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391. Mss Eur F90/28, no.21

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Mss Eur F90/28, no.21
Title:
Letter from Northcote to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Despite doubts on form of Licence Tax will support whatever decision Lawrence reaches; is alarmed at Indian public's readiness to borrow and unwillingness to be taxed; granting of Star of India to British Army Officers, with notes on services of Col Edmund Haythorne, Col Edward Robert Wetherall, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1867
Extent:
1 item

392. Mss Eur F90/28, no.30

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Mss Eur F90/28, no.30
Title:
Letter from Northcote to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Mr Moule's earth closet system; request from (Sir) Henry Cole (Director of South Kensington Museum) for Indian Govt to take action to conserve architectural remains and works of art and to take casts and photographs; asks Lawrence to consider Succession Tax as possibly preferable to Income Tax; a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jun 1867
Extent:
1 item

393. Mss Eur F90/28, no.33

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Mss Eur F90/28, no.33
Title:
Letter from Northcote to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Asks whether anything can be done for Maj Gleig (removed from army because of deafness); his practise regarding personal recommendations.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jul 1867
Extent:
1 item

394. Mss Eur F90/28, no.44

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Mss Eur F90/28, no.44
Title:
Letter from Northcote to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Has persuaded his Council to adopt his views on Bank of Bombay, in particular his refusal to allow Govt to hold shares in Bank; views on buying up Orissa Irrigation Company – question to be referred to Public Works Committee of Council.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Oct 1867
Extent:
1 item

395. Mss Eur F90/28, no.49

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Mss Eur F90/28, no.49
Title:
Letter from Northcote to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Council of India's negotiations to buy up Orissa Irrigation Company (from which Frere dissents); hopes Govt of India will be able to carry on work effectively and economically; has met some opposition to supplying India with engineers; suggests H C E Childers (Liberal MP, Financial Secretary to T...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Nov 1867
Extent:
1 item

396. Mss Eur F90/30, no.47

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Mss Eur F90/30, no.47
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Work is as well up in all Depts as it has ever been – inevitably Wood will hear of what has happened privately from Lawrence before papers can be sent officially; hopes Wood will not agree to specific performance of contract clauses which would 'assuredly become an engine of oppression and extort...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jul 1865
Extent:
1 item

397. Mss Eur F90/27, no.3

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Mss Eur F90/27, no.3
Title:
Letter from Wood to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Lawrence's letter of 6 December; willing to borrow for well considered public works, but Indian Govt must produce better proof of estimates; is averse to sanctioning troop of horse for Aden; on Bhutan, is becoming disillusioned with military people in India; is fit again, but arrears...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1866
Extent:
1 item

398. Mss Eur F90/27, no.7

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Mss Eur F90/27, no.7
Title:
Letter from Wood to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Comments on Mansfield's proposal to establish Government newspaper [cf Lawrence's letter of 21 December (1)]; explains practise and views at home; telegraph means newspapers often hear news before Govt; at home an avowed Govt organ is not considered advisable, but this conclusion may not apply to...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Feb 1866
Extent:
1 item

399. Mss Eur F90/27, no.8

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Mss Eur F90/27, no.8
Title:
Letter from Wood to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Two important despatches being sent, on Bhutan and artillery reductions; despatch on Bhutan gives general approval; on artillery, India Office officials think calculations are mistaken and would produce increase rather decrease in cost; Wood is against principle on which calculations are based; a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Feb 1866
Extent:
1 item

400. Mss Eur F90/27, no.15

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Mss Eur F90/27, no.15
Title:
Letter from De Grey to Lawrence
Scope & Content:
Appointment of Cotton Commissioner for Berar which is desired in Lancashire; hopes for fuller expression of Lawrence's views on Indian Sanitary Commissions, and that duties of sanitary officers can be extended from purely military sphere to cover larger towns, in which case a Sanitary Dept may be...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1866
Extent:
1 item