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Mss Eur B380/1, f345
- Record Id:
- 041-002297985
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002297960
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001915.0x0000f5
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur B380/1, f345
- Title:
- Letter from Mayo to Argyll
- Scope & Content:
- Disappointment at delay over rifled guns; indianisation of civil service must be done gradually; policy would backfire if natives appointed to posts for which they are unfit either by lack of ability or honesty; it will be long time before competent natives are available in any great numbers for higher branches of service except in Bengal; hopes when Argyll has fuller information he will be less disappointed regarding Indian finance; too many other demands on revenue to allow reproductive works to be paid for without borrowing – 'we are trying to do in ½ a century in India a work that in other Countries has occupied the life of a Nation'; disagrees with Argyll over Zanzibar subsidy; relieving Zanzibar of payment will have no effect on slave trade; no ground for throwing on Indian revenues a charge from which no native of India can ever benefit; expedition against Lushais a virtual failure; regret that burden of work now falling on Governor-General prevents him from touring widely and raising morale of 'the gallant and able fellows who are toiling in every corner of the country'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002297960
040-002297961
041-002297985 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur B380 : Richard Southwell Bourke papers.
Mss Eur B380/1 : Original letters from Mayo to Argyll
Mss Eur B380/1, f345 : Letter from Mayo to Argyll - Hierarchy:
- 032-002297960[0001]/040-002297961[0024]/041-002297985
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur B380
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1869
- End Date:
- 1869
- Date Range:
- 19 Apr 1869
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)