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561. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.5

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.5
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Cranborne's letter of 10 December; will push ahead with public works, in particular irrigation; has proposed establishment of separate Irrigation Dept to Council to be headed by (Sir) R Strachey; thanks for Cranborne's letter to Delane (Times editor); Ganges canal; relations with Bur...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1867
Extent:
1 item

562. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.7

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.7
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Encloses letter from Mansfield (not present) on reduction of British and Indian troops; position of tea planting interests; refers to Cranborne's letter of 18 December; difficulty of substituting grain for money payments for land revenue; despite inflation favours permanent land revenue settlemen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jan 1867
Extent:
1 item

563. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.8

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.8
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Summarises discussions with envoy from Bukhara; if envoy is sent to Bukhara he should be Muslim Indian, not English; dangers of sending English envoy to places such as Bukhara or Afghanistan; Lawrence opposes mission to Bukhara; even a native envoy might get into difficulties.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jan 1867
Extent:
1 item

564. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.11

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.11
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Suggests offer to advance money to Irrigation Company be coupled with proviso they give up any claim to Son irrigation scheme – Company could then pursue one and Govt the other; £1.8 million revenue deficit expected on current year, of which £1 million due to opium; problem of Scindia's five batt...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Feb 1867
Extent:
1 item

565. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.14

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.14
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
General Gordon's appointment; refers to Cranborne's letter of 18 January; agrees on need for gentle language in dealing with native chiefs, but judicious words of reproof are sometimes needed; defends is remarks at Agra Durbar; need for public works projects to be properly planned and costed; app...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Feb 1867
Extent:
1 item

566. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.21

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.21
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Meeting yesterday in Calcutta Town Hall against Licence tax; Council will consider modifications but Lawrence begs Northcote to support Govt of India in whatever it decides; if overruled, it will indicate that all taxation affecting non-official English community will be impracticable; 'they desi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Mar 1867
Extent:
1 item

567. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.54

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.54
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Agrees with enclosed memorandum by Maine [not present] on reform of Govt of India; views on where power of appointment to Council of India, Governor-General's Council, and Presidency Governors' Councils should lie; need for official Govt newspaper; regarding appointment of barrister Advocate Gene...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Sep 1867
Extent:
1 item

568. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.55

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.55
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Massey intends to resign after next budget; Lawrence believes main requirement in Finance Member is understanding of India and Indian administration; sending financier from home meets views of English merchants; from India, John Strachey, Richard Strachey, Sir R Temple or George Campbell all equa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Sep 1867
Extent:
1 item

569. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.60

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Mss Eur F90/32B, no.60
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Encloses memorandum by Strachey [not present] on proposed railway from Peshawar to Lahore and then to Kotri [? on the Indus] thus connecting Peshawar with the sea; if Northcote considers this line is necessary to pacify agitation which might lead to 'some foolish movement forward', Lawrence will ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Oct 1867
Extent:
1 item

570. Mss Eur F90/32B, no.63

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32B, no.63
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Encloses copies of papers (not present) relating to discussion in Council in April 1866 on expediency of importing grain into Orissa; comments on this discussion including brief description of mode of conducting business in Governor-General's Council.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Nov 1867
Extent:
1 item