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Coll 1/59 'Aden. Lease of the Perim Coal Company at Perim: future of Perim and provision of a wireless set' [329r] (657/911)
The record is made up of 1 file (456 folios). It was created in 24 Jun 1935-21 Oct 1937. 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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for the term of sixteen years from the First day of May
One thousand nine hundred and twenty seven but subject
to determination as hereinafter provided YIELDING AND
PAYING therefor yearly and every year during the said
term unto the Lessor at the office of the Treasury Officer
at Aden or as shall from time to time be required by 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.
Aden on behalf of the Lessor the rent
of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
Fourteen thousand seven hundred and fifty six
annas fourteen and pies eight being
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
Fourteen thousand
six hundred and seventy annas two at the rate of six pies
per square yard on the piece of land mentioned against (a)
above and
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
Eighty six annas twelve pies eight at the
rate of four pies per square yard on the piece of land
mentioned against (b) above, the said rent to be paid by
equal quarterly payments on the First day of August the
first day of November the first day of February and the
first day of May in every year clear of all deductions
whatsoever the first payment of rent to be made on the
First day of August One thousand nine hundred and twenty
seven AND ALSO YIELDING AND PAYING unto the Lessor in
manner aforesaid in the event of and immediately upon the
said term being determined by re-entry under the proviso
hereinafter contained a proportionate part of the said rent
for the fraction of the current year up to the date of such
re-entry.
THE Company do hereby for themselves and their
successors and assigns and to the intent that the obligations
may continue throughout the term hereby created covenant
with the Lessor as follows
(a) To pay the said rent on the days and in manner aforesaid
clear of all deductions whatsoever.
(b) To bear pay and discharge all existing and future rates
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The file contains papers regarding the operation of certain businesses on Perim, negotiations for their withdrawal from the island, and arrangements for the Government of India to assume responsibility for maintaining essential services previously provided by the companies.
The papers primarily concern the position of the Perim Coal Company - a subsidiary of Lambert Brothers Ltd. - and consist of correspondence regarding: the lease held by the company (copy at ff 445-54); their financial circumstances, and reasons for ceasing operations on Perim; arrangements for early termination of the lease through a deed of surrender (copy at ff 123-25); and the proposed sale of a water condensing plant and accessories to the Government of India.
Throughout their period of operation on the island the company provided certain essential services: a company employee acted as Government Agent on the island, and they also provided sanitation and medical services; the supply of water, ice and electricity; and oversaw the lighting and buoying of the harbour. Arrangements for the assumption of these duties by the Government of India and Aden authorities are also discussed in the correspondence.
The correspondence also concerns other businesses operating on Perim, namely the Asiatic Petroleum Company, the Lloyd's signal station, the Shell Transport and Trading Company Ltd., and the Eastern Telegraph Company (owned by Cable and Wireless PLC). The file contains correspondence with Cable and Wireless and minutes of the Imperial Communications Advisory Committee, regarding: the temporary provision of telegraph services until an alternative wireless set is provided for the island; and the continued maintenance of the company's cable tank depot, used for cable repair operations throughout the region.
A map of the island, showing the location of buildings leased by the companies, can be found at folio 446.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folios 1-2).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (456 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 456; 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 1/59 'Aden. Lease of the Perim Coal Company at Perim: future of Perim and provision of a wireless set'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:52v, 56r:59v, 63r:77v, 79r:93v, 95r:97v, 100r:105v, 107r:108v, 110r:127v, 130r:147v, 150r:150v, 155r:156v, 159r:180v, 183r:200v, 204r:226v, 232r:255v, 257r:258v, 263r:268v, 270r:290v, 295r:295v, 298r:344v, 346r:346v, 349r:357v, 360r:384v, 389r:393v, 400r:430v, 432r:438v, 444v:445v, 447r:454v, 447r:447v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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