File R 371/1881 - Submission by Mr Thomas Wardle of the fourth instalment of his report on dyestuffs of India, and his hope of being able to forward the fifth and final instalment of the report
File R 373/1881 - Enquiry from Mr Lionel Twyford of 21 Montpellier Road, Brighton, as to whether there are annual examinations held for the selection of candidates for appointment to the Forest Department in India
File R 374/1881 - Papers regarding a bill of £90 forwarded by Colonel G Pearson, being part of the amount sanctioned for tours during the Easter vacation of 1881 with students at the School of Forestry at Nancy
Scope & Content:
File includes letter from Colonel G Pearson, dated 18th May 1881, giving an account of places of interest visited during the tours of the Easter vacation of 1881 with students at the School of Forestry at Nancy
File R 376/1881 - Sanction by the Conservator of Forests for an extension of leave of 6 months furlough (out of India without pay or allowances) for Mr C Palmer of 46 Navarino Road, Hackney
File R 379/1881 - Despatch from Lord Lyons, dated 11th May 1881 (Paris) reporting on the result of enquiries relating to the system of reeling tasar silk, alleged to have been discovered by Tessié du Motay
File R 381/1881 - Reports regarding English students of the First and Second years (1880-1881) at the School of Forestry at Nancy
Scope & Content:
File includes reports of May 1881 showing examination marks given to named students on specific subjects, and notes on their individual characters by the director of the Forestry School at Nancy
File R 384/1881 - Report on the Administration of the Abkari Department of the Bombay Presidency (exclusive of Sind) for the Revenue Year 1879-89 (Bombay, 1881), with related minute papers