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'Muscat Levy Corps' [98r] (208/292)
The record is made up of 1 volume (135 folios). It was created in 30 Jan 1926-27 May 1931. 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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2.
R b 7 tp 10 net; a road gangman working in Muscat
receives Ha 8 /8 (no pickings), and a skilled
artizan Rs 31 not p # au
(t) The proportion or N.C .O .s to i^n vh;i 1 to 3^: .
(c) Non-combatants had increased as the number of
military effectives had decreased; in 1926, there
wer^ 200 rank and file, and 25 non-combatants; in
193j| 156 rank and file, and 34 non-combatants^
(d) l^ie number and paj of followers was on an absurdly
* lavish scale, including expensive Indian artizans
on an average pay of Rs 74 p ^ tu plus rations, m
common with the rank and file, ail followers received
rations of li lbs atta dally, and two months pc&x
leave p.a. on full pay* Combatants and non-coiifcatants
recruited in India received free sea and rail
passages to their homes each year # and in some
cases free passages for their servants, wives and
children®
I asked for a reduction of Rs 21,000, representing a
saving of 15^ on the Levy's "annual spendings", (My no«
S 22/1 of January SSnd.)
After discussions with the P.A., a compromise budget
of Rs 1,20,854 was agreed to by P,A, Council of Ministers,
P«A # , and Commandant, the last-named making a reservation
that a cut in pay might cause discontent. This total
represented an 8^ reduction on last year's expenditure,
but made a much larger provision for re-armament.
The Levy budget was the first and most important step
in a S montMLy retren0i:lment schsme ' *^0^ *ould have at once
reduced ^expenditure to the level of monthly Income. The . »<■■
crux of this budget was a 16* J* reduction In the pay of
t "" ^ 'iie. (, If rations, clothing etc. are taken
into account, the reduction on a
sepoy
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
's total emoluments
worlcs out at approx. .12^.) The lead thus set by the Levy"
would enable proportionate reductions to be made In the
other much lower-paid departments.
On his visit of February 33th to isth. the Political
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Correspondence discusses the Muscat Levy Corp: its organisation, composition, strength, budget and activities.
On termination of command it was customary for the Commanding Officer to submit a report on the Muscat Levy Corp and the following reports are included:
- A report by Captain George J Eccles on the progress of the Muscat Levy Corps from July 1924 to May 1926. Sections include: organization; personnel (officer and other ranks); strength; armament; clothing and equipment; health and sanitation; public works; training and discipline.
- A report by Captain Robin William George Stephens for the period 11th May 1925 to 11th May 1928; the report is divided under the headings: efficiency; discipline, budget, strength; financial; armament, public works, equipment, clothing; non-military activities; miscellaneous; recommendations. Lionel Haworth, 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. , wrote to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India commenting on the report by R.W.G. Stephens.
- A letter from Trenchard Craven Fowle, 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. , Muscat, to 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. . Policy for Muscat Levy Corps. This letter reviews the object of the Muscat Levy Corps and argues against a reduction in strength of the Muscat Levy Corps.
- Captain Allan Robertson Walker, Commandant, Muscat Levy composed a report on 'Future Policy for the Muscat Levy' including a 'Table of Budget Estimates and Actual Expenditure of the Muscat Levy from 1922 to 1930'. Captain Walker also produced a report on the Muscat Levy Corps from May 1928 to May 1931.
In response to requests in 1931 from S.E, Hedgcock, Financial Adviser, for financial savings in the Muscat Levy Corps, Captain Walker comments on the road building capacity of the Levy as it achieves this for the State without cost of additional expenditure. Correspondence discusses cuts in pay in the Muscat Levy to achieve financial savings given the financial situation of the Muscat state and the position of the Government of India. Data included is a comparison between the pay of the Muscat Infantry and that of the Customs Department.
Correspondents include Robert William George Stephens; Allan Robertson Walker, Commandants, Muscat Levy; Trenchard Craven Fowle, 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. , Muscat; Francis Beville Prideaux, 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Foreign Secretary to the Government of India.
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- 1 volume (135 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from front to rear of file.
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Foliation: There is an incomplete foliation sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The complete sequence, which should be used for referencing, is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the title page, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 135. Foliation errors: f.1 is followed by f.1A.
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- IOR/R/15/1/429
- Title
- 'Muscat Levy Corps'
- Pages
- 79r:81r, 96r:102r, 106r
- Author
- Hedgcock, S E
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