Describes opposition to expenditure reductions arising from provincialism, highly paid incompetence, and willingness to advocate increased burdens on the people rather than seek reasonable diminution of expenditure.
Answers Mr Fleming's complaints about failure to complete Arbyle Ghat Road [apparently another case of Supreme Govt efforts to check insufficiently controlled expenditure].
Could shortly telegraph him 'actuals' for 1869/70 revenue and many for 1869/70 expenditure, if Argyll would like them as a new feature for his financial statement.
In case anything said in Parliament regarding Govt of India's refusal to remove export duty on rice in Burma and Bengal, encloses relevant papers; also encloses his reasons for vetoing Bombay Cotton frauds bill.