The contents are as follows. (i) ‘Observations on the transfer of the Indian Debt by Joseph Thompson, Accountants Office, East India House', September 1806 (folio 1); (ii) 'Memorandum on the subject of the liquidation of the Indian debt first suggested to the Chairman in 1803' (folio 20); (iii) 'Observations of Mr. Cockburn on proposed letter to Bengal, Madras and Bombay, on a uniform coinage for India', February 1806 (folio 26); (iv) 'Notes on Treasury Bills', [1806] (folio 32); (v) Memorandum on the Finance Department, [1806] (folio 44); (vi) Letter of Thomas Cockburn, 5 February 1807, with enclosed papers concerning George Buchan, Chief Secretary to Government, Madras, and Madras finances (folio 51).