governor-General alone should sign despatches; this would avoid despatches containing conflicting views and thereby strengthen Secretary of State's hand in supporting Governor-...
Suggests government loans to save landowners from falling into hands of money-lenders; undesirability of old families being forced to sell up and land coming into hands of absentee capitalists as is said to have happened in Orissa; this will be bad for ryots, and leave class of potentially disaff...