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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' [371r] (741/911)
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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mode rry obe^i^vatIons on the hypothesis tl^ut the Isl nd will
continue as et present to fc e cor«trolled directly by the
Chief Cofttoissloner at /den through m Adx inictr tor# The
Secretary of iitsite has referred in hie I-xprese letter to the
altematlye th<.,t the -.den Settlijnent authorities —• tliat is
to s«y f the Ch? irxiiun end !>J(ecutlve ( o mittee of the
Settlement —•chould perform tdminietretive aervleee at
^«rim f as it nominally forma part of the , den Settlement#
The theoxy that the Island is administered through <he
ExeeutlfH Coaeoittee and at the eaq^ense of the Settlement
und has never been a reality 9 probably beex uee the distance
of the Island from - den and the difficulties of transport
and coniaunic'tion have ma e ft Impracticable for it to be
dealt with in this way. The rent paid by the Pcrim Co^l
Company for their leaae and other revenue derived from the
Island have all been c: ec ited to Governnent 9 ant the
Settlement have never been permitted to inpose ~ny municipal
rotes or taxes# In my opinion 9 it uould thei^efore be
inequitable as v.oll as inconvenient nov to impose the
burden of maintaining public services on the Settlement i und*
I consider that the fiction that Perim forms part of the
/den municipal area should be a boll shed 9 and that Section
1(2) of the Aden Settlement Ke.ulftion (No#VII of 19CC)
A'**
should be mended accordingly# ,11 public ov.ned building s
in U\e Islcnd t:ill thus i«ittuin 9 as ct present, the propejty
of Covemmenti and will be maintained by the Civil hoi ks
repfrtment of Cove^ment#
16# In the case of el tentative I f no public revenue
can be anticipated, as the majority of the villagers are too
poor to p^y taxes, and with the d ep&rture of the Terim Coal
Company they are likely to be poorer still# It will, in
fact, prob bly be neceesazt, to m ke an alio ance of frea
water for the majority of them#
17# ^n the case of alternative IX 9 a bmall revenue
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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).
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- 1 file (456 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
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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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