An amnesty is granted to imprisoned debtors on the occasion of King George IV's birthday, 23 April 1822, with the exception of those guilty of serious frauds.
Implementation of Lieutenant John Augustus Schalch's plan for constructing a canal between the Hooghly and the Ganges - purchase of a steam engine for excavation work - iron suspension bridge to be built over Tolly's Nala etc. (includes drawings of the Hooghly river bed, p 472) Vol 1.