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'File 3/2 Agency Buildings, from 1912' [26r] (66/484)
The record is made up of 1 volume (240 folios). It was created in 9 Mar 1912-11 Jan 1918. 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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Copy or a letter Jo. 128 dated ttth July T.ilu, from
hioutmtmt t • *t» t.* ^''oTaiahoudf ^ Assdataat
Foroifin Oiii^ nub-D1 vial on» I'lushlre, to Lieutenant Colonel
r-dr Percy Oox^ » f c*s• I• f Political Heaident in th©
Pen d an ;uli\
I have Ui© honour to stnta that in accordance- with
your verbally oxproan-ea wish I havo saclo a careful inspect
ion oi th& -ahrein AQonoy#
i3« attacliod calculations ohow the roor to bo un-
"In the uorot plncee the average diameter of a
chandal io inches» I'he breaking strongtli of mzch a
chandal is 9*? Cwts (distributed load). Tlio actual ^eigfot
oS gutch etc# on each ciiandal is r,? ctrts# I^vory chandal
in therefore loaded to within BOf of its breaking otrmeth;
i^horeaii in ordinary practice It should never bo loaded
to aor- than :• of izs breaking strength* 'toroover no
allov ,anoo lias as jet boon for the weight of tieonle on the
floors# nis io usually talcen at 140 lbs par sq# "'t.
'.or.:.;; out at 0*2 Cwts per chandal , and added to the
uoau lcv.C givos a total of x«.' *9 Crrts, or more than igj
required to break tlio chandal* .ho accuracy of my calcu-
l.'-tionu ir, confix*-a.d by the fact that several chandalo
have- aire- dy failed; two of thm in 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.
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bedroom; an<.' tlii-.. aithout tno application of any live load* •
1 hope I ^ave nude it abundantly clear that the strength
of "'to roof & nv floor® io inadeeuate, Were the houoo in
charge» I should not be prepared to take the roeponsabi-
lity of a;Uo' ing t' ? ie rore d'mgerous portions to be occupied*
It may be uz»g<4 that a roof imp nor tod by tinbor beaiao
dooc not give way without due warning; thio ie true; but
in pi: ces the chandrIn have sagged as much a© 9 inches* 1
It co'mo unroeconablo to ezpect further warning*
3* vltJi regard to the other defects of the houeo;
these have boon fully re v -orted to you by tlio Political
Agent in hie Mo *36a of 26th Hay 1911, which should bo
read,
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This volume continues from the previous volume and includes correspondence between the British 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 British 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. at Bushire; Hugh Wray and A F Thorpe, Executive Engineers, Karachi Building District; F H E Townshend, 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. Engineer, Bushire; Seth Rao Sahib Tirathdas Maharaj, Director of Customs, Bahrain; Comptroller, India Treasuries. Also included are copies of various correspondence with the Foreign Department of the Government of India, receipts and financial statements.
These papers concern the up-keep and expansion of the British Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. building at Bahrain. Included are details of repair and renovation work; plans for accommodation for Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. clerks; various estimates for the cost of building materials, labour and shipping; details relating to the building of the Victoria Memorial Hospital and quarters for the Assistant Surgeon; improvements to the roof and floor of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and damp-proofing; and allotment of funds from the Government of India for annual repairs.
Included within the file are also architectural sketches and plans (e.g. f. 12 and f. 59) and a brochure for flooring tile by Nusserwanjee & Company (ff. 139-140).
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- 1 volume (240 folios)
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This volume is arranged approximately in chronological order.
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Foliation: There is an incomplete pagination sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the title page, on number 1, and runs through to 235, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume.
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- Title
- 'File 3/2 Agency Buildings, from 1912'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1r:46v, 50r:51v, 54r:131v, 133r:133v, 136r:136v, 138r:138v, 140r:141v, 145r:161v, 163r:164v, 166r:166v, 169r:169v, 171r:192v, 194r:195v, 197r:198v, 202r:202v, 204r:234v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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