2344: Correspondence on the subject of conducting astronomical observations in India, in reply to the Secretary of State for India's Despatch No.91, dated 31st October 1866
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a copy of the Public letter received from India, No.29 of 1867, dated 22 February 1867. Also included are the remarks of Lieutenant Colonel J T Walker, Superintendent of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, regarding the maintenance of the Madras Observatory.
2384: Resolutions recorded in the Home and Financial Departments of the Government of India on the 12th January 1867 and the 11th March 1867, together with related papers, relative to the question of the limit of weight for letters carried at the minimum postage rate of half an anna
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a copy of the Post Office letter received from India, No.7 of 1867, dated 20 March 1867
2391: Correspondence relative to the purchase of the Steamer India [or Indus] and Flats Luckia and Kaligunga in connection with the importation of grain into Orissa
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a copy of the Public letter received from India, No.61 of 1867, dated 5 April 1867
2395: Correspondence regarding the mode of remittance to India of the savings of Indian Immigrants in the Colonies
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a copy of the Public letter received from India, No.31 of 1867, dated 26 February 1867; and copies of the following Financial (Accounts) letters received from India: No.52 of 1867, dated 11 February 1867 No.76 of 1867, dated 9 March 1867
2387: Correspondence regarding the number of orphans in the Patna Division who, in consequence of famine, were dependent on private or public charity; and the appointment of Mr Molony as Special Commissioner in the Cuttack Division in connection with famine relief operations
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a copy of the Public letter received from India, No.48 of 1867, dated 21 March 1867. The collection also includes papers regarding famine relief operations in the Cuttack Division.
2388: Correspondence regarding the state of the crops in the Kumaon and Garhwal Districts in the North Western Provinces, and measures taken to alleviate the impending distress from famine
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a copy of the Public letter received from India, No.52 of 1867, dated 22 March 1867
2389: Papers regarding the state of the rice market in the Districts of Balasore and Midnapore, and on the movement of grain between Ganjam and Pooree [Puri]
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a copy of the Public letter received from India, No.53 of 1867, dated 23 March 1867