Report by the Surveyor General of India [Major George Everest] on the reluctance of some native inhabitants to allow the destruction of trees which obstruct the operations of the Great Trigonometrical Survey.
Observations of the Bengal Government on the remarks of Colonel Charles William Pasley RE regarding the alleged disadvantages experienced by European recruits to the Sappers and Miners as compared with European Artillery and Infantry recruits.
Decision that poppy cultivation should continue in the districts of Ramgarh, Chota Nagpur and Sherghati but be entirely voluntary on the part of the local inhabitants - creation of the posts of Sub Deputy Opium Agent in the Bihar and Benares Agencies.
Madras Government grant Josiah Marshall Heath certain parcels of land near Porto Novo and allow him to make alterations in the road leading to his Porto Novo Iron Works
Papers regarding the administration of Kathiawar - establishment of a second Court of Judicature in Kathiawar, to be presided over by the Political Agent, [John Pollard Willoughby] - discovery of two more cases of female infanticide - new arrangement for liquidating the debts of Gondal State - di...
Madras Government acquaint the Court of Directors with the successful results of Dr John Macleod's experiments in preparing water cement by the use of magnesia.
Bengal Government sanction the plan put forward by Captain William Sleeman for flooding certain lands in the Saugor District by means of artificial embankments.
Bengal Government reject the proposal of the Opium Agent at Benares [John Trotter] that there should be an increase in the purchase price of the opium produced in the Simla Hill States.