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‘Payments on behalf of P.R.O. Bushire etc – Absentee statements – cash account’ [‎467v] (940/1098)

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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Humber of description of charge & number & Hs. As. Ps*
Sub-vcuchor bate of authority fb;r all charges
rtsnu±ring special sanction*
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lotal Buttes one Hundred/ thirty eight and
annas ten only.
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traab the expenditure charged"in this bill could not,
cf the public services, be avoided
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wit a cue regaiva c o in * e x o s c »»> vw u*. w ^ v..~.*ywK>,
I certify that to. the bast of my knowledge and belief, the payments
entered in this bill have been duly made to the patties entitled t*
receive the*?., with the oxpdntiqn,
•balance Of the permanent advance,
money drav/n on this b5JLl» youchers.
;od below, which exceed the
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Be c e i"v r e d c ent ant s
oI.ll be paid on receipt Of tint
all sums above Rs.25/- in
amount are attached to this bill, save those noted below, which 'will
be forwarded as seen as the emount have boon paid. X have, as far'
as possible, cbtalncd vouchers for other sums and. an responsible
that they have boon destroyed or so defaced ir multHated that thvf
canntt b-s Used again. All work bills are annexed,
(£) Certified that all the .articles detailed in the vouchers
to the bill and in those retained in my office.have been accctMatsJtf
for in tb.a stock register.
(5) Oextified that the purchases billed fox have been x^eiV^S iA
godd crder y that their quantities are conect and their ^aantity 45*fce :
that the rates p'aid are not in excels of the accepted and tht iiaxKet
rates and that suitable notes of payments have been recorded ag&iatt
the indMits and invoices concerned to prevent double payments.
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PI. pay ter Signature and designation of
R. Bakhsh the Drawing Officer<,
Xhis certificate if. required when rrever store accounts of mat«ariAl«
‘i ; nd stores purchased arc required to be m* intained.
Pay Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ( 138-10-0';. one hundred thirty eight and annas ten only.
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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:

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).

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1 file (546 folios)
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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.

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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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