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File 619/1907 Pt 10 'Arms traffic:- Persian Gulf. Prize Money for captures in Persian Gulf.' [164r] (332/424)
The record is made up of 1 volume (210 folios). It was created in 20 Apr 1908-24 Sep 1915. 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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Admiralty to
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.
.
N.L. 2432
Admiralty,
17th April 1909.
I cim commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State for India
in Council, that they have had under consideration an application from
H.M.S. I roserpme for a grant in the nature ot prize money in respect
of the capture of an arms-running
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
near Jask on the 18th April
1908. Details of the capture are contained in a letter of the 20th April
1908, from the Commanding Officer of the ship, a copy of which was
forwarded to the
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.
by Admiralty letter of the 26th May 1908,
M 5011. ^
2. My Lords are of opinion that the services rendered by the officers
and crew of the “ Proserpine ” were such as to justify a grant from
public funds, but, before taking further steps in the matter, they would
be glad to be informed whether the Secretary of State would he prepared
to authorise some contribution being made by the Indian Government
in respect of 836 rifles of English manufacture, and 82 Martini-Henry
carbines, which formed a portion of the captured cargo and were handed
over to the Indian Government at their request.
3. According to an estimate given by His Majesty’s Consul at
Muscat the rifles in question were worth Rs. 45 each, and the carbines
Rs. 30 each, but further inquiries indicate that the true value of new
weapons of these patterns is Rs. 41 and Rs. 32 respectively, A different
estimate is given by the Indian Government in the enclosed copy of a
letter to the Commander-in-Chief on the East Indies Station, but it
would appear that the figures there mentioned are the lowest quoted in
the rate book for arms of this description, being their estimated value
after 11 years’ service.
I am, &c.,
The Under Secretary of State C. I. Thomas.
for India.
Sir,
Annex.
Secretary to Government of India, Marine Department, to Naval
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Squadron.
No. 198 M. Marine Department, Calcutta,
6 th February 1909.
I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of Your Excellency’s
letter No. 1462, dated the 17th September 1908, inquiring about the
value of the 836 Martini-Henry carbines captured by H.M.S. “ Proser
pine,” and handed over to the Government of India.
2. In reply, I am to say that under Army Regulations, India,
Yol. II., Appendix XV., column 13, the rifles in question are valued at
Rs. 3. 6. 8 each. As for the value of the 82 carbines, the Government
of India are advised that as they are not of Government pattern and
cannot be utilised, they are only fit for breaking up, and are therefore
s. 10 . a 2
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The correspondence discusses the award of prize money to the officers and crews of British Naval vessels that had seized dhows containing arms and ammunition in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The correspondence discusses the values to be assigned to different types of arms and ammunition, and the decision by the Government of India to make a grant to the Admiralty from the Indian Revenues to cover the prize money owed for seizures from November 1910 to November 1912.
The principal correspondents include the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (H W [Herbert William?] James, Allen Thomas Hunt, and James Charles Tancred); the Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station (George John Scott Warrender, Edmond John Warre Slade, Alexander Edward Bethell, and Richard Henry Peirse); 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 Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Percy Zachariah Cox); the Secretary of State for India (John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, and Robert Crew-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe); the Secretary to the Foreign Department of the Government of India (Spencer Harcourt Butler, Arthur Henry McMahon); the Secretary to the Marine Department of the Government of India (Ernest William Stuart King Maconchy, and William Riddell Bird); 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. and Consul at Muscat (Robert Erskine Holland, Stuart George Knox); the Viceroy of India (Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst); and representatives of the Admiralty, the Foreign Office and the 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. .
Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (210 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 619 (Arms Traffic) consists of 7 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/110-116. The volumes are divided into 10 parts, with parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 comprising one volume each, parts 6, 7, 8, and 9 comprising the sixth volume and part 10 comprising the seventh volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 210; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- File 619/1907 Pt 10 'Arms traffic:- Persian Gulf. Prize Money for captures in Persian Gulf.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:184v, 185v:209v, 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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