File S&C 266/1880 - Papers on the distribution and suggested prices of copies of Major Raverty’s book entitled Notes on Afghanistan and Part of Baluchistan, and observations on the revision of the second section of the book
File S&C 267/1880 - Letter from Major A Bloomfield, Saxmundham, Suffolk, to the India Office, dated 21st February 1880, and related draft reply, regarding the return of books on loan
File S&C 268/1880 - Request of Professor Monier Williams to be supplied with two copies of Alexander Cunningham’s Stupa of Bharhut, one for himself and one for the Indian Institute
File S&C 269/1880 - List of general and miscellaneous published maps, plans and charts of the Survey of India, and a bill of Lading for a case, shipped per ss. Verona, containing maps and plans of the Survey of India
File S&C 270/1880 - Government of Bombay letter, dated 7th February 1880, and related minute paper, regarding a breach of the law on the part of the Commander of the ss. Pontomac in carrying upward of 100 persons without having a duly qualified medical practitioner on board
File S&C 271/1880 - Request of the Director-General of Stores, India Office Store Department, dated 6th October 1881, for the loan of copies of despatches
Scope & Content:
The despatches, or a list of the despatches, are not included in the file
File S&C 272/1880 - Statement, prepared by the Accountant Generals Department, showing expenditure during 1879-80 on literature chargeable to the annual grant of £3,500, together with a statement of sums chargeable to the Literature Grant sanctioned up to 31st March 1880
File S&C 273/1880 - Correspondence relating to the forwarding and receipt of certain Government of India Meteorological publications, together with a Bill of Lading for a case containing the publications of the Indian Meteorological Department for distribution to Science Societies in Europe and America
File S&C 274/1880 - Enquiry of the Director of the Meteorological Observatory of Mexico regarding the non-receipt of publications of the Indian Meteorological Department
File S&C 275/1880 - Enquiry of Antony Roulliet, Paris, regarding the asking prices of certain books, together with a draft reply from Mr W G Pedder, Secretary to the Statistics and Commerce Department and a report of book prices