Transfer of the printing business of Government to the Upper Military Orphan School Press - consequent claim of the proprietors of the Government Gazette to compensation.
Measures taken to rescue the crew of the ship Union from slavery on the island of Enggano, where they had been shipwrecked in 1815 (includes a description of the island by Captain John Napier, pp 82-91).
Report of the committee appointed to examine the proficiency of William Hay MacNaghten in the interpretation of Arabic legal works - he is awarded a degree of honour and a medal.
Results of the examination in June 1817 of the students at Fort William College - list of those qualified for the public service, with particulars of each student etc. (includes printed extract from the Bengal Government Gazette of 3 Jul 1817 giving details of the examination, pp 75-78).
The allowance of 100 rupees 'per mensem' granted to Captain Thomas Roebuck to enable him to publish an improved edition of Dr William Hunter's Hindustani dictionary is extended for a further two years.