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'File 1/37 Appointment, Transfer, etc. of the PWD Supervisor attached to the Political Agency, Bahrain' [‎39r] (83/396)

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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Secretary,

Mr. Abdul Wahab was asked (Page 122 of File 4 for
1936-37) whether he would be able to carry out the work of
the Indian Assistant r s Court at Bahrain within the sanction-
ed estimate or not. He replied (Page 147 of File 4 for
1936-37) that the work can be completed within the estimate#
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He was repeatedly warned against excess (Pages 412,426,448
and 469-A of File 4 for 1936-37). In his letter No. 81 dt.
27th March 1937 (Page 216 of File 4 for 1937-38) , Mr.
^bdulwahab reported that there would be no excess provided
certain adjustments in booking the expenditure were carried
out. The needful was done except the cost of articles of
Tools and Plant. It may be mentioned that the work was
completed in the begining of April, while on 27th March
the Supervisor had assured,that there wo'nt be any excess.
During April, when the final batch of bills was received, it
was found that he had exceeded the estimate by Rs^796/6/-.
The bills were returned to him unaccepted (Page 76 of File
4 for 1937-38^.
2. Mr. Abdulwahab was asked (Page 243 of File 4 for
1936-37) to send the Weekly Progress Report in a certain
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form. He refused to do so in his -importinont letter (Page
430 of File 4 for 1936-37). It was clearly explained to
him how to fill in the prescribed form (Pages 290 and 373
of File 4 for 1936-37). This form is prescribed by the
Government of India. If Hr. Abdulwahab had carried out the
orders, this office would have watched the progress of the
work against the expenditure incurred thereon, and would
1
have spotted the excess atonce. He would have been warned
immediately about it. He purposely kept the office in dark
right upto the end.
3. The following comparative statement would show
that the rates provided for the work at Bahrain were
higher and more liberal than those provided for similar
v/orks at Muscat, in Sind and Delhi Provinces. It may
Page. 2*

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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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