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61. Mss Eur F83/5, f113

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f113
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Trevelyan has left him insufficient time to comment fully on budget; comments on note by (Sir) W Grey opposing Trevelyan's reduction of import duties but suggesting reduction of income tax; Elgin has again pressed on Trevelyan and colleagues advisability of making no reductions this year and empl...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Apr 1863
Extent:
1 item

62. Mss Eur F83/5, f129

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f129
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Sends paper by Col (later Sir) Henry Norman (Secretary to Military Dept) on officers of Indian Army.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 May 1863
Extent:
1 item

63. Mss Eur F83/5, f131

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f131
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Protests at Wood's imputations against him regarding policy towards expenditure on public works, and reviews controversy over budget provisions for public works, barracks, tax reductions, and estimates of increased revenue.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 May 1863
Extent:
1 item

64. Mss Eur F83/5, f145

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f145
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Question of appointing provisional member of Council; is inclined to prefer men who have served under Supreme Government and contrasts work of Supreme Government and Local Governments; legislative branch of Governor-General's Council should be channel to introduce men from Provinces into Secretar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 May 1863
Extent:
1 item

65. Mss Eur F83/5, f152

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f152
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Defends appointment of Drummond rather than Muir or (Sir) Charles Wingfield (Commissioner of Oudh) as Lt-Governor of NWP; criticises Wingfield's methods of applying Canning's policy of setting up an aristocracy in Oudh, and expresses doubts about that policy, and fears that rights of sub-tenants ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 May 1863
Extent:
1 item

66. Mss Eur F83/5, f179

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f179
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Further defence of Drummond's appointment and comments on Wingfield; re-iterates his scepticism of value of services spent away from Calcutta climate under friendly Lt-Governors; believes many whose reputation stands high would not accept a Secretaryship to Government at Calcutta; hopes to indica...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item

67. Mss Eur F83/5, f207

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f207
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Reviews question of non-expenditure of cash balances on public works and effect of Trevelyan's intervention; strongly opposes entrusting construction of canals to private companies and hopes Wood will support him should Trevelyan contest this view; reasons for increase of Canadian revenue in Elgi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item

68. Mss Eur F83/5, f216

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f216
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Recommends Col (later Sir) Henry Yule for CB.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item

69. Mss Eur F83/5, f218

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f218
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Montgomery's visit to Kashmir.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item

70. Mss Eur F83/5, f220

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f220
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
News of fall of Herat; Trevelyan's proposal to sell dockyards; though Indian Navy is being reduced, Elgin feels Royal Navy should be consulted; comments on Trevelyan's mode of reasoning and tendency to form opinions without full consideration; colleagues seem willing to defer to Elgin's judgement...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item