مجموعة ٣٦/٢٩ "كرمان: المباني القنصلية" [و‎‎٨‎٧] (٢١٦/١٧٥)

5. At present Government are paying Rs. 2,100/- per
annum on account of rent, which is remarkably cheap
considering that it is only of the value of the
property, whereas 10 / is the usual rate at which rent is
assessed by landlords in Persia. The Government of India
might, therefore, have had to pay as much as 2 or 3 times
the amount of the present rent and, but for the financial
assistance given to the landlord which induced him to
make a concession, they would have had to pay this rent
if demanded, owing to the absence of any other suitable
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accommodation where the Consulate arnrniu* be lodged.
6 . The other alternative method of getting over the
Sardar’s inability to pay interest on the loan, is that
the rent should be raised to equal the interest on the
loan so that the Sardar would pay no interest and
of the difficulty I am not inclined to advocate its
adoption for the reason that Government will still be
never be in a position to meet and will probably continue
to hold in perpetuity.
7. If the Government of India agree to the purchase
purchase price, and the balance only handed over to the
Sardar.
8 . In the circumstances it seems best that the suggestioi
of buying the house and property should be adopted, as it
will prove cheaper in the long run and will incidentally
put an end to all the disappointments and uncertainties
to which anything like the present situation must
inevitably give rise.
Government would virtually be occupying the house free of
rent. Though this might appear a less expensive solution
of the Consulate, the amount of the loan to Sardar Nasrat
outstanding at the time, will be deducted from the
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