Need to provide employment in India for Capt Speedy who is looking after Alemayo Theodore's son; intention to keep Alemayo in England for year and then send him to India in Speedy's charge to be educated as officer's son for judicial, military or engineering service; honours for Abyssinian campa...
Has with difficulty found lawyer (Mr Housman) to be Recorder of Rangoon; explains opposition to purchase of house at Simla for use of Governor-General; 'electioneering distracts me sadly from Indian work'.
Likely to come to terms with Orissa Irrigation Company after all; will probably support Madras Govt in matter of deduction to be made from Azim Jah's pension.
Lawrence will have heard of change of Government; looks forward to making Lawrence's acquaintance personally; will take an interest in Indian questions coming before House of Commons and hopes to talk over some of them; explains action taken on Lawrence's recommendations for Star of India. [Follo...
Acknowledges telegram and expresses regret at de Grey's departure and the 'blighted prospects of the Reform movement'; hopes that better days are in prospect for Liberal Party.
Acknowledges Cranborne's letter of 18 July; will correspond as freely with him as if he had known him personally; famine in Orissa, and parts of Bengal and Bihar, and measures for its relief; has been forced to take over management of Bahawalpur; policy towards Afghanistan and Russia 'suicidal' t...
Acknowledges Cranborne's letter of 3 August; gives at length political, practical and especially financial reasons for opposing construction of road from Rangoon through independent Burma to China; believes cost would be out of all proportion to benefits and would fall entirely on Indian public r...
Survey of India's financial position; Massey right in thinking there is annual deficit of £1 million; likely to be great differences in Council on subject, and Lawrence wishes to obtain Cranborne's views; reasons for opposing increase in salt tax; rise in wages largely confined to vicinity of ra...