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282. Mss Eur F90/30, no.33
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/30, no.33
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Acknowledges Wood's letter of 10 April; Dewangiri affair; hopes it will be unnecessary to hold a post in that area which would lock up a large force and be costly in fortifications and roads; English settlers pay little towards expenses of country while demanding considerable expenditure for road...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 16 May 1865
- Extent:
- 1 item
283. Mss Eur F90/30, no.34
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/30, no.34
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Acknowledges Wood's letter of 17 April; plans for Bhutan expedition – on which expenditure is inevitable 'particularly when the affair is practically in the hands of the military authorities'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 16 May 1865
- Extent:
- 1 item
284. Mss Eur F90/30, no.35
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/30, no.35
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Number of military officers on staff employment totals 2233, of which 1387 are on military duties and 846 in civil, political or police employment; quality of civil servants obtained through competitive system superior to that of men selected from military service; has arranged with brother of Ch...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 27 May 1865
- Extent:
- 1 item
285. Mss Eur F90/30, no.36
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/30, no.36
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Proposals for army reductions; Council unanimous in favour of expedition into Bhutan if chiefs do not come to terms; briefly reiterates arguments in its favour; Parliamentary debate on Bhutan demonstrated ignorance of speakers and extent to which people at home are misled by newspaper reports.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 2 Jun 1865
- Extent:
- 1 item
286. Mss Eur F90/30, no.37
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/30, no.37
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Acknowledges Wood's letter of 26 April; defends decision not to reoccupy Dewangiri; Buckle's case; Col Campbell's case; Frere's proposal to raise small force of 400 men and two mountain guns to be paid for by chiefs in Kathiawar to suppress lawlessness there.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 8 Jun 1865
- Extent:
- 1 item
287. Mss Eur F90/30, no.38
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/30, no.38
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Has asked Peacock to expedite decision of High Court on rent question; refers to Wood's letter of 25 April on Oudh policy; still favours awaiting outcome of enquiry now going on; points out that Davies's two circulars to which exception has been taken were to some extent revised by Wingfield befo...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 11 Jun 1865
- Extent:
- 1 item
288. Mss Eur F90/30, no.39
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/30, no.39
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Difficulty in reducing duty on saltpetre; believes revival of income tax will be necessary; excitement caused by export duties seems excessive – gives examples of similar imposts at higher rates; need to get Wood's prior consent to budget in future; Lawrence would have liked to telegraph to him o...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 15 Jun 1865
- Extent:
- 1 item
289. Mss Eur F90/30, no.40
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/30, no.40
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Recommendations for Star of India, chiefly for the two new classes; many candidates, both English and Indian, known to him personally or by reputation; thinks in future deserving English officials should normally be awarded Star only on retirement; asks permission to go to Agra and hold Legislati...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 29 Jun 1865
- Extent:
- 1 item
290. Mss Eur F90/30, no.41
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F90/30, no.41
- Title:
- Letter from Lawrence to Wood
- Scope & Content:
- Indian emigration to Reunion; hopes Wood will approve Govt resolution to support Bombay Bank; suggests in future Govt Directors of Banks should hold shares, as self interest may make them more attentive than sense of public duty; removal of Col Douglas as Head of Telegraph Dept.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1 Jul 1865
- Extent:
- 1 item