3633: Letter from the Government of India, Department of Revenue, Agriculture, and Commerce, reporting the dates fixed for the general census in the different Provinces
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a copy of the Department of Revenue, Agriculture, and Commerce (Statistics) letter received from India, No.3 of 1871, dated 31 October 1871
3716: Papers regarding rules to regulate the recruitment of emigrants and the licensing of recruiters
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a copy of the Emigration letter received from India, No.19 of 1871, dated 27 December 1871; and a copy of the Emigration letter received from India, No.4 of 1872, dated 2 February 1872. The correspondence gives details of cases of Indian women being kidnapped by recruiter...
3797: Letter from the Government of India, Department of Revenue, Agriculture and Commerce, on the proposed deputation to England of Colonel J F Tennant in connection with the obtainment of standard weights and measures in view to carrying out the provisions of Act XXXI of 1871
Scope & Content:
The collection consists only of the Department of Revenue, Agriculture and Commerce (Statistics) letter received from India, No.2 of 1872, dated 26 January 1872
3819: Recommendation by the Government of Bengal that F L Beaufort, District and Sessions Judge of the 24 Pergunnahs [Parganas], who will complete 35 years service in November 1872, may be retained in employment for a further period of two years
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a copy of the Public letter received from India, No.81 of 1872, dated 9 September 1872
3914: Letter from the Government of India, Department of Revenue, Agriculture and Commerce, requesting a supply of instruments for the proposed observation of the transit of Venus
Scope & Content:
The collection consists only of the Department of Revenue, Agriculture and Commerce (Industry, Science and Art) letter received from India, No.2 of 1873, dated 7 February 1873
3933: Proposed publication in a systematic way of the records of the Governments in India
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of the Public letter received from India, No.95 of 1872, dated 13 December 1872; and a copy of the Despatch, No.46 of 1873, dated 24 April 1873. The Public letter (No.95) from the Government of India details the work carried out by that Government and by the Record Commit...