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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/3, f68
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Proposed Civil Engineering College in England might also provide for Survey, Telegraph, and Forest Depts all of which have great difficulty in securing first class men; such men badly needed to get best out of Native officers, but unfortunately many subordinate European officers do not command re...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 10 Oct 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/3, f125
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Despatch in preparation on reform of financial system; outline of proposed changes; despatch on artillery will recommend large reduction totalling £200,000; will begin consideration of Marine, Commissariat, Ordnance, Stud and minor Depts on return to Calcutta; hopes military reductions will amoun...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 11 Oct 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/3, f130
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Requests instructions whether he should hold investiture to confer a GCSI on Duke of Edinburgh, which must be at Calcutta in view of abandonment of Durbar at Agra.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 11 Oct 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/3, f133
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Financial reforms will be unpopular with subordinate officials; difficulty of getting information early enough; artillery despatch going by this mail – Durand wanted even greater reduction but Mayo considers Mansfield's objections conclusive; hopes passage in Financial Despatch pressing so strong...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 17 Oct 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/3, f197
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Acknowledges Argyll's letter of 28 September; thanks for Argyll's support on matter of economy; favourable reception of economy measures by Indian press; Local Govts have not actually dissented though Bengal is grumbling; police reductions will be objected to, but Mayo believes they could have be...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 29 Oct 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/3, f209
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Temple has arrived, approves of financial measures, and will introduce 2nd stage of Income Tax and Salt Bills in Legislative Council next Friday; problem of Duke of Edinburgh's expenses; recommends Lt-Cols (Sir) H T Macpherson, (Sir) J Watson, and (Sir) P S Lumsden to be ADCs to Queen and lists t...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 16 Nov 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/3, f244
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Cost estimates for Lahore and Peshawar railway work out at about £10,000 or £11,000 per mile, including £600,000-£700,000 for bridges over the Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum: much lower than preliminary estimate of £21,000 per mile.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 30 Oct 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/3, f246
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Good reception in Legislative Council to Income Tax and Salt bills; reductions have mostly been accepted except for Bombay 'as usual distinguishing itself by almost refusing to carry out the orders of the Govt of India in its P.W.D.'; will commence study of ways and means for 1870/71; export duti...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 22 Nov 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/3, f254
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: [Refers to Argyll's letter of 27 October 1869]; regrets that resolution in PWD caused such offence; problem of getting officials to write courteously; defends PWD's attempt to suppress practice of taking of commissions which is widespread in PWD and elsewhere and is largely responsible for wastef...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 30 Nov 1869
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/3, f266
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Refers to Argyll's letter on position of C-in-C in Council [cf Argyll's letters of 26 October and 4 November]; Durand has not opposed all military reductions; reiterates arguments in favour of excluding C-in-C from Governor-General's Council and converting Military Member into Minister for War; w...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 30 Nov 1869
Extent:: 1 item

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