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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

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/5, f303
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Encloses copy of his letter to Sir Stafford Northcote (ex-Secretary of State for India and Conservative spokesman in Commons) outlining at length his opposition to establishing a Parliamentary Committee of Enquiry on India – wants it shown to Gladstone before latter makes up his mind; situation i...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 16 Nov 1870
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/5, f342
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Will do his best on railway gauge question despatches on which have just arrived; serious delays in public works business caused by Col (Sir) R Strachey's non-arrival back in India, and death of Col Anderson; has had to deal severely with negligent and incompetence in Public Works Dept; reply by ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 30 Nov 1870
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/5, f53
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Decision to retain Maj-Gen (Sir) Sam Browne in command of Peshawar Brigade for further year; Sistan arbitration between Persia and Iran and importance of handling it so as to avoid upsetting good relations established with Sher Ali; crucial importance of averting war between Afghanistan and Persi...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 30 Jun 1870
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/5, f81
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Irish Land Bill; briefly repeats view as to need to replace Temple; proposed new Dept of Agriculture [cf Argyll's letter of 24 June]; nonsensical idea of admitting purely commercial men to Secretary of State's Council of India; District Officers or middle ranking army officers, who know India as ...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 22 Jul 1870
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/5, f88
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: Reports on causes of unrest in Yusufzai area of Peshawar border, so far as they are known.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 22 Jul 1870
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Mss Eur B380/5, f94
Title:: Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:: [Refers to Argyll's letter of 1 July]; question of putting conduct of British relations with Persia under Secretary of State for India and Governor-General of India in Council; thinks Argyll does not fully appreciate danger to British interests in the East of Perso-Afghan war which can be prevent...
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 29 Jul 1870
Extent:: 1 item

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