Further correspondence regarding the Sikkim Expedition - ultimatum to the Raja of Sikkim from the British Special Commissioner [Ashley Eden] - his demand that the Raja surrender Diwan Namguay etc. (a copy of the ultimatum appears on pp 26-29)
Papers regarding the Nizamat (estates of the Nawab Nazim of Bengal) - Government reject the claim of the Nawab Nazim [Syed Mansur Ali] to be exempted from the payment of income tax
Further papers regarding the Sikkim Expedition - advance of the expedition into Sikkim - deficiency in the number of coolies provided for the expedition - explanation of the Superintendent of Darjeeling [Dr Archibald Campbell] as to why he exposed a detachment of 100 men to considerable danger
Papers regarding the conclusion of a new treaty between the British Government and the Maharaja of Gwalior [Jayaji Rao Sindhia] Vol 1 - territorial rewards to Sindhia for his fidelity during the Mutiny - mutual exchange of territories - perpetual cession of certain assigned districts to Great Britain - replacement of the Gwalior Contingent by a Subsidiary Force (includes 4 maps, MS, coloured, showing the new arrangements)
Papers regarding the conclusion of a new treaty with Gwalior, Vol 2 - letter from the Governor General [Lord Canning] to the Secretary of State for India [Sir Charles Wood] regarding the line of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway running through the ceded territory of Nimar (includes a sketch map, MS, coloured, showing the line of the railway)