The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript notes made by W.G. Archer between 1946 & 1948, and miscellaneous papers and letters

caption: letters from Mills to Archer
caption: appointment of Stonor as agricultural officer
medium: lettersnotes
person: Mills/ J.P.Archer/ W.G.Stonor
date: 11.4.1946
production:
person: Archer/ W.G.
date: 1946-1948
refnum: 10:10
text: 11/4/46 Shillong
text: My Dear Archer,
text: Many thanks for your letter. I'm glad you like the latest idea about posting.
text: A whole time agricultural officer for the hills has at last been appointed, a first class man called Stonor. We shall at last get a move on, I hope. The population is catching up in the jhuming land and things might get serious. Stonor is off to the Naga Hills this month, as he must see some extremely successful experiments in irrigated terracing we did there ...
text: J.P. Mills