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‘Payments on behalf of P.R.O. Bushire etc – Absentee statements – cash account’ [‎471v] (948/1098)

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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Sub-- voucher
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Inscription of charge & ntunber &
date of authurity f^x all charges
requiring srecial sanction#
Us* As* IPs The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. *
brought forward
126-12- 0
Total Bupaes one hundred twenty six and annas twelve
only,
(1 ) I certify that the oxpQnditure charged in this bill could not,
with eue regard to the interests of the public services, be avoided*
I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the payments
eatdx^d in this bill have been duly made to the patties entitled to
receivs them, with the experticn noted below, which exceed the
balance ot the permanent advance, and will be paid ©a receipt of the
ir.oney drawn on ttets bill. Vouchers for all sums above Rs.25/- in
amount are attached to this bill, save those noted below, which will
be ferwarded as soon as the amount have been paid. J have* as far
as possible, obtained vouchers for other sums and an responsible
that they Have been destroyed or so defaced Or maltilated that they
cannot be used again. All work bills are annexed.
(2; Certified that all the articles detailed in the vouchers attached
to the bill and in these retained in ay office have been aecountati
for in tha stock register#
(3) Certified that the purchases billed for lu*ve been reoeived in
redd order, that their quantities are correct and their quantity gocc
that the rates paid are not in excess of the accepted and the market
rates aud that suitable notes of payments have been recorded against
the indents and invoices concerned to ‘prevent double payments.
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Received contents
PI. pay tq>
R. Bakhsh
lift: o;s or '' ISE8 '
Sicnatura and desi^natloa of
the JJraWlaS 0ffiC * X<
This certiiicate if. required when proper store accounts of materials
me* stores purchased are required to be maintained.
Fay Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. ( -j26—12- C? .one hundred twenty six and annas twelve only,
Lxarined ^
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c<-Treasury Officer,
Bahrain.
Account<mt, Bahrain Treasury, bated.?
pace for pre-audit enfacetient in respect of bills
submitted for pre-audit.
ier use in Accountant-General^ Office.
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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)
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.

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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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‘Payments on behalf of P.R.O. Bushire etc – Absentee statements – cash account’ [‎471v] (948/1098), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1983, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100029106716.0x000095> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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