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21. IOR Neg 4236/1/21

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/21
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Argyll's letter of 1 November]; question of return of Gwalior fort to Scindia; hopes matter will be kept quiet in England; impossible for a native chief to oppose British and they think it dangerous to appear to do so; question of replacing Temple as Finance Member; his unpopularity in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Dec 1871
Extent:
1 item

22. IOR Neg 4236/1/22

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/22
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Prince of Wales's illness; suggests appointment of Temple as Governor of Bombay to sort out its administrative problems including continuing excessive costs of public works despite efforts at reform; Temple's appointment also likely to produce more harmonious relations with Govt of India; discuss...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Dec 1871
Extent:
1 item

23. IOR Neg 4236/1/23

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/23
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Suggests sending home R B Chapman (Secretary to Financial Dept) to give evidence to Parliamentary Committee; current intention to send only a native clerk who knows figures but not policy; Mayo anxious that clear explanation of policy should be given believing 'we have got a most triumphant case'.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1871
Extent:
1 item

24. IOR Neg 4236/1/24

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/24
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Risk of staying in Gwalior fort ten times greater than leaving; failure of Bombay Govt's policy towards Kalat and deep differences of opinion among Bombay and Punjab officials involved; Sir W Merewether (Chief Commissioner of Sind) and (Sir) R Phayre (Officer Commanding Sind Frontier Force) proba...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1872
Extent:
1 item

25. IOR Neg 4236/1/25

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/25
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Comments favourably on (Sir) W Markby (Puisne Judge of Calcutta High Court) as possible successor to Stephen; financial discussions just begun and proceeding on assumption of no borrowing and no addition to railway capital in 1872/73; serious disturbance [caused by Kukas] in small Muslim state of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jan 1872
Extent:
1 item

26. IOR Neg 4236/1/26

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/26
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Encloses papers regarding alleged native outcry against Income Tax.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1872
Extent:
1 item

27. IOR Neg 4236/1/27

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/27
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Persian Gulf now quiet; recent Turkish expedition caused him much anxiety but now seems clear that Turks are in difficulties and beginning to realise that invasion into interior of Nej is almost impossible; regarding recent attack on Gladstone about commercial member of Secretary of State's Counc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jan 1872
Extent:
1 item

28. IOR Neg 4236/1/28

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/28
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Refers to Argyll's letter of 15 December and explains action taken to ease restrictions on coolie emigration from Madras to Penang at request of Home Govt and Govt of Singapore.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jan 1872
Extent:
1 item

29. IOR Neg 4236/1/29

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/29
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Describes suppression of Kuka uprising [cf Mayo's letter of 16 January], summary execution without trial by blowing from guns of 49 of them by John Lambert Cowan (Deputy Commissoner), and trial and hanging of 14 or 15 more next day by (Sir) T D Forsyth (Commissioner of Ambala); Mayo has suspended...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jan 1872
Extent:
1 item

30. IOR Neg 4236/1/30

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/30
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Is about to depart on two week visit to Burma; preliminary discussions on forthcoming budget indicate probable surplus of £300,000-£600,000; Executive Council with exception of Norman favour renewal of Income Tax, Legislative members with exception of Lt-Governor of Bengal oppose renewal by whose...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jan 1872
Extent:
1 item

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