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Mss Eur B380/5, f143
- Record Id:
- 041-002298098
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002297960
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001915.0x000162
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur B380/5, f143
- Title:
- Letter from Mayo to Argyll
- Scope & Content:
- Has sent circular to Local Govts enquiring about instances of oppression in collection of income tax; laments difficulties facing Govt of India in pursuing sound financial policy; Govt is in 'awkward position' of administering a country 'where there is a free Press with no Representative Institutions and no opportunity for fair discussion; European war makes avoidance of deficit this year improbable; intends to break silence hitherto observed and encloses draft reply to Bengal Chamber of Commerce; hopes a portion of thinking public may be influenced 'but those who think of nothing but how they can best avoid any contribution to the State will not be touched; embarrassing (and illegal) action of Collector of Income Tax in Madras had suspended assessment of mercantile incomes while revising them because of depression of trade caused by war; encloses memorial from Bombay Chamber of Commerce asking for similar revision, and copy of recommendation against it from Dorabjee Framjee, (Income Tax Collector, Bombay); encloses reports on visit of Bishop of Calcutta to Burma and situation in upper Burma generally, and on establishment of an Education Dept in Patiala; thanks for Argyll's support in speech in Lords.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002297960
040-002298081
041-002298098 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur B380 : Richard Southwell Bourke papers.
Mss Eur B380/5 : Original letters from Mayo to Argyll
Mss Eur B380/5, f143 : Letter from Mayo to Argyll - Hierarchy:
- 032-002297960[0005]/040-002298081[0017]/041-002298098
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur B380
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1870
- End Date:
- 1870
- Date Range:
- 26 Aug 1870
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)