Also about: taxation to be imposed to raise $6,000 a year for the Sultan and to support the new government in recently ceded Provinces news of his brothers the building of a school house, to be conducted by 'our distant cousin' Miss Rocke.

Final page only.

Also about: Crookshank and Hay sent to Bintulu hopes for the new Sugar Company his wish for a knighthood, to improve his status the question of his son Hope's future, preferably living with Emma Evelyn and paying visits to the Grants Julia's approaching confinement.

Also about progress with the building of the Fort; and Stuart's ill health.

Also about: his letter to Lord Russell requesting that an officer be appointed to suppress Lanun 'piracy' and suggesting his brother Fred for the post the decision that Hope should live entirely with the Evelyns his life aboard the Venus while a fortified house was being built Miss Rocke's intention to give up the school. ...

Also about: Willie Paul in charge of the Bintulu Fort Stuart's decision to join to Sarawak Service the sensation caused at the Mission by St John's book, and his own embarrassment because of his obligation to the McDougalls confusion about money intended by his father to buy shares in the Sugar Company progress of sugar plantations ...

Also about: progress of John Brooke Brooke's baby daughter plans to move the capital to an excellent site at the mouth of the river the dishonesty of the new Treasurer [Clarke] the coming visit of the Governor of Singapore [Cavenagh] John Brooke Brooke's ambitions for Sarawak his hope that the Bishop might be translated...

Also about: his hope that the Rajah would resign his quarrel with the Bishop his wish that the Rajah would ask the British Government simply for protection and not for a sum of money as well his request for an album of family photographs, listing those whose portraits he lacked.

Also about: Arthur [Crookshank] to visit the large sugar estates in Province Wellesley his hopes that the Rajah would remain in England as 'his interference here is ruinous' plans for his baby daughter [referred to as Matilda, later called Agnes].

Also about: the Rajah's enmity with the Bishop Charles's accusations against the Grants concerning their son Alan the bad effects of St John's attack on the Bishop his wish to be treated by the Rajah as an equal the approach of his 40th birthday and his feeling that it was 'time to throw off his leading strings' ...

Also about: an account of his own view of St John's attack sent to Grant, possibly for publication Mrs McDougall's distress his decision to take his own course in future and disregard the Rajah's letters his satisfaction with Houghton [who had joined the Sarawak Service].

Also about his confidence that he would 'blow away the wrong and absurd impression' left by the Rajah.

Also about the need for his father to demand interest on his loan from the 'Old Rajah'.

Also about the probable reaction of the 'English public to the Rajah's 'autocratic tone'.

Also about: his 'Statement' presented to Mr Stirling, MP the importance of his position as Co-Lessor plans to meet, and criticism of, John Abel Smith.

Also about Abel Smith's proposal to meet Charles Grant.