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'File 1/37 Appointment, Transfer, etc. of the PWD Supervisor attached to the Political Agency, Bahrain' [21r] (47/396)
The record is made up of 1 file (198 folios). It was created in 17 Dec 1935-13 Jan 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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Bahrain,
The 26th June 1937.
To
the Hcnourable 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 Giilf| Bushire*
Through
The Political Accentj Bahrain
Respected Sir,
With reference to the Charge Sheet dated
the 12th June 1937 I withdraw my previous statement of
the 8th June 1S37, in accordance with the fresh Charge Sheet#
below the fireplace (abcut 4 inches) which is considered
to be the cause of the fire on the early norniix; of Hew
Year i respectfully beg to state that as the wooden joist
was placed by me in accor ance with the sanctioned estimate
given to xe by my Superior, I do not think that the
charge of gross negligence of duty against me seems to
me reasonably fair, as the construction of work was to
be carried out as er sanctioned estimate, bindin: me to
discharge my duties within the limits of the specifications
given to me I may be permitted to defend my action as
being w quite out of the area of gross negligence of duty.
3* As specifications laid down in the estimate
were defective I should not reasonably be held responsible
for discharging my duties in accordance with the
sanctioned estimate. In this connection I beg to submit
herewith an extract from standard books showing how
estimates and specifications for fireplaces are prepared.
This may kindly be compared with the sanctioned estimate.
4. in spite of the defectiveness of s- ecifications
and sanctioned estimate, I have taken all the pains tod
cares that a careful subordinate could possibly take to
see the joist uninflamable as far as human intelligence and
experience could guide me* In fact the joist was about
four inches below the fireplace and not directly under
2
In connection wit my placing a wooden joist
it
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The file relates to the appointment and service of holders of the post of Public Works Department Supervisor [generally referred to in the papers as PWD Supervisor] of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain.
The papers consist of correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, and related papers.
The following topics are covered: appointment and transfer; leave; request for promotion; papers concerning a charge of gross negligence against the Public Works Department Supervisor in the construction of the new Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait, which led to a fire causing 500 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ' worth of damage, May to July 1937; travel arrangements, expenses, allowance; advances of pay; correspondence concerning service books and last pay certificates; papers concerning a charge against the Public Works Department Supervisor of exceeding sanctioned estimates in building the Indian Assistant's Court at Bahrain, July 1938 to February 1939, with supporting papers dated July 1936 to January 1938; papers relating to leave on medical and compassionate grounds; papers concerning reimbursement of a sum owed by a deceased Public Works Department Supervisor; pay and allowances; construction of buildings at Bahrain; supply of construction materials; provision of spectacles for the use of the Public Works Department Supervisor, May to June 1945; and handing over note listing books, registers, files, equipment, works done/in hand/outstanding, names of staff who formed the establishment of the Public Works Department Section at Bahrein [Bahrain] and related information, January 1947.
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- 1 file (198 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the front cover, and continues through to 195 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 1, 1A, 1B; ff. 2, 2A; ff. 93, 93A. The following number is omitted from the foliation sequence: 66. ff. 44-77 also bear an irregular sequence of 'page numbers' in the same position as the main foliation sequence. These either form part of the typescript of documents or have been added in pencil. Many of these numbers have been crossed out. The words 'p' or 'page', written in blue crayon, are often added to the numbers. A second foliation sequence, numbered 1-40, runs through the notes at the rear of the file, between ff. 169-194. This sequence is also written in pencil, and appears in the same position as the main sequence. Most of these numbers have been crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1028
- Title
- 'File 1/37 Appointment, Transfer, etc. of the PWD Supervisor attached to the Political Agency, Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar:1bv, 2r:2v, 2ar:2av, 3r:65v, 67r:68v, 70r:93v, 93ar:93av, 94r:125v, 127r:130v, 132r:132v, 135r:136v, 138r:194v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence