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181. Mss Eur F83/8, f117

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f117
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Trevelyan foresees revenue surplus for 1863/64 which Wood states may be spent on barracks; Wood urges expenditure on reproductive works (irrigation works and cotton roads); if works are widely spread, problems of labour supply should be less; work on barracks should not go too far pending report ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 May 1863
Extent:
1 item

182. Mss Eur F83/8, f121

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f121
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Suspects that non-execution of public works may be due to (Sir) Richard Strachey (Secretary, Public Works Dept, Govt of India) interfering too much in details; allowable in principle for clergymen to teach Christianity out of school hours (and for Hindus and Muslims to do likewise for their relig...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 May 1863
Extent:
1 item

183. Mss Eur F83/8, f125

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f125
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Has received applications from Col (Sir) Henry Yule and his friends that he should have CB.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 May 1863
Extent:
1 item

184. Mss Eur F83/8, f127

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f127
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Lord Stanley is anxious that Govt of India should see report of his Commission on Sanitary State of Indian Army before barracks are built; his great disappointment at lack of expenditure on reproductive public works in 1862/63 which Trevelyan's budget for 1863/64 does nothing to rectify and canno...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 May 1863
Extent:
1 item

185. Mss Eur F83/8, f136

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f136
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
His communications with Trevelyan no different to those of which Elgin aware; Wood agrees with Elgin on financial matters; is annoyed only at failure to initiate public works; Trevelyan's large estimate of opium revenue precarious source of income; Wood would derive as much as possible from incom...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item

186. Mss Eur F83/8, f148

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f148
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Trevelyan's budget is different from what was expected and from what either Wood, Elgin, or Trevelyan intended; supposes Harington and Grey must have overpowered Trevelyan; but no harm done and budget will be approved; refers to correspondence with Frere and asks Elgin to consider Dinkar Rao's su...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item

187. Mss Eur F83/8, f154

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f154
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Reminds him that in his letters by "you" he means the Govt of India, not Elgin personally; reiterates disappointment at failure to initiate public works; Elgin himself has denied cause is labour shortage; Wood suggests problem may be unwillingness of Engineer officers to employ outsiders and bad ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item

188. Mss Eur F83/8, f158

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f158
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Sends memorandum by Sir Proby Cautley on Ganges canal.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jun 1863
Extent:
1 item

189. Mss Eur F83/8, f161

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f161
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Discusses military appointments should Rose and Mansfield return home; case of Southee Sikhs who have been deprived of some rights by Raja of Nabha; Wood and Council of India consider some injustice has been done to Southee Sikhs.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Jul 1863
Extent:
1 item

190. Mss Eur F83/8, f167

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/8, f167
Title:
Letter from Wood to Elgin
Scope & Content:
Legal position on whereabouts of seat of Government when Governor-General and Council are away from Calcutta; Madras and Bombay are always seat of Government in those Presidencies; does not disapprove of Elgin going on tour, but thinks problems can arise when he is separated from members of Govt;...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Jul 1863
Extent:
1 item