Successful attack made on 18 May 1838 by the HEIC steam vessel Diana upon 6 Illanun pirate boats off the island of Trengannu on the east coast of Malaya - trial and conviction of some of the captured pirates - question of the complicity of the Sultan of Sulu/Jolo in the Illanun piracies - questio...
Death, on 6 Nov 1838, without male heirs, of the Rawal of Banswara [Bhawani Singh] - election of Bahadur Singh as his successor - unsuccessful claim to the Gadi by the late Rawal's nephew [Man Singh]
In accordance with the orders of the EIC Court of Directors the proceeds from the sale of the property of the late convict Gabba, amounting to 3163 rupees, 2 annas, are made over to his father-in-law
Loss, in the river Hooghly at Calcutta, on 7 Sep 1838, of the materials intended to be sent to Assam for the construction of a pinnace and two gun boats - the loss, amounting to 1146 rupees, is borne by Government
Report of a piratical attack made by a bagala from Dubai upon a Khabura bagala off the coast of Batinah - question what action if any should be taken by the Bombay Government
Request of the promoters of the Bank of Asia in London to be granted a charter for their proposed bank - correspondence of the promoters with the Board of Trade and with the EIC Court of Directors, etc
Request of Messrs Charles Payne and J R Elmore, of London, that the patent rights granted to them in the UK for their new process of salting and curing animal substances should also be applicable to India
Question of the most suitable type of coal to be used in Indian Navy steamers - unfavourable report on the Welsh coal in store at Bombay - Bombay Government request that Scottish or Newcastle coal be sent out from England (includes a report of the voyage of the Zenobia from Bombay to Suez and bac...
Claims of the Nawab of Cambay and the Thakur of Bhavnagar [Rawal Akheraj] to the right of levying customs and coining money - an annual commutation payment of 6890 rupees is paid to the Thakur as compensation for the surrender of his customs rights at Gogha and the stoppage of his mints