Death, on 4 Jun 1839, of the ex-Raja of Ladakh [Jank Ruftan Namkil] - half of the pension of 2400 rupees 'per annum' previously granted to him is continued to his family
Two floods of the river Tapti, on 21 and 29 Aug 1837, wreak considerable destruction in the city of Surat - measures taken to repair the damage and to provide relief for the inhabitants (includes, on pp 25-35, a detailed description of the damage caused to public buildings, walls, bridges, etc.)
Death, on 2 Aug 1838, of Kurshid Begam, who was in receipt of a pension of 500 rupees 'per mensem' for the support of the family of the late Sultan Muhammad Shah Safivi - the latter's eldest son Sultan Muhammad Husain Mirza petitions for a continuation of the whole pension to the family
The plan to build a road to the Kambakkam Drug in the plateau west of the Pulicat Lake is abandoned after an unfavourable report on the suitability of the area as a health resort
Question of the mode in which the pay of the Jaora Contingent is drawn and its accounts kept - statement by the Commandant of the Western Malwa Contingents [Major William Borthwick]
A sum of 5 rupees, 13 annas, 11 pies, expended by the late Agent in Bundelkhand, Richard Milbank Tilghman, on the repair of office tents, and borne on the inefficient balance of the Bundelkhand Agency, is allowed as a contingent charge
Question of the number of guns to be fired as a salute to the Political Agent in the Southern Maratha Country - general question of the applicability to India of the new Order in Council regarding gun salutes
Correspondence with the Government of Madras relating to the nomination of Chaplains by a Bishop in India; and questions arising out of the case of the Reverend R W Whitford, Chaplain of Quilon
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the Reverend Whitford's case is at pp.67-101