Deputation of Captain Henry Drummond for a period of 6 months on a survey of the mineral resources of Kumaon and Garhwal - he is granted 713 rupees 'per mensem' to cover his travelling expenses and the cost of employing a mining expert
Government of India sanction the appointment of Colonel Vans Kennedy as Oriental Translator to the Bombay Government on a salary of 2000 rupees 'per mensem'
Government of India reject the proposal of the Bengal Medical Board that a medical officer should be deputed to report on the eligibility of some of the islands in the Bay of Bengal for the establishment of a sanatorium
Table of Contents. [pp 1-3] Extract from Public letter No.35 of 1838 from the Government of India, dated 1st November 1838, requesting sanction of the appointments of Mr McCulloch to the situation of Superintendent of the Government Botanic Gardens under the Bombay Presidency, and Dr Gibson to...
Compensation paid to the Chiefs of Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj for the expenses incurred by them in repairing the dak roads that run through their territories - khilats are also bestowed on both Chieftains, the khilat to the Raja of Keonjhar being commuted for a money payment
Requests of the King of Oudh, the Rajas of Jaipur and Alwar and the Nizam of Hyderabad to be allowed to retain their dak establishments in the Company's territories
Scheme of the Bishop of Calcutta [Dr David Wilson] for erecting a cathedral church [St Paul's] on the esplanade at Fort William - Government grant him a site at the south east corner of the Maidan (includes printed copy of a circular letter from the bishop dated 18 Jun 1839, inviting subscription...
Persistent refusal of Ensign Christopher Humphreys of the Pension Establishment to leave the territories of the Nawab of Rampur - proposal that his pension be stopped to encourage his departure