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Coll 29/21 'Shiraz: consulate buildings' [73r] (145/256)
The record is made up of 1 file (126 folios). It was created in 30 Nov 1931-26 Oct 1944. 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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3. It may be suggested that repairs during the v/inter rains
are heavier than in summer and that the March quarter
expenditure is not a fair quide for the whole year. On
examining my predecessor 1 s accounts however I see that on the
contrary the ravages of white ants in summer far outstrip in
expense the damage caused by rain.
4. In looking into the method of assessment of my allowance
I find an increase is long overdue on that account alone. On
April 8 th, 1938 in a despatch (No. 705 Est.B) addressed by
the Secretary to the Government of India to the Deputy Political
Resident at Bushire the arrangements for the execution of public
works in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
were revised and the allowance for
annual or ordinary repairs at Shiraz was fixed at
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
Eight
hundred and seventy or 2% of the capital cost of the property,
which at the time of its purchase in 1901 was
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
Forty
three thousand three hundred and five. Out of this amount
however the sum of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
Seventy or approximately 10^o has from
the outset been retained annually at your
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.
as a
contribution towards a reserve fund from which to assist, in the
words of the Deputy Political Residents memorandum No. 11/330 of
February 23rd, 1920,"any of the sub-offices requiring funds over
and above their allotments for urgent repairs in any one year".
So far this office does not appear to have drawn on this fund
but it seems to me likely to have to do so in the current year.
5. Thus for the last twenty one years a sum of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
eight
hundred has been paid to this Consulate (except in 1938 when it
was reduced by 23%) for annual charges and petty repairs
without any account having been taken of the increase in the
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The file concerns maintenance of the British Consulate buildings at Shiraz.
The file covers:
- descriptions and budget for works and repairs to the buildings in 1931, and 1935
- electric works
- lease of property at Shiraz for the use of 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. , in 1938
- descriptions and budget for works and repairs in 1939-40, and 1940-41
- repairs to the buildings in 1948.
The file is composed of correspondence between the Foreign Office, 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. , the Government of India, the British Consulate at Shiraz, the British Legation at Tehran, and the 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. .
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- 1 file (126 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 128; 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/12/3578
- Title
- Coll 29/21 'Shiraz: consulate buildings'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:127v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence