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401. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.25

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.25
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Complaint of Maj-Gen (Sir) O Cavenagh (former Governor of Straits Settlements) at treatment he and other former officers of Straits Settlements have received; grievances of Calcutta inhabitants against Licence tax; slowness of Finance member and limited influence Governor-General has over Council...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Apr 1867
Extent:
1 item

402. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.26

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.26
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Sends report on Orissa famine; all quiet in India; hill tribe in Peshawar valley has yielded; has some anxiety regarding Burma; have prevented Burmese mission to France from proceeding until instructions received from Northcote by telegram.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Apr 1867
Extent:
1 item

403. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.27

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.27
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letter of 26 March; suggests Cranborne's decision on Mysore should stand; explains why he supports annexation in this case; regarding Orissa Famine Commission Report, comments on his failure to overrule his Council and insist on Lt-Governor of Bengal importing food at the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1867
Extent:
1 item

404. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.28

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.28
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 3 April; take-over of Bank of Bombay by Bank of Bengal; explains at length why he opposes recognition of Maharaja of Mysore's adoption of heir and favours annexation, but will carry out Northcote's instructions whatever they may be.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

405. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.29

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.29
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 29 March – Govt of India has already recommended Jung Bahadur's salute should remain at 19 guns.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

406. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.30

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.30
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 10 April; Indian financial position; views on loans; difficulty of raising new taxation in India where 'the Englishman … practically considers it his prerogative … to pay no taxation at all'; believes Income Tax would be better solution than Licence Tax 'for it wil...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

407. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.31

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.31
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letter of 20 April; probably right to allow Burmese mission to France to proceed; reasons for opposing annexation of Burma; survey of route from Rangoon to Burma/China frontier desired by Lord Cranborne now complete; either road or railway would be too costly, especially ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

408. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.32

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.32
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to his own letter of 8 January; recommendations for 2nd and 3rd classes of Star of India; services of Maharaja Man Singh in securing assent of taluqdars of Oudh to ameliorations in terms of subordinate land tenures, to whom Lawrence has promised Star of India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 May 1867-29 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

409. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.33

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.33
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Refers to Northcote's letter of 26 April; Miss Carpenter's proposals for Female Normal Schools will be considered; officers' claims; queries received from Parliamentary Committee regarding employment of Indian troops in colonies; difficulties of this proposal; if colonies such as Canada provided ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

410. Mss Eur F90/32A, no.34

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/32A, no.34
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Northcote's letter of 3 May; agrees Licence Tax should have gone higher, but futile for Lawrence to propose it, in view of lack of support in his Council and at home; need for careful planning of Abyssinian expedition; comments on British Army officers recommended by Duke of Cambridg...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1867
Extent:
1 item

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