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21. IOR Neg 4236/1/25

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/25
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Comments favourably on (Sir) W Markby (Puisne Judge of Calcutta High Court) as possible successor to Stephen; financial discussions just begun and proceeding on assumption of no borrowing and no addition to railway capital in 1872/73; serious disturbance [caused by Kukas] in small Muslim state of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jan 1872
Extent:
1 item

22. IOR Neg 4236/1/27

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/27
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Persian Gulf now quiet; recent Turkish expedition caused him much anxiety but now seems clear that Turks are in difficulties and beginning to realise that invasion into interior of Nej is almost impossible; regarding recent attack on Gladstone about commercial member of Secretary of State's Counc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jan 1872
Extent:
1 item

23. IOR Neg 4236/1/31

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/31
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Encloses report of conversation between King of Burma and his minister to show what King is led to believe; blue book on military reductions received by newspapers but not by Govt of India; fears publication of minute by Napier (C-in-C) will do much mischief; Mayo unwilling to reply to it at the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1872
Extent:
1 item

24. IOR Neg 4236/1/23

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/23
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Suggests sending home R B Chapman (Secretary to Financial Dept) to give evidence to Parliamentary Committee; current intention to send only a native clerk who knows figures but not policy; Mayo anxious that clear explanation of policy should be given believing 'we have got a most triumphant case'.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Dec 1871
Extent:
1 item

25. IOR Neg 4236/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/2
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Answers charge made in Council of India that Govt of India had done nothing to support or guide Govt of Bengal in introducing measure for local cesses [i.e. local taxes]; Mayo knew that new policy would face determined opposition from Bengal Services (with Grey at their head) and from zamindars; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Jul 1871
Extent:
1 item

26. IOR Neg 4236/1/10

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/10
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Financial proposals for 1871/72 very fair but very bad for 1872/73; in current year drop in customs, salt and railways revenues should be compensated for by opium; lack of elasticity in Indian revenues; India will improve, but slowly - lavish expenditure and extravagance of past ten years has bro...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1871
Extent:
1 item

27. IOR Neg 4236/1/14

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/14
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Murder of J P Norman (Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court) and possible connection with Wahabi appeals; general disquietude among Europeans, but without serious cause; kuka murders – head of sect may be implicated; Turkish intervention in Gulf is becoming serious; Yaqub Khan appointed Gov...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Sep 1871
Extent:
1 item

28. IOR Neg 4236/1/21

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/21
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Argyll's letter of 1 November]; question of return of Gwalior fort to Scindia; hopes matter will be kept quiet in England; impossible for a native chief to oppose British and they think it dangerous to appear to do so; question of replacing Temple as Finance Member; his unpopularity in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Dec 1871
Extent:
1 item

29. IOR Neg 4236/1/24

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/24
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Risk of staying in Gwalior fort ten times greater than leaving; failure of Bombay Govt's policy towards Kalat and deep differences of opinion among Bombay and Punjab officials involved; Sir W Merewether (Chief Commissioner of Sind) and (Sir) R Phayre (Officer Commanding Sind Frontier Force) proba...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1872
Extent:
1 item

30. IOR Neg 4236/1/32

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR Neg 4236/1/32
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Defends Punjab Canal Bill and begs Argyll not to veto it - believes its principle 'essential to our future financial security, i.e. that the Districts who receive the benefit and who are enriched are to pay for the cost if they can', otherwise he believes irrigation works cannot be continued 'wit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Feb 1872
Extent:
1 item

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