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41. Mss Eur F83/2, f77v

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Mss Eur F83/2, f77v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Describes method of conducting business in Executive Council and possible adverse effect of clause in recent Act authorizing individual members to act in the name of the Governor-General in Council; foresees difficulties in exercising his veto over legislation passed by Local Legislatures, and i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Apr 1862-23 Apr 1862
Extent:
1 item

42. Mss Eur F83/3, f47

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f47
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Is summoning Legislative Council to legalize collection by High Court of fees previously collected by Supreme and Sudder Courts; Peacock's cooperative attitude; discusses various points regarding High Court including fact that language will prove a difficulty if English Barrister Judges require t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1862
Extent:
1 item

43. Mss Eur F83/3, f84v

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f84v
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Encloses correspondence with Frere and discusses problem of correctly achieving optimum constitutional relationship between Secretary of State, Supreme Government, and Local Governments; difficulty of finding suitable native judge for High Court.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Aug 1862
Extent:
1 item

44. Mss Eur F83/3, f95

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/3, f95
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Jocular comments on Parliamentary debate on Calcutta climate and mortality; comments on debate on army and agrees European force should not be reduced further at present; little prospect of achieving reduction demanded by Canning elsewhere; discusses problems of Commissariat in supplying food to ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1862
Extent:
1 item

45. Mss Eur F83/4, f178

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/4, f178
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
His projected tour and importance of Governor-General not to be too closely identified with Calcutta bureaucracy of which there is great jealousy elsewhere in India; has been working 13 or 14 hours per day; 'extreme disagreeableness' of Calcutta temperature during hot weather; contests views of C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Dec 1862
Extent:
1 item

46. Mss Eur F83/4, f211

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/4, f211
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Describes proceedings in recent meeting of Legislative Council on its rules of procedure, and contract law (on which they decided to withdraw Bill); inadequacy of official reports of Council proceedings; comments on Col (later Sir) Arthur Phayre's good management of relations with Burma; prospect...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1862
Extent:
1 item

47. Mss Eur F83/5, f9

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f9
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Summarises conversation with Sir Charles Trevelyan (newly arrived Finance Member of Council) whom Elgin thinks over optimistic in expecting surpluses, and gives his own views, including his hope for 'a liberal appropriation for Public Works and Education'; Frere's complaints about Telegraph Dept;...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jan 1863
Extent:
1 item

48. Mss Eur F83/5, f92

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f92
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Encloses cutting from Phoenix on Priestley case.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Mar 1863
Extent:
1 item

49. Mss Eur F83/5, f145

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/5, f145
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Question of appointing provisional member of Council; is inclined to prefer men who have served under Supreme Government and contrasts work of Supreme Government and Local Governments; legislative branch of Governor-General's Council should be channel to introduce men from Provinces into Secretar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 May 1863
Extent:
1 item

50. Mss Eur F83/6, f9

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F83/6, f9
Title:
Letter from Elgin to Wood
Scope & Content:
Transmits papers on proposal from Central Provinces to make fraudulent breach of contract by artificers a penal offence.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Aug 1863
Extent:
1 item

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