Refers to his letter of 27 February (2) on Madras Army – will approve whatever Lawrence and Madras Govt agree on; in hurry and confusion of approaching general election.
[Refers to Lawrence's letters of 12, 18 and 20 September]; Roberts not suitable to fill Hawkins' vacancy; irrigation works should be financed partly from revenue, partly by borrowing; intention to borrow should not be announced in advance (which creates less favourable conditions) and Lawrence mu...
Is not allowed to write much; will not stop any expenditure on barracks which can be defrayed from revenue; favours Govt undertaking irrigation works, but is not prepared to announce large loan; would be well to stop Sir Jung Bahadur's visit.
Refers to Wood's letter of 26 November (1); gives his views on expanding Order of Star of India; numbers of natives and English who should receive second and third class awards; 'Men go home from India, who have enjoyed high position, and wielded large powers, and they find themselves without hon...
Refers to Wood's letter of 10 December (2); problem of surplus artillery officers; reports two reverses and some casualties in Bhutan campaign; increased expenditure resulting from increased consumption of beer by soldiers.
Refers to Wood's letters of 10 and 18 February, and the Despatch on Oudh tenures; after careful thought cannot make any change in his course of action; no other course 'is safe, or would be honourable'; nothing has been decided, simply an enquiry has been directed to be made; discusses technicali...
Refers to his letter of 8 April and encloses and comments on memorandum by Mansfield on proposed Bhutan expedition; opposes annexation which would be expensive and perhaps entail increase in Native Army; memorandum by R N Cust (Home Secretary to Govt of India) on re-adjustment of salaries in Beng...
Refers to Wood's letters of 27 March; labour question and Bengal law establishing Protectors – 'a Protector must be a man of great moral resolution, and force of character, to stand fairly between the master and the labourer. The whole influence of the non-official English community, and nearly a...