Letters from Mir Jafar Ali Khan Bahadur, son-in-law of the late Nawab of Surat, to the Court of Directors of the East India Company, regarding the claims of his wife, Bukhtyaroo Nessa Begum
Question raised by the Government of Bombay as to whether vessels under the Portuguese flag were entitled any more than vessels sailing under any other foreign flag to trade between two British Ports
Proceedings on the orders of the Court of Directors relative to the conduct of the authorities in the District of Purnea towards Charles Reed and the Danti family. Includes papers regarding the case of Mahamad Takkee, Mahamad Dookha, Mahamad Khaleel and others.
Question from the Government of Bombay as to whether Ceylon was to be considered as included in the term "Continent of India" in relation to Customs Act I of 1838 answered in the negative
Papers regarding objections to a proposed modification of the customs laws regarding cotton at Bombay
Scope & Content:
The papers include correspondence on the subject of frauds committed at the Bombay Custom House by the use of cancelled certificates for obtaining free export of cotton to China or drawback on shipments to Europe, with a recommendation from the Government of Bombay that cotton be allowed to be a...
Correspondence on the construction of lightning conductors fixed to Powder Magazines in the Fort of Allahabad, in Fort William, and at Howrah and Moulmein
Scope & Content:
Includes a colour plan showing the plan and elevations of the Powder Magazines at Howrah, and of the Magazines in the Prince of Wales and Duke of York Bastions
Rewards to F Troop of Horse Artillery and B Company of the Golundauze Battalion of Artillery for praiseworthy conduct at Secunderabad
Scope & Content:
Includes a list of those Native Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Officers, and old soldiers, entitled to receive the regulated pension for their respective rank