'File 3/1 Agency Buildings. From 1900-1911' [‎16r] (38/523)

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T he UNDER-SECEJETAIIY to the
GOVERNMENT of INDIA
in the Foreign Department,
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T he 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. . '
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Dated Simla, the 7th June 1901.
S ir,
I am directed to refer to the correspondence ending with your letter
No. 47, dated the 4tli March 1901, forwarding estimates of initial and recurring
expenditure necessary to place the Bahrein Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. on a permanent footing.
2. The modified estimates as detailed on the margin are provisionally
sanctioned, subject to the approval of His
Majesty's Secretary of State for India.
The Government of India are not pre
pared to grant more than Rs. 20,000 for
the Assistant 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. 's house
including furniture for the reception
rooms; the plans and estimates forwarded
with your letter No. 6, dated the 7th
January 1901, should he revised so as
to he in accord with this limit. Local
material should, if possible, be used for
the construction of the house. The boat
and fittings to be provided for the Vice-
Consul at Bunder Abbas have been
estimated* to cost Rs. 600 only, and a
similar sum is sanctioned under this head
for the Assistant 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
Bahrein. A recurring expenditure of
Rs. 115 has been allotted for liveries, on the understanding that the supply
will be regulated according to the scale sanctioned for the Bushire 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. .
3. The suggestion made in your letter No. 47, dated the 4th March 1901,
that the medical officer attached to the Arabian Mission House at Bahrein
should be retained for attendance on the Assistant 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. and his
establishment on a remuneration of not more than Rs. 50 a month, is sanc
tioned. This arrangement must, however, be regarded as provisional only, and
the services of the doctor should not be engaged for a longer period than six
months in the first instance.
Initial.
^ (1) Assistant 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. 's
house and reception room furniture
(2) Boat and fittings
(3) Office furniture
Total
Recurring.
(1) Pay of Assistant Political
Agent
(2) Sumptuary allowance
(3) Clerk
(4) House-rent to Clerk
(5) Medical attendance
(6) Munsbi
(7) Eight menials
(8) Travelling allowance
(9) Flags and stores
(10) Kepairs to boat
(11) Liveries ...
(12) Cash presents
(13) Contingencies
Total
Us.
20,000
600
550
21,150
400 a month.
V^O
-Hoo
10
>50
50
91
300
90
40
115
100
130
1,526
• Letter from the Government of India in the
Foreign Department, No. 889 E.-A., dated the 3rd
June 1901.