Pension of late Treasurer of Governor-General's household comes not from general revenue but from household allowance which he has had to retrench to balance books; case of Iqbal-ud-Daula; yield of land revenue in N.W.P.; need to husband land revenue; land worth £1,362,141 given to Guaranteed Rai...
Adjutant-General's remuneration: important not to pay too much – 'the greater the post is made, the less likely is it to be given to an officer who has some youth and energy left in him'; balance of opinion in Council on army reduction, for which financial case is overwhelming – 'the Country cann...
Marvels at speed of telegraphic communication; considers Govt financial support for Mutlah scheme unnecessary at present; financial position for current year has improved, but inflation and increased expenditure make long term position gloomy; discusses Assam situation, and possible future line o...
Proposals for army reductions; Council unanimous in favour of expedition into Bhutan if chiefs do not come to terms; briefly reiterates arguments in its favour; Parliamentary debate on Bhutan demonstrated ignorance of speakers and extent to which people at home are misled by newspaper reports.
Will do nothing regarding proposed Bhutan expedition without Mansfield's concurrence; would not propose military reductions, but to avoid financial embarrassment there must be either increased taxation or less expenditure and he prefers latter; reduction of artillery; has reluctantly disbanded La...
Describes interview with Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior at Allahabad; has persuaded him to abandon for the moment proposal to abdicate; assessment of Scindia and his possible unspoken discontents and long term ambitions, including wish that British should leave Gwalior fort; his resentments may have...
Encloses minutes of members of Council on re-organisation of native army – Lawrence is inclined to delay the matter; attack on Maj Adams (Deputy Commissioner, Peshawar); land revenue and opium revenue prospects; increase in provisioning costs for army and its reasons; cost estimates for new barra...