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431. Mss Eur F90/33, no.1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/33, no.1
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Question of honours for General Tombs and General Fraser; [refers to Northcote's letter of 27 November]; publication of minutes on Bank of Bombay in Indian press; contrary to Northcote and Council of India, Lawrence and his Council strongly urge that facts and arguments of individual Council memb...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1868
Extent:
1 item

432. Mss Eur F90/33, no.4

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/33, no.4
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Northcote's letter of 18 December]; favours having Govt Directors for Bank of Bombay even if Govt does not hold shares; their advantages over an Inspector; officials and even members of Govt should be allowed to hold shares; Mansfield's shareholding in Bank of Bombay; Govt's motives in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jan 1868
Extent:
1 item

433. Mss Eur F90/33, no.8

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/33, no.8
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Encloses minutes (not present) by himself and W Seton-Karr (puisne judge of High Court) on reconstitution of Bengal Govt; if Parliament debates question, hopes his paper may be laid before it; is convinced making Bengal a full Govt would destroy authority of Govt of India; has recommended strengt...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jan 1868
Extent:
1 item

434. Mss Eur F90/33, no.9

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/33, no.9
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Pleased at Northcote's decision to appoint Sir R Temple (Bengal Civil Service, currently Resident at Hyderabad) as Financial Member of Governor-General's Council; bridge over Ravi should carry both road and rail traffic.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Feb 1868
Extent:
1 item

435. Mss Eur F90/33, no.15

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/33, no.15
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Question of securing support for Indian Govt in Indian press by payments to editors; arrangement should be known only to Governor-General and two members of his Council; Govt of India should have discretion to pass documents to editors prior to decisions being reached by Secretary of State.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Mar 1868
Extent:
1 item

436. Mss Eur F90/33, no.21

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/33, no.21
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Haines 's appointment as Guardian to young Maharaja of Mysore – important he should be subject to Commissioner and Govt of India; Azim Jah's debts; unreasonable demands of Orissa Irrigation Company; parliamentary committee desired by Lord Kinnaird will do no good – 'absurd … trying to decide in E...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Apr 1868
Extent:
1 item

437. Mss Eur F90/33, no.23

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/33, no.23
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Encloses minutes by himself and members of Council on travel allowances for them and for Secretaries to meet expenses of journey to and from Simla; public outcry against them last year no doubt partly due to unpopularity of annual migration with non-official Indian public and specially with Calcu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Apr 1868
Extent:
1 item

438. Mss Eur F90/33, no.25

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/33, no.25
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Despatch being sent on improvement of Indian jails with reference to Crofton's and Miss Carpenter's suggestions; Mansfield has proposed but Lawrence strongly opposes arming native troops with breech-loading rifles; native army already much better armed than troops of any native State.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Apr 1868
Extent:
1 item

439. Mss Eur F90/33, no.26

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/33, no.26
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Approves Jackson's appointment as Chairman of Bombay Bank Commission; pension for John Cochrane (High Court judge); brief comments on Mysore affairs where Dr Campbell has probably 'feathered his own nest pretty well'.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1868
Extent:
1 item

440. Mss Eur F90/33, no.27

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/33, no.27
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Northcote
Scope & Content:
Queen's statue had better come to Calcutta.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Apr 1868
Extent:
1 item