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381. Mss Eur F90/31, no.28

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Mss Eur F90/31, no.28
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Suggests that Nizam of Hyderabad and other Princes who are GCSIs should have authority to invest persons awarded Star of India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1866
Extent:
1 item

382. Mss Eur F90/31, no.29

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Mss Eur F90/31, no.29
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Cranborne's letter of 18 July; will correspond as freely with him as if he had known him personally; famine in Orissa, and parts of Bengal and Bihar, and measures for its relief; has been forced to take over management of Bahawalpur; policy towards Afghanistan and Russia 'suicidal' t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Aug 1866
Extent:
1 item

383. Mss Eur F90/31, no.30

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/31, no.30
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Acknowledges Cranborne's letter of 3 August; gives at length political, practical and especially financial reasons for opposing construction of road from Rangoon through independent Burma to China; believes cost would be out of all proportion to benefits and would fall entirely on Indian public r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1866
Extent:
1 item

384. Mss Eur F90/31, no.31

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/31, no.31
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Famine situation in Bengal and Orissa; believes railways should have priority over Burma road, and that feeders to existing lines should have priority over construction of new main lines; more important than either is irrigation which Lawrence believes will prove profitable (unlike railways); exp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Aug 1866
Extent:
1 item

385. Mss Eur F90/31, no.32

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Mss Eur F90/31, no.32
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
With Strachey's help has effected satisfactory settlement of the Oudh taluqdari question unanimously approved by his Council; no part of his administration will give him greater pleasure than this; does not himself think taluqdars will lose much, except that what they formerly gave as a favour, w...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1866
Extent:
1 item

386. Mss Eur F90/31, no.33

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/31, no.33
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Wood
Scope & Content:
Will take care of Miss Carpenter if she comes round from Bombay to Calcutta.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Sep 1866
Extent:
1 item

387. Mss Eur F90/31, no.34

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/31, no.34
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Refers to Cranborne's letter of 3 August, and gives reasons against appointment of Special Councillor in charge of Public Works Dept; comments on membership and working of Governor-General's Council; if Cranborne decides in favour, will try to make it work; suggests appointment of Col (Sir) R Str...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Sep 1866
Extent:
1 item

388. Mss Eur F90/31, no.35

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/31, no.35
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Survey of India's financial position; Massey right in thinking there is annual deficit of £1 million; likely to be great differences in Council on subject, and Lawrence wishes to obtain Cranborne's views; reasons for opposing increase in salt tax; rise in wages largely confined to vicinity of ra...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1866
Extent:
1 item

389. Mss Eur F90/31, no.36

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/31, no.36
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
[Refers to Cranborne's letter of 17 August]; describes action taken to carry out plan for redress of officers' grievances; no objection to title of Prince of Arcot for Azim Jah, but financial arrangements proposed for him are too generous India cannot afford 'to give large incomes to broken down ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1866
Extent:
1 item

390. Mss Eur F90/31, no.37

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F90/31, no.37
Title:
Letter from Lawrence to Cranborne
Scope & Content:
Raises point of detail regarding settlement of officers' grievances; settlement generally well received though doubtless there will still be some discontent; has no idea of overall cost.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Sep 1866
Extent:
1 item