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975: Special Narrative of the Proceedings of the Government of Bengal, No.3 (Medical), dated 17th July 1861, relative to the supplies of English Vaccine matter, usually sent out to the Bengal Presidency
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a copy of the Public letter received from India, No.53 of 1861, dated 29 July 1861
991: Special Narrative of the Proceedings of the Government of Bengal, No.5, dated 9th August 1861, forwarding a list of certain articles of stationery required for present consumption
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a copy of the Public letter received from India, No.61 of 1861, dated 17 August 1861
1015: Special Narrative of the Proceedings of the Government of Bengal, No.4 (Emigration), dated 24th August 1861, relating to the mortality which occurred on board the Emigrant ships Brandon and Matilda Wattenbach during their voyage to Reunion in 1861
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a copy of the Public letter received from India, No.70 of 1861, dated 18 September 1861
1074: Correspondence regarding the time fixed by law for the cessation of Emigration to the French Colonies differing from that laid down for the British West Indian Colonies; the date fixed in the former case being the 15th March, whereas in the latter it was the 1st of March
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of a copy of the Public letter received from India, No.86 of 1861, dated 12 November 1861; and a letter from J D Gordon, Junior Secretary to the Government of Bengal, to W Grey, Secretary to the Government of India, dated 10th October 1861
1073: Correspondence on the subject of a proposed relaxation of the existing law in regard to the mode of remunerating Emigration Agents to the smaller West India Colonies
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a copy of the Public letter received from India, No.83 of 1861, dated 12 November 1861
1162: Report of the Committee appointed to enquire into the system under which Emigration to the West Indies and Mauritius is conducted, with related correspondence
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a copy of the Public letter received from India, No.95 of 1861, dated 19 December 1861
1210: Communication from the Bengal Chamber of Commerce expressing the regret of the Committee of the Chamber at the refusal of Her Majesty's Post Master General to comply with the application for the detention at Calcutta for 24 hours of the Mail Steamer whenever the day for closing the English Mail falls on a Sunday, and requesting a re-consideration of the decision
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of a copy of the Post Office letter received from India, No.1 of 1862, dated 7 March 1862; and a letter from H W J Wood, Secretary to the Bengal Chamber of Commerce, to W Grey, Secretary to the Government of India, dated the 22nd February 1862
1245: Communication from the Government of India to the Asiatic Society on the subject of the proposed foundation of a Public Museum in Calcutta
Scope & Content:
The collection consists of a copy of the Public letter received from India, No.50 of 1862, dated 30 May 1862; and a letter from E C Bayley, Secretary to the Government of India, to W S Atkinson, Secretary to the Asiatic Society, dated the 22nd May 1862
1248: Visit to England by Dr T Oldham, Superintendent of the Geological Survey of India, for the purpose of engaging the services of four qualified Assistants for the Staff of the Geological Survey, with the view of enabling the Department to commence with the Survey of the Bombay Presidency
Scope & Content:
The collection includes a copy of the Public letter received from India, No.43 of 1862, dated 10 May 1862