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 ...
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...
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;...
[Marked Confidential]; Sir George Grey in New Zealand fears serious war there, and asks for troops from India; Wood asks Elgin to send one European and two Sikh regiments, amounting to 3000 men – 'I take it that there will be no loot'. [Note in letter book states telegram of 20 July to Elgin amen...
Rent question; question whether there should be any troops not under C-in-C's authority; Wood's desire to curb independence of C-in-C (which will be opposed by Court and military authorities at home) and wish to 'identify the Chief Military Authority with the Govt of India'; opposes existing hybr...
His only reservation about proceedings of Council at Lahore was volume of legislation; hopes itch to legislate in England will not extend to India; regrets necessity for chastising frontier tribes and hopes action will be short and decisive; problem regarding levy of Sikh troops for Ceylon shows ...