Question of sovereignty or jurisdiction over railway lands outside British India; [refers to Lawrence's letter of 17/18 December]; suggests how problem which Lawrence attributes to Indian Councils Act might be solved; supports Lawrence's position on Son scheme; possible appointments to Council; a...
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...
Will approve whatever Lawrence decides regarding envoy at Kabul; likewise regarding whatever Lawrence and Mansfield decide on Bhutan; would regret reduction of 21s Hussars, but assumes cavalry regiment can be spared more easily than anything; suggest local assessment on English planters to pay fo...
Foster can stay longer; recommends Grant '(the Nile traveller'); leakage of purported secret letter of appointment from Durand to Davies which is inconsistent with Lawrence's letters.
Mischievous article in Indian newspaper predicting annexation of Kashmir; policy in Central Asia and Afghanistan; suggests succession tax – 'a sort of legal and authorized nuzzerana'; suggests slower rate of progress on building barracks, but not reducing space of rooms; Trevelyan's use of cash b...
Is averse to altering artillery arrangements unless substantial saving can be made; artillery 'is the arm in which it is desirable to be strong in India'; there should be excess of artillery over normal peace time establishment since, because it is European, it cannot be increased rapidly; deprec...