Refers to Lawrence's letter of 18 February (1); fears European planters will ruin native gentry in Coorg by taking away labourers; Wood has been horrified at planters' proceedings in Assam in seeking to compel labourers to work; contract and rent questions; hopes High Court will give collective o...
Lawrence's letter of 20 February a 'capital defence' of his Oudh policy; Wood's despatch 'written as much for the H of Commons as for you' where Wood hopes Lawrence will not be attacked as Wood has taken pains to convince critics; 'but undeniably there was a strong feeling here on the subject'; t...
Encloses Oudh papers printed for Parliament; does not think any more will be heard about it 'unless Danby Seymour or some unimportant member takes it up'; request from Sir William Hooker (Director of Kew Gardens) for wood specimens.
Dewangiri affair – 'we shall no longer be looked up to as invincible. If bows and arrows drive Armstrong Guns out of the field, we are in bad hands; Duke of Brabant appreciates 'delicate attentions' he received in India; presents received by Prince and Princess of Wales displayed at Marlborough H...
Acknowledges Lawrence's letter of 2 March; Dewangiri affair; Wood would like to hold a proper line of posts and would go further up hills to ensure a healthy place; reports of Trevelyan's financial statement on 1 April seem to be at variance with proposals in his telegram of 26 March; tenant occu...
On Oudh, thinks blue book satisfactory, its only omission being selection of Davies which Lawrence's letters make good; all Lawrence's letters have been sent to Stanley who will probably be satisfied; explains points on Oudh tenures on which he still disagrees with Lawrence; confesses his unders...
Dewangiri affair disgraceful; thinks it should probably be held; possible next step in Bhutan campaign; operations very costly given primitive character of opposition; puzzled by fact that Lawrence's and Trevelyan's letters all pointed at continuance of Income tax whereas recent telegrams refer t...
On Oudh, the more he looks at papers, the less grounds he sees for impugning Lawrence's actions, but discusses at length further points regarding Oudh tenancies; his objection to Davies's circular was that it seemed to invite claims, but he accepts that business must now proceed on present footin...