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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/2, f331
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Press announcement that no decision yet reached whether to hold Durbar at Agra in coming cold weather; encloses papers on irrigation finance including draft bill; frontier raid reported in Agror valley (Hazara district) – will do all he can to avoid an expedition though Punjab officials are sure ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1 Sep 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/2, f371
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Encloses letters from Cayley – Mayo's intention to use diplomacy and pressure to persuade Maharaja of Kashmir to open up trade with Yarkand and Kashgar particularly in tea; refers to Argyll's letter of 3 August; will ensure that any statements about railway companies are made with care; Col Strac...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 2 Sep 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/2, f390
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Encloses papers on reopening trade with China through Burma, appointment of Solicitor to Govt of Bengal (not present), and problem of education of young Maharaja of Mysore [latter is long letter from Malleson (Maharaja's guardian) describing character of Maharaja's two widows, and of mother of (a...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 9 Sep 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/2, f403
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Marked private. Began to suspect something seriously wrong in financial position in April and has obtained much earlier than usual figures for the 'actuals' both for 1868/69 and 1st quarter of 1869/70; according to Financial Secretary no scrutiny of revenue and expenditure of current year has eve...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 9 Sep 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/3, f2
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Financial despatch going by this mail; will enforce immediately those reductions within Govt of India's responsibility; hopes whole scheme will be in Argyll's hands by 1st week of November; Governors of Madras and Bombay and some Lt-Governors have promised support; much of problem arises from pas...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 19 Sep 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/3, f21
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Explains reasons for refusing Punjab Govt permission to mount another punitive expedition to Black Mountain (Hazara); last one was expensive and useless, but popular with local authorities because they offer easy way of winning KCBs and CSIs; Police Force now being formed for Peshawar Valley; as ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 26 Sep 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/3, f43
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Encloses reports on prospects of trade in Persian Gulf, and situation in Mysore; Council decision to publish financial despatch and resolution in PWD in advance of Argyll's approval to avoid missing chance of making immediate savings of £200,000; loans for railways from native Princes; PS: Durand...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 27 Sep 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/3, f53
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Justifies decision to implement financial decisions which were within Govt of India's power without consultation with Argyll, not least because of increases in salt duty in Madras and Bombay; briefly outlines those decisions and differing opinions in Council on them; Council discussions calm; May...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 2 Oct 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/3, f61
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Need for short extension to McLeod's tenure as Governor of Punjab to facilitate reception of Duke of Edinburgh.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 9 Oct 1869
Extent:: 1 item

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