The official Summary, always published at the end of a Viceroy-ship, by the Office of the Superintendent of Government printing in Calcutta, containing the narrative of proceedings of the Home Department, in this case from January 1894 to December 1898, the time the 9th Earl of Elgin served in that function. The extensive contents (pp. i-iv) refers always to the pages in the appendices, pp. 1-6156 (!), not present.
During his time as Viceroy, famine broke out in India, in which Elgin reportedly admitted that up to 4.5 million people died. Other estimates have put the death toll at 11 million people. His administration in India was otherwise notable for the Afridi frontier uprisings of 1897-1898.
With the label of the Home Department Juridical Branche on the front board and a second label with the shelfmark, and stamps of the Ministry of Home Affairs on title-page and elsewhere, including a "Confidential" stamp. Head of both boards damaged and damp-stained, front hinge worn, front endpapers loose, slightly browned throughout. Bence-Jones, Mark. The Viceroys of India (London, 1982).