The Governor General [Lord Canning] defends the appointment of Major Stuart Wortley as Second Assistant to the Agent in Central India - Wortley had been appointed in spite of his not possessing the usual residential and linguistic qualifications
Papers regarding the Ex-King of Oudh [Wajid Ali Shah], Vol 1 - with the aid of Government he purchases an estate near Calcutta, on which he now resides
Papers regarding the Ex-King of Oudh [Wajid Ali Shah], Vol 2 - he accepts a pension of 12 lakhs of rupees 'per annum' from Government, the pension to be backdated to 9 Jul 1859 - separate provision is made for his collateral relatives
Papers regarding the confiscation of Dhar State, Vol 2 - correspondence of the Agent to the Governor General in Central India with the Raja of Dhar [Anand Rao], the Government of India, and subordinate political agents
Papers regarding the confiscation of Dhar State, Vol 1 - reasons given by the Governor General [Lord Canning] for the confiscation - proposal to transfer Dhar to Gwalior State
Papers regarding Baroda State, Vol 2 - decision that the allowances granted to certain darakdars in the districts ceded by Baroda in 1800 and 1802 should continue to be paid to their descendants in perpetuity
Papers regarding Baroda State, Vol 5 - cooperation of the Gaikwar [Khande Rao] in disarming the people of Gujarat - deputation of Lieutenant Edward Hopper Ashe of the 8th Bombay Native Infantry to attend the Gaikwar at Ahmadabad