File 600/1905 Pt 3 'Aden Hinterland: Situation; Withdrawal of Political Agent from Dthala; Treaties with Haushabi, Kotaibi and Alawi chiefs' [‎7r] (9/508)

$nd. signed the agreement.
3 ■ A11 3 Gllie;f s have been paid their stipends at the
rate allowed in the present agreements with effect from
the 29th November 1.9.1^, and not from the date of signing
the agreements, in the following circumstances,
4. It will he seen from paragraph 9 of Colonel Jacob’s
letter ho.0-241, dated 28th June 1913, referred to above
that the agreement at Lahej was signed by the Alawi and
the Koteibl Sheikhs subject to the grant to them by us of
stipend, and arms and ammunition and that in paragraph 9
of the same letter, it was recommended that if the arrange
ment had met with the approval of Government* the Chiefs
might be given each a stipend of Hs-100 with 25 arms,
Martini Henry, and 2500 rounds of ammunition. But this
agreement was not approved by Government and fresh agree
ments were accordingly prepared. The Chiefs, however,
urged that they should receive their stipends from the date
of that agreement, and it was therefore the intention of
this 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. when submitting the latter agreements to
Government for ratification, to invite a reconsideration
of the point.
It however came to our notice in July 1914 that the
Haushabi and the Alawi Chiefs hsd, already been drawing
enhanced stipends and on inquiry from the Treasury Officer
it was found that these were being paid at the instance of
the Accountant General, Bombay, who authorised the payment
with effect from the 29th November 1913 under revised
Pension Payment Orders issued in February 1914. I am not
aware of the reason for paying these stipends from the
29th November 1913 nor does the Treasury Officer here know*
but for the reasons stated above I would request that the
formal sanction of the Government of India be nowobtained
to the payment of the stipends to the Alawi end KotaiM
from the 29th November 1913.
The cese of the Haushabi Sultan Ip not on all fours
with