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IOR/L/PJ/3/1097 No.91
- Record Id:
- 041-002255016
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000810970
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001897.0x0001c7
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PJ/3/1097 No.91
- Title:
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2165: Recommendation by the Government of Madras for an increase to the salary of the Government Astronomer in that Presidency, and for the appointment of an English Assistant
- Scope & Content:
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The collection includes a copy of the Financial letter received from India, No.134 of 1866, dated 27 June 1866; and a copy of the Despatch, No.91 of 1866, dated 31 October 1866.
The collection also contains a copy of the Despatch to the Government of India, No.14, dated 24th January 1868, regarding the appointment of Mr Chambers as Superintendent of the Colaba Observatory for a further period of six months; and a copy of the Financial Despatch to the Government of India, No.219, dated 24th June 1869, regarding increases of salaries and establishments proposed by the Government of India.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000810636
036-000810970
037-000812068
040-000812109
041-002255016 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PJ : India Office Records: Public & Judicial Department
IOR/L/PJ/3 : Correspondence with India
IOR/L/PJ/3/1057-1124 : Collections to Public Despatches to India
IOR/L/PJ/3/1097 : Collections to the 1866 Public Despatches to India
IOR/L/PJ/3/1097 No.91 : 2165: Recommendation by the Government of Madras for an increase to the salary of the Government Astronomer in that… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000810636[0003]/036-000810970[0043]/037-000812068[0041]/040-000812109[0002]/041-002255016
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PJ
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1866
- End Date:
- 1869
- Date Range:
- Jun 1866-Jun 1869
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Related Material:
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For the original Draft Despatch see IOR/L/PJ/3/1043 pp.381-414. Included in these papers is a memorandum by Professor Airy, Astronomer Royal, on the general question of retaining the Observatories of Bombay (Colaba) and Madras, dated 2 October 1866.