Suggestion of the Law Member of the Council of India [Thomas Babington Macaulay] that 'viva voce' examinations should be introduced in Equity cases tried before the Calcutta Supreme Court (Macaulay's minute of 16 May 1836 is on pp 7-11)
Proposals of the Madras Government for two Acts, the first prohibiting the importation of slaves across the land boundaries of the Madras Presidency, the second limiting the period of imprisonment for contempt of court under section 22 of Madras Regulation 3 of 1802 (copies of the proposed Acts a...
Report by the Indian Law Commissioners on the proposal of the Madras Government for an enactment prohibiting the wearing of gold and silver ornaments by children, (Vol 3)
Opposition of the Madras Government to the issue of a writ of 'Habeas Corpus' by the Madras Supreme Court against Subaraya, a Commissariat servant, about to be tried by court martial at Bangalore
Rejection by the Indian Law Commissioners of the draft Act proposed by the Madras Government for the suppression of conspiracies among the Hill Zemindars of Ganjam and Vizagapatam (Vol 2)
Enactment of India Act 14 of 1836 abolishing the existing Transit and Town Duties in the Bengal Presidency and authorising the levy of Export and Import Duties upon a new scale, (a copy of Act 14 appears on pp 73-91)
Enactment of India Act 17 of 1836 regarding civil and criminal jurisdiction in the territories of the late Begam Samru (i.e. Sardhana Jagir) (a copy of Act 17 appears on pp 15-16)