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141. Mss Eur B380/5, f371

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/5, f371
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Is glad mission to Persia has been given up; encloses financial estimate for 1870/71 which should be kept secret; need to adjust procedure for making financial statements to Parliament and in India to avoid discrepancies due to their being based on data collected at different times; opposition co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1870
Extent:
1 item

142. Mss Eur B380/5, f385

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/5, f385
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Stephen intends to resign as Law Member of Council in Spring 1872 when he hopes to have passed Bills for law reform or at least have then ready for passing.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Dec 1870
Extent:
1 item

143. Mss Eur B380/1, f387

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/1, f387
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
(Sir) H Maine intends to retire as Legal Member of Council; praises Maine's abilities; distinguished English lawyer would fill vacancy better than anyone in India (some of whom are unsuitable for appointment to Council because of private circumstances); describes how he intends to handle proposal...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Apr 1869
Extent:
1 item

144. Mss Eur B380/2, f18

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f18
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Argyll's letter of 16 April]; in agreement on railways; will be cautious about embarking on new irrigation projects; if irrigation is to be continued on scale commensurate with India's needs, his proposed system of accounts and payment for them will be essential; emphasises strength of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 May 1869
Extent:
1 item

145. Mss Eur B380/2, f38

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f38
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Argyll's letter of 23 April]; will look into question of survey for Burma-China road - Col Fytche (Commissioner of British Burma) is very impulsive; Consul has been established at Bhamo with Burmese consent; Bank of Bengal agency in Bombay.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 May 1869
Extent:
1 item

146. Mss Eur B380/2, f41

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/2, f41
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Argyll's letter of 7 May]; defends text of his letter to Amir of Afghanistan, reiterating explanations given in his letter of 4 April, and endeavouring to remove misapprehensions in England about the letter and events at Ambala; deprecates any explanatory statements to Amir; secret des...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jun 1869
Extent:
1 item

147. Mss Eur B380/4, f211

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/4, f211
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Refers to Argyll's letter of 25 February (1); there has been no sudden or violent cut in recruitment to the ICS; reviews recruitment figures to Bengal cadre since 1861 in detail, and briefly touches on figures for Madras and Bombay; any sudden cut appears to be due to reduction of Bombay requirem...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Mar 1870
Extent:
1 item

148. Mss Eur B380/4, f228

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/4, f228
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Expedition by Mr Edgar to persuade tribes on S E Frontier (Cachar) to adopt peaceful attitude looks likely to be successful – Mayo hopes 'people are beginning to see that there are other ways of keeping these wild tribes quiet besides burning their villages or setting them to murder eachother'; c...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1870
Extent:
1 item

149. Mss Eur B380/4, f363

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/4, f363
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Refers to Argyll's letter of 18 March, and denies that adverse view of Madras Army arises from Bengali prejudice; Lord Napier served only briefly with Madras Army, knows nothing of it regimentally and, significantly, did not take a Madras regiment to Abyssinia; discontent among Madras officers ar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 May 1870
Extent:
1 item

150. Mss Eur B380/4, f370

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/4, f370
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
[cf Argyll's letter of 27 April]; urges him to see Mansfield on question of Madras Army; repeats his view that no native soldier needed south of Narbada for protection against internal disturbance, though some troops needed so long as Hyderabad, Travancore, and Mysore maintain armies of their own...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 May 1870
Extent:
1 item