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File 985/1913 Pt 1 'Persia: Consular and Diplomatic Expenditure' [68r] (140/486)
The record is made up of 1 volume (239 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1913-22 Jun 1916. 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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ENCLOSURES.
No. 1 .
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.
to Foreign Office.
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.
,
Si 1 ’* 2nd March 1895.
I am directed by Mr. Fowler to forward, for submission io tin;
Earl of Kimberley, copy of a letter from the Government of India,
No. 16, dated 23rd January 1895, with enclosure, in regard to the
incidence of charges in connection with the administration of criminal
justice under the Persian Coast and Islands
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
.
Mr. Fowler is of opinion that the fees, penalties, fines, and forfeitures
levied under the Order, and referred to in Clause 3 of the 44 th Article,
provide a fund from wdiich such charges as are described in the enclosure
to the Letter from the Government of India should be met; and, subject
to Lord Kimberley’s concurrence, he desires me to suggest that the
sanction of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury be obtained
for the payment of these and any similar charges in the future in the
manner indicated.
I have, &c.,
Horace Walpole.
The Under Secretary of State,
Foreign Office.
No. 2 .
Foreign Office 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.
.
Foreign Office,
Sir, 24th April 1895.
With reference to your letter of the 2 nd ultimo, in regard to the
incidence of charges in connection with the administration of criminal
justice under the Persian Coast and Islands
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
, 1889, I
am directed by the Earl of Kimberley to request that you will lay
before the Secretary of State for India in Council the following
considerations:—
The
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
, as Mr. Secretary Fowler is aware, is admi
nistered by the officials of the Indian Government holding Consular
rank, and acting in general conformity with Indian law and procedure.
At the suggestion of your Department, however, and as a matter of
convenience, the instructions under the Persian Coast and Islands Order
in Council were drafted at this Office at the same time, and issued at
the same date, by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, as the
instructions under the Persia (Inland)
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
, 1889.
To these instructions a schedule of fees is appended ; the imposition
of fees is provided for by Article 43, Sub-Article 1 of the Order.
This Article is as follows :—
“ Subject to the control of the Secretary of State, acting with the
concurrence of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury,
the Consul-General may from time to time, with the previous
sanction of the Governor General of India in Council, make
rules imposing fees leviable in respect of any proceedings
in, or processes issued out of, any Court established under this
Order ”
A 2
25295.
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The file is concerned with diplomatic and consular expenditure in Persia, the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Siam [Thailand], which is shared by both the Imperial (London) and Indian Governments. The papers therefore focus on financial adjustments to be made between 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. and the Foreign Office. Accounts of this expenditure can therefore be found within the file, along with supplementary correspondence. This correspondence is concerned with querying or disputing items of expenditure, or with changes to accounting practices. This correspondence is primarily between officials of 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. and the Foreign Office, with occasional reference made to the Government of India, and occasional submissions to the Secretary of State for India.
Specific matters discussed within the file include the following: an overspend on a survey for the Mohammerah-Burujird Railway undertaken by Captain Wilson (ff 171-180), expenditure on additional consular escort at Shiraz and Meshed (ff 45-48, 114-117, and 63-66 for specific detail of charges for Shiraz), and the revision of the rates at which leave and pensions are calculated (ff 70-100).
The following sets of financial papers can be found within:
- expenditure by the Imperial Government in Persia, and at Nakawn Lampang (Lakhon) and Chiengmai. Statements for the following years can be found within the file: 1910-11 and 1911-12 (ff 228-232), 1911-12 and 1912-13 (ff 160-164), 1912-13 and 1913-14 (ff 80-85);
- expenditure by the Government of India compared with the previous financial year; each statement contains a supplement on expenditure at Bahrein [Bahrain], Koweit [Kuwait], and Maskat [Muscat]. Statements for the following years can be found within the file: 1911-12 (ff 189-200 and ff 213-224, two copies), 1912-13 (ff 153-155), and 1913-14 (ff 49-61);
- specific statements are also supplied for expenditure on the Koweit Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. as follows: 1911-12 (ff 206-209 and ff 234-236, two copes), 1912-13 (ff 153-155), and 1913-14 (ff 42-43);
- records of financial adjustments made between 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. and the Foreign Office between 1900-01 to 1915-16: see ff 33-36, ff 148-151, and ff 201-205.
The creation dates cover the bulk of papers within the file. However, a printed copy of a letter from 16 May 1895 with enclosures dating back to 2 March 1895 has also been included (folios 67-69). It concerns charges in connection with the administration of criminal justice under the Persian Coast and Islands Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. (1889).
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (239 folios)
- Arrangement
The subject 985 (Persia: Consular and Diplomatic Expenditure) consists of three volumes: IOR/L/PS/10/361, 362, and 363. The volumes are divided into three parts with each part consisting of one volume. The papers within this volume are arranged loosely in reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 241; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/361
- Title
- File 985/1913 Pt 1 'Persia: Consular and Diplomatic Expenditure'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:240v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence