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Mss Eur F231/1, f32
- Record Id:
- 041-002302145
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002302141
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001953.0x0000c1
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F231/1, f32
- Title:
- Letter from Dalhousie to Wood, Ootacamund
- Scope & Content:
- Refers to Wood's letter of 23 December; is sorry Wood seems to be wavering in his support for Dalhousie's proposals for military reductions; contests argument that India provides a valuable training ground for Queen's cavalry; impolitic and unjust to expect India to provide cavalry reserve which HMG can call on at will; contests argument that comparable savings can be made in other ways, noting that the great expense arose from European officers whereas native troopers cost more than Europeans; gives his views on Legislative Council and limited ability of Governor-General to control it; its extremely important task of legislating for Indian Empire will devolve on second rate men unless its standing is raised and adequate sick leave entitlement is granted to its members; refers to Wood's letter of 7 January; nature of Dalhousie's letters to Queen who had rapped him on the knuckles for not writing for some time; he does not minister to royal sympathies for suppliant Indian Princes; Dalhousie strongly opposes converting stipends to dispossessed Princes into landed estates – in doing so comments very adversely on their character and way in which they would treat such estates; question of Kashmir tribute shawls; critical Indian financial situation, and consequent decision to raise loan for public works despite prohibition in earlier despatch against so doing; in his absence from Calcutta, President in Council has opened loan for 5% (instead of 4½% previously agreed); Dalhousie does not know reasons for high rate, but Court of Directors have recently drawn on India for very large sums – making such sudden demands instead of spreading them throughout year 'surely cannot be good management'.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002302141
036-002302142
040-002302143
041-002302145 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F231 : Papers of Robert Vernon Smith, 1st Baron Lyveden (1800-73) as President of the Board of Control 1855-58
Mss Eur F231/1-11 : Letterbooks of correspondence with the Governor-General of India, the Governors of Madras and Bombay and others
Mss Eur F231/1 : Vol I.' Letters to and from Lord Dalhousie, Governor-General of India, General Anson, Commander-in-Chief in India, Lord…
Mss Eur F231/1, f32 : Letter from Dalhousie to Wood, Ootacamund - Hierarchy:
- 032-002302141[0001]/036-002302142[0001]/040-002302143[0002]/041-002302145
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F231
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1855
- End Date:
- 1855
- Date Range:
- 16 Mar 1855
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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