Coll 29/11 'Tehran Legation: pay of munshis and menial staff; office accommodation' [‎225r] (449/525)

7. It will be realised, therefore, that on wages totalling
from sixteen to twenty five Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. per mensem, the payment of
house rent at anything from eight Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. per «ensem for a small
room is a quite unwarrantable drain on the employees* means of
existence*
8 . I venture to propose, therefore, that the following cost
of living bonuses be granted, to count as from the 1st January,
19315-
The Menial staff an increase of thirty per cent on
their a ros 6 wages. This will afford some relief
to their housing problems.
The Munshis 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. and Dispenser an inciauae o of twenty five
per cent on their gross emoluments.
9. I append a short analysis to show that, with the decreased
value of the Kran, there will be no additional Sterling cost
to His Majesty’s Government in respect of these Krtn bonuses.
10. It is, perhaps, not unnecessary to add that prices in Krans
of all imported articles will tend henceforth to rise, and that
the grandiose plans for the construction and extension of a new
iehran will also tend to render the lot of the poorer employee
still more difficult as regards his housing, and I sreil doubtless
have occasion to apply for further monetary grants - under this
heading - before long.
Munshis 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. , @ itrs. 2,300
per mensem for 13
months.
Dispenser © iCrs. 460
per mensem for 14
months.
Ghulams @ Kre. 2,665
per mensem for 13
months.
January,
1930.
* Krs. 29,900.=* £498:0:0.
* 6,300 * 10650:0.
* 33,345 * 656:050.
January
1931
£332:0:0.
70:0:0.
370:0:0.
Menial staff © Krs.
3,700 per mensem for
13 months . 48,100 * 801:0:0. 535:0:0.
Totals:
Krs.
117,645 1959:0:0
1307:0:0