Observations of the Chief Magistrate and Superintendent of Police, Madras [Edward Francis Elliot] regarding a complaint of the Vadagala Brahmins accusing him of partiality towards the Tengala Brahmins in the matter of the Triplicane Pagoda ceremonies
Further papers regarding the dispute between the Tengala and Vadagala sects at the Tiruvallur pagoda in Chingleput District - question whether the local authorities should intervene in religious disputes
Emancipation of the Government slaves (ie serfs) in Malabar and relinquishment of the annual revenue derived from them (includes, on pp 10-11, a list showing the numbers of serfs in the various Talukas of Malabar District, subdivided into male and female, adults and children)
Proposals of Dr Robert Wight for improving agricultural production in India (pp 7-117) - his proposals for introducing the cultivation of sugar cane without the aid of irrigation (pp 121-30) - his report on his tour of the Palni Hills (pp 161-97) - his observations on the employment of convicts i...
Madras Government reject the petitions of various native inhabitants asking for a revocation of the order which forbade the impressment of bystanders as coolies in Hindu religious festivals
The Madras Government furnish the Government of Ceylon with information on the trade between Ceylon and the Madras Presidency (includes reports by the collectors of the various maritime districts of the Madras Presidency and tables of imports and exports)
Papers regarding Mahi Kantha, Vol 4 - proceedings regarding Panora [Punadra] State a) boundary disputes, b) opening of the road from Idar to Udaipur via Panora