Papers regarding the management of the Madras Commissariat Department - the Commissary General, Major William Morison is given the official rank of Lieutenant Colonel, etc (includes statistical returns).
Correspondence of the Colonial Secretary, Lord Bathurst, with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the East India Company, regarding the supply of cinnamon under contract between Ceylon and British India.
Minute of the Commander in Chief, Madras [Lieut General Sir Samuel Auchmuty], regarding the advantage of frequently changing the postings of the native troops.
Report of the Collector of Surat, John Morison, on the land revenue and land tenures, etc, in Surat district - report of Joseph Hutchins Bellasis on the revenues of Broach pargana.
Stables are no longer to be provided for the regiments of Madras Native Cavalry with the exception of a few stalls for sick horses - no final decision is reached as to whether the same should apply to HM Regiments of Dragoons.