The Commander in Chief of HM Naval Squadron in the East Indies [Rear Admiral Sir T B Capel] expresses agreement with the Government of India's views regarding the dispatch of British warships to Canton
Reply of the Pasha of Baghdad [Ali Reza] to a letter from the then Governor General [Sir Charles Metcalfe] which had thanked the Pasha for his co-operation in establishing steam communication between India and England (with associated correspondence)
Enactment of India Act 6 of 1836 limiting the term of imprisonment for contempt of court under section 22 of Madras Regulation 3 of 1802 to no more than two months (a copy of the Act appears on p 9) (Vol 2)
A spot of land at Bombay between the Masjid and Juran bandars is granted rent-free for 50 years by the Bombay Government to Laximon Harichanderji for the purpose of effecting certain public improvements (includes, on p 21, a map, MS, coloured, showing the area in question)
Proposed to erect a bridge over the Moyar River at Tippacadu on the borders of the Nilgiris and Mysore State (includes, on pp 27-32, three proposed designs 1) for an iron wire suspension bridge, 2) a wooden bridge on brick and chanam piers 3) a brick and chanam bridge
Papers regarding an attack made on 20 Jul 1837 by the inhabitants of Milsurah village in Bharatpur State upon the village of Detwah in British India - the Agent in Rajputana is instructed to make an official complaint to the Raja of Bharatpur
A pension of 100 rupees 'per mensem' is awarded to Syed Subhan, the Ex-Chief of Rombauw, for the assistance he rendered the British Government at Malacca, during the Nanning rebellion
Proposal to grant a piece of land with an annual rental of 3600 rupees to Darashah Cursetjee, a Parsee merchant, who had rendered valuable services to the British Government during the Coorg campaign of 1834