Coll 29/12 'Bushire: office allowance of consul-general' [100r] (201/603)
The record is made up of 1 file (298 folios). It was created in 26 Oct 1918-24 Feb 1948. 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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iy Je.nw*rv 1944, from tUft Britiah Rosidonoy and dors uln $
4 /v General, Buaiure, io t^de Seoy. toj he ftovQrniiBnt of India
;lx enial Affairs Departm Del hi«
Subject:- Pay & rations "for "the Ten ial^Rstt. at Bushire.
. ^ kfiS) ./Peforenoe m ex ^reae .lettor Po»Ifl06~64/^d3 clawed tn e 5th
^ November 19C5, in vdiicli I reported that I had aanctiaaod a
j/ free monthly ration of wheat to each menial at 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.
Z' Buoixire.
2, Unfortunately the above mentioned free wheat ration
provided insufficient relief to tile menial aeaff who, immedi
ately they learnt that this was all tney were goin^ to receive
became^ even more discontented and further resi^iations foilow-
I^Bed. Their attitude v/as undoubtedly affected by the arrival
/ ^ 7 ^/ o°lder weather and the exorni -ant coat of olothea and
) MT denials witr* many years* service became more restless
™ and in view of tiie opport'inity of obtaining better paid jobs
^elsevhere in Bushire, they had nothing to lose by dxscinrge
Pc&n £> .^u-kk^S* from 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.
. One menial who was dxarais^ed for in sub-
^ v *.a ordination in October 1943 irvnediately found employment et
tiie k local cotton mill on a salary 01 Rials B90 a month al
though his at 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.
had been only Rials 350.
Our position was made more difficult by the lack 91 * recruits
to i ill the vacancies caused by reai^yiations. This as in
direct contrast to our position previous to’ the year 1942 wien
iai^;e numbers of men applied for"each vacancy thet occured.
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3. While I was examining tue problem of ^ranting further
relief to t*k manial staff Utie porfsition suddenly det riora -
ed owing to the Persian Crovernment sanotion^ng very consider
able increases in ^y for their inferior eatablisnment. The
dskx minimum pay of a newly joined Persian Government Farr six
is now Rial** l, 0 u 0 /-,i.e. double tne pay drawn in November
1943, by the senior
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.
FarrtiSh-baahi who has 31 years’
loyal service. In order to avoid mess resignations, i as
obliged to revise the scales of pay 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.
menial
establishment with effect from the 1 st December, 1943. Details
of their old and new 3 c?des of pay are given in the enclosure.
It will be observed tnat I ha ve discarded the old basic rites
of pay which are now meaningless and have divided a man ini* a
total emoluments in f o basic pay and ra dons. (Althou^i the '
purchase and issue of rations involves a great deal of time
and labour it has been found by experience that it has a
steadying effect upon
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.
employees.) The current pur
chasing value of the rial now bears no relation to its v.uue
prior to 1941. and it is most improbable that the rial will
over return to its old value. For some time past the rates
of pay for
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.
menials have been noticeably lower than
those offered elsewhere in Bushire and ’Khuziatan*, but it is
hoped tli&t the revised re*.tea will prevent rxtKS further
resignations tho it will be aeon that there are still .dim
plenty qf better paid posts in other local oqncer&a. The *8
Government of India may rest assured that as soxn aj ^age xxto
mtea decrease in Buanire tiie pay and rations of tiie
rieoicency menials will be aiailarly reduced. 7 .as question
is constantly unaer review since we are now compelled
to pay our private servants vastly increased wages toge her
v/itfi free rations.
4. The ttddiiSHxl additional expenditure involved
for the current financial year will t>e
3 -
1214 li
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The file concerns the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in Bushire.
The file covers:
- office allowance grants for the Vice-Consul and 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.
- proposed abolition of the post of interpreter and creation of that of Arabic Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. , in 1932
- cost of living in Bushire
- secret service and toshakhana (treasury) expenditure
- provision of furniture
- transfer of the telephone system to the Iranian authorities in 1938
- revision of rates of pay and allowances of the Vernacular Section of the ministerial establishment of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- pay and allowance of the Consular Clerk
- grant of Dearness Allowance to the clerical establishments in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in 1943
- local compensatory allowance for Indian Political Service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. officers, from 1946.
The file is composed solely of internal 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 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. , the Government of India, the British Legation at Tehran, and the Treasury.
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- 1 file (298 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 for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 299; 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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- Title
- Coll 29/12 'Bushire: office allowance of consul-general'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:39v, 39ar:39av, 40r:100v, 100ar:100av, 101r:299v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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