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51. Mss Eur F90/30, no.51

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Mss Eur F90/30, no.51
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Suggests qualified engineers should be deputed to inspect Godavari works and Karachi harbour works, both of which are very costly, to report whether they should be abandoned or whether further expenditure is justified; artillery reductions; country safe from famine but harvest will be poor and pr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Aug 1865
Extent:
1 item

52. Mss Eur F90/30, no.52

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.52
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Wood's letter of 31 July; no objection to Bowring's proposal to settle Mysore family in tract south of Cauvery river once main question is disposed of, but no such concession should be offered initially; his Council are opposed to expenditure for Paris Exhibition but Lawrence thinks ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1865
Extent:
1 item

53. Mss Eur F90/30, no.53

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Mss Eur F90/30, no.53
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Recommends Arthur Roberts as successor to Hawkins; Godavari irrigation scheme; need to decide whether future irrigation works should be undertaken by Govt or private enterprise; regarding ordnance affairs, hopes Wood will consent to no new appointments or commissions – many things worthier of exp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Sep 1865
Extent:
1 item

54. Mss Eur F90/30, no.54

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.54
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Need to reach arrangement with Russia and Turkey to utilise telegraph communication through Persia.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1865
Extent:
1 item

55. Mss Eur F90/30, no.55

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.55
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Wood's letters of 12 August; willing to give up plan to visit Agra, but nowhere does Governor-General have 'less influence, and can do less good than in Calcutta and Bengal'; Massey says little but appears to think financial situation may not require further taxation; opium revenue; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Sep 1865
Extent:
1 item

56. Mss Eur F90/30, no.56

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.56
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Policy in event of Wahabi Amir attacking Imam of Muscat; need to forestall French influence in Muscat and to prevent it falling into hands of a 'fanatical and dangerous' sect; requests power to instruct Admiral in Indian Seas to send man-of-war to Wahabi ports.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1865
Extent:
1 item

57. Mss Eur F90/30, no.57

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.57
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Wood's letter of 28 August; agrees 12 years' occupancy should not give right to hold land against will of landlord; policy in Bhutan; begs to be relieved of as much artillery as possible; Field Artillery more useful than Horse Artillery in India; have said officially British Infantry...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1865
Extent:
1 item

58. Mss Eur F90/30, no.58

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.58
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Urges decision on irrigation policy which is exciting attention in India; irrigation works will increase revenue; prefers State to undertake work, and justifies borrowing for this purpose, but allowing private enterprise to do it would be preferable to doing nothing, despite loss to State.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1865
Extent:
1 item

59. Mss Eur F90/30, no.59

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.59
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Suggests amendment to clause in Act of Parliament defining period of service of Legislative Council members; problem of Mysore family [i.e. descendants of Tipu Sultan].
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1865
Extent:
1 item

60. Mss Eur F90/30, no.60

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/30, no.60
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Murder of Lt Ommanney at Mardan; reminds Wood of request in letter of 14 June for medical man for Lawrence Asylum at Sanawar.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1865
Extent:
1 item

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