Vacancies in Elgin's Council; Trevelyan's wild notion of surplus in Indian revenue which should not be difficult to dispose of; shortage of labour in some areas for public works and in Berar for picking cotton; labour shortage only justifiable reason for not spending money Wood has sanctioned for...
Post now fortnightly rather than weekly; acknowledges Elgin's letter of 5 March; believes control of Central Govt over Govts of Madras and Bombay should be financial, political and legislative, and gives examples in public works field of how this should operate; agrees with Elgin that constant ch...
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.
[Marked Private and Confidential]; despatch on case of Raja of Mysore being sent by this mail; most puzzling and disagreeable case and Wood thinks Elgin should have full background for his own eye only; has decided not to restore administration to Raja; wants Elgin and L B Bowring (Chief Commissi...
Sends copy of congratulatory address on contract law; comments on Laing; notes Calcutta press are 'trying to get up a jealousy between you and me'; opposes expenditure of money earmarked for reproductive public works on barracks which should be financed from current revenue; discusses where barra...
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 ...