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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur B380

11. Mss Eur B380/1, f87

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Mss Eur B380/1, f87
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Recent rains has removed danger of actual famine in most area of North Western Provinces; area in N.W.P. served by irrigation works has increased from 450,000 acres in 1867 to 800,000 in 1868; benign effects of market speculation in sending grain to areas of scarcity; measures to deal with Chitta...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Feb 1869
Extent:
1 item

12. Mss Eur B380/1, f116

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Mss Eur B380/1, f116
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Police reinforcements sent to Lord Henry Ulick Browne (Commissioner of Chittagong) to deal with disturbances – still hopes regular troops will be unnecessary; financial position worse than previously indicated; with rising revenue and profound peace, impossible to suggest deficit of £1.7 million;...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Feb 1869
Extent:
1 item

13. Mss Eur B380/1, f125

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/1, f125
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
After six hour debate his Council unanimously agreed on impossibility of touching salt tax this year, and on extension of Certificate tax at present rate to all incomes payable in India [i.e extending it to landholders and in effect converting it to an Income tax]; measures to increase production...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Feb 1869
Extent:
1 item

14. Mss Eur B380/1, f147

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Mss Eur B380/1, f147
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Nawab Nazim has left for visit to England; his reluctance to offer nazar [token of recognition of British sovereignty] at public reception by Mayo; brief character sketch of Nawab; encloses Foreign Dept memorandum giving brief history of Nawabs of Bengal since battle of Plassey and outlining thei...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Feb 1869
Extent:
1 item

15. Mss Eur B380/1, f162

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Mss Eur B380/1, f162
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Encloses copy of budget estimate; departments retreated when told of Mayo's determination not to overspend; commends Temple for his support; recommends Mir Akbar Ali for CSI for services in Abyssinnia; following death of Nizam of Hydeabad, hopes to maintain Salar Jung in power during regency whic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Mar 1869
Extent:
1 item

16. Mss Eur B380/1, f178

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/1, f178
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Disposal of presents from Native Chiefs; budget well received – Europeans pleased that rich zamindars now also paying Certificate/Income tax; rumour that a commercial member [of Legislative Council] will propose addition to salt tax instead of income tax; salt question will be attacked as soon as...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Mar 1869
Extent:
1 item

17. Mss Eur B380/1, f186

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/1, f186
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Concurs in policy of non-interference in Asian politics – we should seek friendly relations with neighbours and encourage any efforts they make for development and security of trade; impolicy of dealing directly with such people shown by problems arising from Makran telegraph, but Mayo believes q...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Mar 1869
Extent:
1 item

18. Mss Eur B380/1, f223

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Mss Eur B380/1, f223
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Discusses question of upgrading type of rifle issued to native troops; believes principle adopted since mutiny of issuing them with inferior arms must be discontinued, but on other hand they cannot be placed in position of absolute equality with British troops which they cannot be while artillery...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1869
Extent:
1 item

19. Mss Eur B380/1, f232

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/1, f232
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Despatches on railways being sent by this mail; draws attention to potential advantages of constructing in addition cheap 'American' [i.e. light] railways, and asks Argyll to send out an American engineer to try one as an experiment; encloses memorandum on handling of revenue and interest arising...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1869
Extent:
1 item

20. Mss Eur B380/1, f245

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B380/1, f245
Title:
Letter from Mayo to Argyll
Scope & Content:
Encloses reports on Kohat punitive raid (including unofficial account from Capt Arthur Broome) and expresses his grave doubts regarding policy of such frontier expeditions; lack of progress of Cachar expedition; other column in Assam doing better; need to prevent raids by wild tribesmen which lea...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Mar 1869
Extent:
1 item