Three men out of the twelve Sappers and Miners who have just arrived from England are retained at Calcutta to assist the Asiatic Society in its experiment of boring for fresh water at Fort William.
Further papers regarding the emancipation of slaves on St Helena - one quarter of the remaining slave population are emancipated by lot on 29 April 1833 (includes a list of the 124 emancipated slaves, with the names of their owners, and the amount of compensation paid, on pp 12-16).
Establishment of a whale fishery by the inhabitants of St Helena - the St Helena Government grant them a bill at par for £1000, to be remitted to their agent in London.
Memorial of Robert Francis Seale of St Helena to the Court of Directors praying to be granted permanent tenure of Deadwood farm, (with associated correspondence).
Papers regarding an affray which took place on 15 Mar 1831 at Lintin in the Pearl River between the boats of some European opium smugglers and a Chinese war vessel.
Discovery by Captain Henry Charles Baskerville Tanner of coal deposits in the Patsandah Hills of Bhagalpur District - question of their possible exploitation, etc..
Correspondence of the Commander of H.M. Naval Forces in the East Indies, Rear Admiral Sir Edward William Campbell Richard Owen, with the Bengal Government and others, on various subjects, viz: the naval station at Trincomalee, the destinations of H.M. ships, the suppression of Malayan piracy, etc...