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‘Payments on behalf of P.R.O. Bushire etc – Absentee statements – cash account’ [465v] (936/1098)
The record is made up of 1 file (546 folios). It was created in Apr 1946-Mar 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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Rs' As. Fs
dumber of
Sub-^vaucher
Ascription of charge & number &
date of anth^irity for all charges
roq.ui-rirj.g special sanction*
Brought forward -j 57 - a- 0
Total icapees one hundred, fifty seven & annas eight only;
1 V
1
(1) X certify that the expenditure charged in this bill could net*
with cue regard to the interests of the public services, be avoided*
I certify that to the best of my hnowlodge and belief, the payment*
catered in this bill have been duly made to the patties entitled to.
receive them, with the oxpOmtion noted below, which exceed tha
■balance Of the permanent advance, and will be paid on receipt of ttot
money drawn on t3xls bill- Vouchers for all sums above Rs.25/- in
amount are attached to this bill, save those noted belcw* which, will
be forwarded as soon as the amount have been paid. I have, as far-
as possible, obtained vouchers for other snips and an responsible
that they h&vd been destroyed or so defaced 5r mLtilated that they
cannot be used again* All work bills are annexed.
(2) Certified that all the articles detailed in the voucher* attached
to the bill and in these retained in my office have been accountod
lor in the stock register*
(5) Oextified that the purchases billed fox huW been received i*
yodd order* that their quantities are correct and their quantity aecc
that the rates paid are not in excels of the accepted and the Darket
rates aui that suitable notes of payments have been recorded against
the indents and invoices concerned to prevent double payments.
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Received contents
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PI. pay to Signature and designa.ti.mn of
R. Bakhsh the Drawing Officer*
This certiiicats it required when proper store accounts of material*
and stores purchased are required to be m;- intained.
Fay
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
57”“ 8- 0 ) one hundred fifty seven & annas eight only-
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Lxav'inod y£
Aocoffilant, "ahi..ln Creasuiy, ^ ^Treasu ry^ Offioer,
Space for pre-audit enfacement in respect of bills
submitted for pre-audit o
lor use in Accountant-General 5 s Office
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- Content
The file comprises papers relating to the financial operation of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, including the Public Relations Office (PRO) and, for most of the months represented in the file, contain the following:
- cash accounts for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for each month, with a summary of the month’s receipts and payments, followed by lists of the particulars of receipts and payments;
- absentee statements, providing details of absentees, their rate of pay, nature of absence, and details of the officiating government servant;
- detailed pay bills, including those for the Public Relations Officer;
- fully vouched contingent bills, covering petroleum products, costs related to the running of the PRO (rent of the office, reading room electricity and coffee, salaries, cinema running costs), freight charges, Cable & Wireless cable charges;
- treasury vouchers, including advances for remittance to the 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. Agent in Sharjah, for costs incurred on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and other travel costs;
- travel allowance bills;
- details of payments on Indian military, family and uncovenanted pensions;
- vouchers relating to office allowances, motor launch grants and central contract grants.
Included amongst the paperwork are numerous handwritten notes made by staff at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , some correspondence discussing financial matters in the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , and some monthly lists, compiled by Cable & Wireless, indicating telegrams sent by the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , including destination, class, word count and cost (ff 24-25, ff 117-121, ff 281-283, ff 480-482).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (546 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, starting with papers relating to the Agency’s accounts for April 1946, running through to papers relating to the Agency’s accounts for March 1947.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 546; 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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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1983
- Title
- ‘Payments on behalf of P.R.O. Bushire etc – Absentee statements – cash account’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:23v, 26r:116v, 122r:280v, 284r:295v, 298r:366v, 366br:366bv, 367r:376v, 378r:386v, 388r:426v, 428r:479v, 483r:545v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence