Need for a new lightship to take the place of the Thetis in Bombay Harbour - Bombay Government request the Court of Directors to send them the most up-to-date plans of lightships from Trinity House, London
A donation of 30,000 rupees is made by Babu Pran Chand, Diwan of the Raja of Burdwan, to the Burdwan Education Fund - Bengal Government do not consider that this is sufficient reason for conferring the title of 'Raja' upon him
Death, on 3 Oct 1838, of the Nawab Nazim of Bengal [Mubarak Ali Khan, alias Humayun Jah] - succession of his young son [Faridun Jah Sayyid Mansur Ali] - arrangements made for the education of the young Nazim and for the administration of the Nizamat during his minority
Death, on 4 Jun 1839, of the ex-Raja of Ladakh [Jank Ruftan Namkil] - half of the pension of 2400 rupees 'per annum' previously granted to him is continued to his family
Two floods of the river Tapti, on 21 and 29 Aug 1837, wreak considerable destruction in the city of Surat - measures taken to repair the damage and to provide relief for the inhabitants (includes, on pp 25-35, a detailed description of the damage caused to public buildings, walls, bridges, etc.)
Death, on 2 Aug 1838, of Kurshid Begam, who was in receipt of a pension of 500 rupees 'per mensem' for the support of the family of the late Sultan Muhammad Shah Safivi - the latter's eldest son Sultan Muhammad Husain Mirza petitions for a continuation of the whole pension to the family
The plan to build a road to the Kambakkam Drug in the plateau west of the Pulicat Lake is abandoned after an unfavourable report on the suitability of the area as a health resort
Question of the mode in which the pay of the Jaora Contingent is drawn and its accounts kept - statement by the Commandant of the Western Malwa Contingents [Major William Borthwick]