Arrival in Calcutta of the Honourable Charles D Poston and Colonel Grant, United States Army, deputed by the US Government to report upon the system of agriculture in Asia - Government of India instruct the local authorities to afford them every facility
Measures taken by the Government of India to settle the disputes between the present Gond Raja of Nagpur and the Ranis of the late Gond Raja - the elder Rani's pension is increased to 750 rupees 'per mensem' - the younger Rani's pension to remain at 500 rupees 'per mensem'
Arrangements made for forming an escort for the Political Agent at Bahawalpur [Major Charles Minchin] from the troops of the State (includes, on pp 8-9, a statement showing the revised strength and cost of all the Bahawalpur Forces)
Register of Mafi (rent-free) holdings held by members of the family of the late Raja of Nagpur in Nagpur District, Central Provinces - release of certain of the estates (the register appears on pp 6-15)
Continuation to the heirs of Lacchman Rao Setolia Sahib and Jeshwant Rao Bhojang of Gwalior, of the hereditary pensions formerly enjoyed by the deceased from the revenues of the British Nimar Districts ceded by Gwalior in 1823
Memorial to HM Queen Victoria from Hari Singh, claiming recognition as the rightful heir to the Thakurship of Ghund in Simla District (includes genealogical tables of the Ghund ruling family, on pp 3 and 7)
Memorial to the Secretary of State for India from John Lewis Thornton, formerly Deputy Collector and Deputy Magistrate of Betul in the Central Provinces - he requests either 1) to be granted a reward of 18,000 rupees for bringing in the rebel Rajas of Shahgarh and Banpur during the Mutiny or 2) to be granted a jagir of 5000 acres of waste land or 3) to be restored to the service; [with appendices and associated correspondence]
Copy of report to the British Foreign Office from HM Consul General in Bangkok [T G Knox] regarding the changes which have recently taken place in the Government of Siam, following the death of the late King [Maha Mongkut]