Coll 29/22 'Compensatory allowance in lieu of customs exemption to officers serving in Persia and the Persian Gulf' [‎169r] (339/396)

I'io• 213 of 1929.
British 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. & Consulate Greneral
Bushire, the 27th January 1929.
From J
The iion'hle Sir Frederick W. Jonnston, K.C.I.E. , C.S.I.,
I have the honour to forward a copy of a letter from nis
Britannic Majesty^ Consul, Kerman and a note of a representa
tion made to me by members of 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. Staff. As it is
most suitable that toese officers should be allowed to state
tneir side of the case and at the same time probably not de
sirable that this should take the form of a memorial, it seems
most convenient to forward it in its present form.
2. There can be no question that the imposition of the new
Persian Customs Law in September 1928 nas hit all these officer
very severely and that the excessive rise in tne price of
commodities in general use by European Officers nas resulted
in an enhanced domestic expenditure varying from Rs. 100/- to
Rs.200/- or more, monthly according to the size and scale of
tneir establishments. In these circumstances -cue request seems
justified for some alleviation equivalent to the additional
and unforeseen expenditure which was not taken into considera
tion when the terms of their emoluments were fixed and such
alleviation might fairly take effect from the date of the
imposition of the x«ew Customs Law.
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
To
The Foreign Secretary to tne
in tne Foreign and
Government of India
Political Department
jwew Delni.
Compensatory Allowance in lieu of
Customs exemption.
Sir
1 nave, etc.,
3d. F • V/. Jo ms ton
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.