Flooding in Lower Bengal including some areas which suffered in recent famine; is glad of Northcote's view on specific performance of contracts, but frustrated at failure to put such questions on sound basis – probably nothing effectual will be done until struggle over indigo causes an outbreak; ...
Refers to Northcote's letter of 12 June; furlough rules for Civil and Military services have been published; agrees that Theodore's son should be brought up at Bombay; reasons for strong opposition to expedition by Hayward or any other European into Central Asia, the route via Swat and Chitral be...
Opposes allowing claim to Govt paper [presumably paper currency] attached during mutiny; Lt-Governor of Punjab agrees with Lawrence on inexpediency of allowing any Englishman to explore route via Swat and Chitral into Central Asia; illness of Prince Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein; will do all h...
Question whether British Minister in Persia should be under India Office or Foreign Office; either way an abler representative is needed; views on how relations with Persia, Muscat and Zanzibar should be handled; opposes providing Persia with ships though he would prefer that to allowing Persia t...
Acknowledges Northcote's letters of 2 and 3 July; views on subsidising Afghan chiefs; border chiefs both in and outside Indian territory currently enjoy grants of money or land; some powerful tribes have no chiefs but are managed by elders.