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‘Payments on behalf of P.R.O. Bushire etc – Absentee statements – cash account’ [224v] (452/1098)
The record is made up of 1 file (546 folios). It was created in Apr 1946-Mar 1947. It was written in English. 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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Instructions.
1. One schedule should ordinarily be used for each class of pensioners. If the numbers of pensioners
m any class are small, payments made to them may be recorded in one schedule, separate pages being
allotted for each class and the names of each class entered under their respective headings (to be entered
m red ink). The class or classes of pensioners should also be entered on the front page.
2. The schedule should include the names of all pensioners borne on the books of the station whether
present and paid, or absent. The remark “ absent ” should be entered against the name of any pensioner
for whom pension is not drawn. When a pensioner dies or his or her pension ceases owing to absence for
a period of over three years, etc., the remark “ Died on (date)” or “ Struck off, being absent over three
years,” etc., as the case may be, should be entered opposite his or her name.
3. When a pensioner is convicted of a criminal offence, the remark “ Convicted and in prison ”
should^ be entered against his name. When such a pensioner is subsequently re-instated, either on
original or reduced pension, the necessary notes should be made opposite his name regarding the period
during which he was imprisoned and his pension forfeited, and the date from which pension was restored
{either on the original or reduced rate) with a certificate from the jail authorities shewing the date of
reiesse. The number and date of the 0. M. A/s letter authorising the resumption of the pension should
also bs cited.
4. Separate totals should be entered at the end of each class of pensioners to facilitate postings of
the amounts into the General State of Accounts (I. A. F. A-153) under the respective heads for each class
m the case of pension paying officers submitting the General State of Accounts. r
5. When a temporary pension is granted, the date on which the pension is to cease should be entered
opposite the name of the pensioner, in every schedule.
6. The names of all new pensioners, whether new admissions or transfers, should be entered last or
? frk® classes to which they respectively belong, with the remarks i( New pensioner, arrears
from (date) as per last-pay certificate* attached ” or “ Transferred from (station) ” as the case may be.
7. When a pensioner is transferred to another station the remark “ Transferred to (station) ” should
be entered opposite his or her name.
8. When a pensioner entitled to rice-money does not draw it owing to his being employed or in receipt
of a second pension, the remark “ Employed ” or “ In receipt of a second pension ” should be entered
opposite his name.
9. When a pensioner who is entitled to rice-money is newly employed the remark “ Employed from
(date) as (nature of employ) on Rs. as per certificate attached ” should be entered opposite his
name, and only the “ Employed ” so long as the employment continues.
10. When a pensioner who is entitled to rice-money has ceased to be employed, the remark “ Dis-
c arged from employ on (date) as per certificate attached ” should be entered opposite his name.
. a pensioner, who is entitled to rice-money, and has not been drawing it owing to bein^
in employ, obtains leave without pay, and draws rice-money for the period of such leave, the remark
name Wltt ° Ut pay h ° m to ^ date ^ vide attached ” should be entered opposite his
12. When a pensioner is neither re-employed nor in receipt of a second pension, he should sign in
the columns provided for the purpose undemeath the declarations ‘A’ and f B \
13 ;T,I he 5 z venmoneriB ie-emplored he should sign in the column provided for th^ purpose un-
eath the declaration B as well as I. A. F. A-370 which will be in lieu of Declaration T ^
demeath the declaration ‘ B ’ as well as I. A. F. A-379°which will be in UeroVDe'daration ^ ,
14. When a pensioner is in receipt of a second pension, he should sign in the column prov* ;d
“ r “ e . P»>Fom undemeath the declaration ‘ A Further information regarding the second Pension
• T i be f co ^ 0d “ tte f parate statement (sample form below) which should be signed by the pensioner
m token of verification and correctness. *
5orm in which the separate statement should bo furnished.
I declare that I am in receipt of a second pension, full particulars of which are given below
1. Nature of pension
2. Rate of pension
3. Date of commencement of the pension.
4. Service or other particulars in"]
respect of which the second pen- —
sion was granted, J
5. Authority sanctioning the second )
pension. $
Dated.
* Not applicable in the case of family pensioners.
Signature or Mark of the pensioner.
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- Content
The file comprises papers relating to the financial operation of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, including the Public Relations Office (PRO) and, for most of the months represented in the file, contain the following:
- cash accounts for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for each month, with a summary of the month’s receipts and payments, followed by lists of the particulars of receipts and payments;
- absentee statements, providing details of absentees, their rate of pay, nature of absence, and details of the officiating government servant;
- detailed pay bills, including those for the Public Relations Officer;
- fully vouched contingent bills, covering petroleum products, costs related to the running of the PRO (rent of the office, reading room electricity and coffee, salaries, cinema running costs), freight charges, Cable & Wireless cable charges;
- treasury vouchers, including advances for remittance to the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent in Sharjah, for costs incurred on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and other travel costs;
- travel allowance bills;
- details of payments on Indian military, family and uncovenanted pensions;
- vouchers relating to office allowances, motor launch grants and central contract grants.
Included amongst the paperwork are numerous handwritten notes made by staff at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , some correspondence discussing financial matters in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , and some monthly lists, compiled by Cable & Wireless, indicating telegrams sent by the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , including destination, class, word count and cost (ff 24-25, ff 117-121, ff 281-283, ff 480-482).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (546 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, starting with papers relating to the Agency’s accounts for April 1946, running through to papers relating to the Agency’s accounts for March 1947.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 546; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1983
- Title
- ‘Payments on behalf of P.R.O. Bushire etc – Absentee statements – cash account’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:23v, 26r:116v, 122r:280v, 284r:295v, 298r:366v, 366br:366bv, 367r:376v, 378r:386v, 388r:426v, 428r:479v, 483r:545v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence