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Coll 29/39 'Seistan (Zabul): office allowance; hospital; motor cars' [‎54r] (110/150)

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The record is made up of 1 file (73 folios). It was created in 23 Feb 1925-5 Sep 1935. 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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The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India,
His Majesty’s Under Secretary of State for India,
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Dated Simla,the June 1928.
Sistan Consulate Hospital.
Sir,
I am directed to address you on the subject of the
maintenance charges of the Sistan Consulate Hospital.
2. The construction of a new hospital for the Consulate at a
cost of Rs.4,820/- was sanctioned by His Majesty’s Secretary of
State for India in his telegram Ho.446, dated the 12th February
1926. His Majesty’s Consul, Sistan and Kain, now reports that,
through the munificence of a local merchant who subscribed
Rs.3,000/— for the purpose, a much better operating theatre was
built than was originally intended, and a larger quantity of
stores and equipment'provided than would otherwise have been
possible. The work was completed in October 1926.
3. The annual grant for the maintenance of the Hospital was
increased from Rs.650/- to Rs.3,150/- (its present figure), with
effect from the 1st April 1913, under the sanction conveyed in
Lord Crewe’s Political Despatch Ho.129, dated the 21st November
1913. In 1914 the average monthly number of out-patients treated
was 2092, and there were only four beds for in-patients. During
1927-28 the average monthly attendance up to the 8th February
1928 was over 5000, and there is accommodation for 20
in—patients. Allowing, in addition, for an annuel <_ ttendance of
24,500 at the Birjend Vice-Consulate dispensary, which is
stocked from the Sistan Consulate Hospital, the present grant
alloY/s for an expenditure on medical stores and contingencies of

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The file concerns the Seistan and Kain (Zabul) Consulate.

The file contains:

  • proposed expenditures on repairs of the building, in 1925
  • proposal to build a new hospital, in 1925
  • proposal to increase office allowance to provide medical stores, in 1928
  • proposed purchase of furniture, in 1928 and 1930
  • provision of a motor lorry in 1929, and its replacement in 1935.

The file is composed of correspondence between the British Consul at Seistan and Kain, the British Consul at Khorasan, 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. , and the Government of India.

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1 file (73 folios)
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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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 74; 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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