Grant of a gratuity of 1000 rupees, equivalent to 10 months' pay, to Imrat Rao, late Kamasdar of Burhanpur and Asir in Nimar (includes, on p 6, the applicant's pension register, giving personal details)
Correspondence of the Straits Settlements Government regarding the treaty recently concluded between France and Siam (an English translation of the treaty is on pp 3-4)
Papers regarding the encroachments of the French in Cambodia and their conclusion of a treaty with that country - misgivings of the Siamese regarding French designs in Indo-China
Proposal of H. M. Consul at Jedda [Henry H Calvert] that cruisers should be stationed in the Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb to ensure that British pilgrim ships observe the regulations against overcrowding
Explanation of the Government of India regarding the omission of certain documents in their correspondence with London respecting the occupation of Gwalior Fort
Outrages committed on the frontiers of Rewah State and Allahabad District by a gang of dacoits commanded by the sons and grandsons of Ratan Singh - measures taken to bring them to justice - the Maharaja of Rewah [Raghuraj Singh] is urged to co-operate more actively with the British Authorities, (Vol 1)
Further proceedings regarding the dacoities on the Allahabad and Rewah frontier - correspondence regarding the murder of the son of the Dya Raja by Lalu Singh, one of the leading dacoits - reward of 2000 rupees offered by the Maharaja of Rewah for the capture of the ringleaders (Vol 2)
Papers regarding the illegal traffic in African slaves carried on on the Kathiawar Coast - account by Lieut Colonel Christopher Palmer Rigby of how he rescued five African children brought for sale at Navanagar (includes copies of statements made by the slave-trader and by the five children)
Further papers regarding the political liabilities of the former Nagpur State, the use of the Bhonsla Fund etc. - correspondence of the Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces with the Government of India, (Vol1)