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'File 14/3 I Establishment; pay and allowances, correspondence re' [‎116r] (233/558)

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The record is made up of 1 file (276 folios). It was created in 17 Sep 1926-26 Feb 1940. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Corr.- 40 .
Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department.
No. 7So
From
The Postmaster|
To
The jupcrintenaent of ^'oet Offices,
Lower uina ana Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division,
Karachi#
Knmber of enclosures
Dated Balmiin, 17 th H&reb
ith reference to my letter ho. 12! itea the
4th February 1934 on the subject mentioned therein, I have the
honour to state that over two years have elapsed without my
request being granted.
rapid development of the Bahrin Islands, the activities of
the aub-Post Office, Bahrain, have witnessed a large increase
during the last two years. Also the inauguration of the
Bi-weekly iiir kail service ana the extension of Daily mail
service between iiofuf, q^-tif and Bahrain of late have immensely
multiplied the duties of the Bub-Postmaster. In 1934 the sale
of stamps alone amounted to Rs.25,000/- with a significant
increase in .my financial and ministerial responsibilities.
5* I, however, venture to assure you that, in oruer
to cope with the present volume of work expeditiously , I have
long extra hours either during the d< y or night and irrespective
oi public holidays. 1 am, therefore, modestly proud to say
th-.t I have invariably endeavoured to oblige the public with
hard labour ana my humble services for the sake of the good
name of my department.
2
It is needless to emphasize tn^t owing to tne
never spared an op ortunity
r as possible, to work for
4
MGIPAb.—1317—1-11-28.—2,50,000-
apart irom hard drudgery, there are numerous otuer
f ac ts •.

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The file contains correspondence and telegrams regarding staff, pay and allowances at the Post Office in Bahrain. The main subjects are: request for increase of pay from the Post Master at Bahrain, due to the high cost of living and the increased workload; allowance to the Post Office employees in Bahrain and Muscat; employment of two extra clerks in 1939 at the Bahrain Office.

The file also contains correspondence on repairs requested for the Post Office building at Bahrain in 1939, which was then transferred to another building, rented from the Bahrain Government. Copy of the lease agreement is included in the file (folios 230-231)

The correspondents are: the Superintendent of Post Offices, Lower Sind and Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division, at Karachi; the Director of Post and Telegraphs, Lower Sind and Baluchistan Circle, at Karachi (Rao Bahadur G N Naidu); the Post Master at Bahrain (Zafar Husain); the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain.

The file contains a petition in Arabic, requesting to retain in post the Postman at Bahrain, and another letter in Arabic with English translation, from a Postman in Bahrain.

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1 file (276 folios)
Arrangement

The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are notes at the end of the file, on folios 247-278. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file; they give brief description of the correspondence with a reference number, which refers back to that correspondence in the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 278; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Two additional mixed foliation/pagination sequences are also present in parallel between ff 4-246 and ff 247-278 respectively; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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