Drought situation; Lawrence will tell Lt-Governor of North-Western Provinces to pay for poor relief without waiting for private subscriptions; urgent need for British Treasury to repay India for money advanced for Abyssinian expedition; on Afghanistan, has told Lt-Governor of Punjab to pay Amir 6...
Lawrence is far from well, suffering 'a good deal from my head'; policy towards Muscat; some rain in Oudh and Bihar, but prospects for next harvest gloomy; Abdul Rahman Khan seems likely to lose in Afghanistan; PS: news of heavy rain in Gwalior and Lahore, but more is needed.
On Afghanistan, Amir Sher Ali has been sent six lakhs and told he can collect arms from Peshawar; danger of feeding his appetite for money; disagrees with Mansfield (C-in-C) on management of border tribes and proposal to have separate representative of Govt of India on Frontier; drought in upper ...