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381. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.5

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.5
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Cranborne's letter of 10 December; will push ahead with public works, in particular irrigation; has proposed establishment of separate Irrigation Dept to Council to be headed by (Sir) R Strachey; thanks for Cranborne's letter to Delane (Times editor); Ganges canal; relations with Bur...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1867
Extent:
1 item

382. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.6

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.6
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Council agreement on separate Irrigation Dept within Public Works Dept; if private companies under take works, it would be best if this happened in Provinces with permanent land revenue settlement; need for young engineer officers; continuing distress in Orissa, and need to support 1500 to 2000 o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jan 1867
Extent:
1 item

383. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.7

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.7
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Encloses letter from Mansfield (not present) on reduction of British and Indian troops; position of tea planting interests; refers to Cranborne's letter of 18 December; difficulty of substituting grain for money payments for land revenue; despite inflation favours permanent land revenue settlemen...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jan 1867
Extent:
1 item

384. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.8
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Summarises discussions with envoy from Bukhara; if envoy is sent to Bukhara he should be Muslim Indian, not English; dangers of sending English envoy to places such as Bukhara or Afghanistan; Lawrence opposes mission to Bukhara; even a native envoy might get into difficulties.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jan 1867
Extent:
1 item

385. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.9

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Mss Eur F90/32A, no.9
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Suggests it would be inadvisable for India to depend on imported cartridges and unnecessary to introduce breach-loading Enfield rifles in India at present; Elphinstone Reclamation Company's request for Govt of India guarantee for loan and disadvantages of giving such guarantees; opposes giving gu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jan 1867
Extent:
1 item

386. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.10

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.10
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Asks Cranborne to assist in sending out second master to Lawrence Asylum at Sanawar; Indus railway line militarily and politically far more important than one through Rajputana; opposes annexation of Burma; anonymous letter indicating native grievances; regrets no subscription in England to aid O...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Feb 1867
Extent:
1 item

387. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.11

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.11
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Suggests offer to advance money to Irrigation Company be coupled with proviso they give up any claim to Son irrigation scheme – Company could then pursue one and Govt the other; £1.8 million revenue deficit expected on current year, of which £1 million due to opium; problem of Scindia's five batt...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Feb 1867
Extent:
1 item

388. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.12

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.12
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Policy towards Afghanistan; suggests decommissioning Govt steamer on Euphrates river; must acquiese in Yule's appointment to his Council but is mortified he cannot have the man he considers best; if Governor-General, who is responsible for working whole Govt of India, cannot be trusted to select ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Feb 1867
Extent:
1 item

389. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.13

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.13
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Is unwell; acknowledges Cranborne's letter of 18 January; Muir will be great loss to Council and Lawrence personally; Yule currently detained in Hyderabad because by split between Nizam and his minister Salar Jung; meeting in Calcutta to raise subscriptions for Orissa famine, at which expressions...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Feb 1867
Extent:
1 item

390. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.14

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.14
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
General Gordon's appointment; refers to Cranborne's letter of 18 January; agrees on need for gentle language in dealing with native chiefs, but judicious words of reproof are sometimes needed; defends is remarks at Agra Durbar; need for public works projects to be properly planned and costed; app...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Feb 1867
Extent:
1 item

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