Papers regarding the former Kolaba State - report by the Political Superintendent of Kolaba [John Marshall Davies] - misgovernment of the former Chief Minister [Venaik Perashram] - administrative arrangements following the transfer of the state to British India
Papers regarding the establishment of a Widows' Fund for the Uncovenanted Civil Servants of the Bengal Presidency - question of the contribution, if any, to be made by Government (includes printed copies of the 'Report of the Uncovenanted Servants' Pension Fund Committee', Calcutta 1836, and of t...
Papers regarding Vishalgarh State - decision that the young Pant Pratinidhi [Amrut Rao] should be entrusted with the management of the state - question of the jurisdiction exerciseable by the British courts over the Pant's revenue officers
Ppers regarding Bariya State - statement of receipts and disbursements for the year 1838/39 - profligate behaviour of the Raja - question of the liquidation of the Bariya State Debt
Improvements in the art of lithography made by Assistant Surgeon Ambrose Blacklock - the Chief Engineer, Madras [Colonel William Monteith] declares that Blacklock's method of lithography is not suitable for use in the Military Lithographic Press
Papers regarding Satara State - question of the contribution to be made by Satara towards the maintenance of the ex-Raja [Pratap Singh] at Benares - claim of Pratap Singh to an increased allowance - decision that the claims of the Raja of Satara and the Jagirdars of Akalkot and Jath against the l...
Memorial to the EIC Court of Directors from Lieut Colonel Henry Burney recounting his previous services and requesting some further political employment in India (with associated correspondence) (the printed memorial appears after p 12)
Fifty copies of Muhammad Husain Khan's Hindustani translation of a 'Sketch of Ancient History' are purhased by the Madras Government for the use of Fort St George College - they forward 10 copies of the work to London - they also forward to London 11 copies of E A Rodrigues's work on Hindu castes