Reasons for selecting narrow (3` 3``) gauge; cost savings thereby achieved will contribute to hoped for £1 million surplus by end of 1870/71 financial year; hopes to reduce income tax by more than half.
Death of Sir H Durand (Lt-Governor of Punjab); proposes to appoint (Sir) R H Davies (Chief Commissioner of Oudh) as Durand's successor; Davies's qualifications.
Acknowledges Argyll's letter of 9 December and discusses Argyll's complaint regarding tone of communications from Govt of India and explains how freely written notes not originally intended to be sent home largely account for the problem; Mayo's concern regarding excessive expenditure and odium h...
Rumours of uneasiness in Burma; has no reason to fear disturbance but has asked for HMS Cossack to be sent to Rangoon 'as I think it just as well that the deputation from Mandalay should see the guns of an English Frigate'.
Weights and Measures Bill; hopes trials of Wahabi prisoners will soon be completed; believes for many years there has been laxity of procedure under Bengal Regulation III of 1818 and has issued circular to prevent it in future; absolutely necessary to retain power under Reg III – impossible or po...
Reception of Local Finance scheme; outstanding services of Col G B Malleson as Guardian of Maharaja of Mysore, and administration of Mysore; in Afghanistan Yaqub has not submitted after all.
Newspapers are representing Commons Committee on India as directed against Government and particularly the India Office; raid by Lushai tribesmen, and Mayo's anxiety for (Sir) J Edgar (Deputy Commissioner of Cachar) who is with a friendly chief with only 40 police; force sent to repel raid, but M...
Lushai raids are over; since more is now known about Lushais, measures to prevent recurrence will be easier to decide; in case matter is raised in Parliament, justifies arrest of Wahabis – impossible to allow people in India to continue giving aid to those avowedly in arms against British power w...