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Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/4, f52
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Answers Mr Fleming's complaints about failure to complete Arbyle Ghat Road [apparently another case of Supreme Govt efforts to check insufficiently controlled expenditure].
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 25 Jan 1870
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/4, f59
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Encloses two articles from Pioneer on success of recent investiture ceremony for Star of India, and recommends CSI for two officials responsible.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 27 Jan 1870
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/4, f247
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: [Acknowledges Argyll's letter of 18 March]; will not write much while on tour; budget very unpopular with Press; feeling strong among all classes against Income Tax; encloses letter from Meade on Mysore affairs, and from Col Herbert (Political Agent in Turkish Arabia) on claim by Turkish Governor...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 20 Apr 1870
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/4, f327
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Problems arising in Bengal on question of imposing local taxes; [cf Argyll's letter to Mayo, 8 April 1870 (2)]; Mayo argues that land revenue is rent not tax, and question of local taxation should not be mixed up with it, and encloses paper by (Sir) E C Bayley (Home Secretary to Govt of India) on...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 16 May 1870
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/4, f339
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: In case anything said in Parliament regarding Govt of India's refusal to remove export duty on rice in Burma and Bengal, encloses relevant papers; also encloses his reasons for vetoing Bombay Cotton frauds bill.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 16 May 1870
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/5, f34
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Much regrets probability he will lose advice and assistance of (Sir) James Stephen due to ill health; he has shown great ability in elaborating proposals for reform of judicial service; still hoping accounts for 1869/70 will approach equilibrium; new conciliatory policy towards Khan of Agror prom...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 17 Jun 1870
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/5, f60
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Believes Forsyth mission will put a stop to obstruction of trade by minor Kashmiri officials; need for utmost caution in handling Sistan affair if potential for much future trouble is to be avoided; Bannu frontier still disturbed and Mayo is dissatisfied with its handling by civil and military au...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 7 Jul 1870
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/5, f107
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Is unconcerned at loss of Indian Law Commission – the work can be completed more quickly in India by Stephen and Whitley Stokes (Legislative Dept Secretary); effect of Franco-Prussian war on Indian commerce and finance; feeling against Income Tax widespread throughout India; objections of poorer ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 4 Aug 1870
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/5, f124
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Reasons for unpopularity of income tax; need to reduce its rate from 3% to 2% and numbers of persons liable; Temple had wanted 4% and was only induced to agree to 3% with great difficulty; contradicts Grey's view that tax is unnecessary – a deficit now looks likely for current year; alternative t...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 19 Aug 1870
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/5, f143
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Has sent circular to Local Govts enquiring about instances of oppression in collection of income tax; laments difficulties facing Govt of India in pursuing sound financial policy; Govt is in 'awkward position' of administering a country 'where there is a free Press with no Representative Institut...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 26 Aug 1870
Extent:: 1 item

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