Copy of Lord Clive's minute to the Board responding to a minute made by Mr Johnstone which he felt was meant to reflect on the conduct of the Select Committee.
Draft minute made by Lord Clive to the Select Committee concerning the committee's work and opposition experienced to the reformatory measures proposed by the Committee.
Scope & Content:
The minute contains annotations almost certainly in Clive's handwriting; it is possible that the whole document is also in his hand.
Draft minute probably prepared for the Select Committee outlining the Court of Directors' new opinion on the regulation of the inland trade, and Clive's proposals in relation to duties charged to the Company's profit and the terms on which these duties should be levied.
Copy of a short minute made by Clive to the Select Committee recommending that the Governor should henceforth not carry out any private trading and proposing the institution of a 1% duty on the net produce of the revenues in addition to his allowances as recompense.