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'File 3/2 Agency Buildings, from 1912' [37r] (88/484)
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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aoon aa possible together with a compound wall round the new
piece of ground to the west of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. This can be done
without interfering with the general scheme; in fact the
Clerks 1 quarters can be built at^once as part of the general
scheme, v /hich can be carried out later# The necessity of
quarters for the clerks here has long been recognised and a
piece of ground was shown as "reserved for Clerks* quarters 11 1
by Major (then Captain) Prideaux in the plan submitted with
his letter No» 36 dated 11th February 1905• Since then the
question has more than once cropped up and has been dealt
with in detail by Captain Lorimer in his letter Wo. 530 dated
8th August 1911, and I do not think it is necessary for me to
go into the matter again* It is sufficient to say that only
wretched insanitary houses can be obtained here, and these
at a prohibitive rent, and that there seems no prospect of any
suitable houses ever being built.
For the above reasons I venture to urge that, whether the
whole scheme is sanctioned or not,. - and I sincerely hope it
will be - the clerks• quarters may be sanctioned and built
with as little delay as possible, and at the same time a
grant be made for enclosing the piece of ground recently pre
sented to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
by Sheikh Isa.
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
V Major,
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.
, Bahrein.
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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).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (240 folios)
- Arrangement
This volume is arranged approximately in chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/2/53
- 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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence