KCSIs and CSIs for participants in Abyssinian campaign; Duke of Cambridge's complaint that Lawrence did not consult him on Lt-Col (Sir) P Lumsden's appointment as Quartermaster General.
Problem of honours for Abyssinian campaign; at conference with Duke of Cambridge and others, feeling was that India should be supplied with Armstrong gun from England; Northcote explains his reasons for opposing argument that native troops should not be given precision weapons 'out of jealousy', ...
Despatch just received from India on scholarships for Indians at British universities is just what Northcote wanted; minimum age of 16 may be too low; important that first batch should get scheme off to good start; question whether Star of India should be given to King of Siam (as proposed by Sir...
Electioneering is interfering with proper work; on Afghanistan, agrees in supporting Sher Ali as proposed by Lawrence while being careful to avoid entanglement with him; is inclined to give weight to Durand's view on Kashmir succession; Mayo willing to implement arrangement regarding Roepstorff.
Protests at despatch just received exonerating Eden from the (very mild) censure of Govt of India of his conduct in Bhutan in 1864; failure to trust judgement of Govt of India in such trivial point will undermine its authority; tendency of events is 'to weaken the influence of the Governor-Genera...
Famine situation in Bengal and Orissa; believes railways should have priority over Burma road, and that feeders to existing lines should have priority over construction of new main lines; more important than either is irrigation which Lawrence believes will prove profitable (unlike railways); exp...