Coll 29/80 'Diplomatic and consular expenditure: percentage charges on Civil works' [‎27r] (54/89)

No.47-A/36
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To
The linier Secretary of State for India,
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. , London#
Bated Simla, the ^ ’ Catcher 1936#
Subject:- Percent ago charges on Public
Works in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Sir,
I am directed to refer to India Offieel letter
No.P#2«268/36, dated the 30th January 1936 on the above
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subject and to stalfe as follows j-
go It the outset* the Government of India consider it
desirable to explain the method of apportionment of the
es tab! is hment charg es oft he P e rs ian Gul f Sub-L iv is io n
between thexaselves and His Majesty*3 Govsmiflent<. out of
the total expenditure on public works in connection with
the Diplomatic and Consular Services in Iran, only that
relating to Kowait and the maintenance expenditure in
other posts are at present divisible between the
Government of India and His Majesty’s Government# The
charges of the Sub-Division excluding the pay and
allowances of the Assistant Sngineer in charge are first
divided in proportion to the non-divisible and divisible
works outlay for the year and only the portion relating
to the divisible works outlay is included in the statement
of divisible expenditure and shown partly under Bushire
and partly under Kowait, the other portion being debited