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Box MS Add.7490/12-21

 Container

Contains 2 Results:

 Series

Public Works and Communications, 1867-1872

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7490/16-23
Scope and Contents

These bundles contain papers relating to the conduct of the Public Works Department and projects managed by it, especially railway and canal building; also to the operations of Indian railway companies and their relations with government; and to the construction and management of telegraph lines, in which railway companies were involved.

Dates: 1867-1872
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Agriculture, 1865-1872

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7490/11-15
Scope and Contents

The papers in these bundles deal with the formation of the Department of Agriculture, Revenue and Commerce of the Government of India, government policy for the improvement of agricultural production, the state of trade, and measures for famine relief.

Dates: 1865-1872
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).