Coll 29/9 'Duzdap: office allowance' [‎8r] (16/84)

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Allowance for couriers (previously Ask sowers) under this
Consulate General be increased for next year by the sua of
Hs. 800/- to neet the cost of these two couriers (2 couriers
** at Rials 200/- each J?.M. or Rials 4800/- per annuls
Rs.800/- at Rials 600£)* As however the couriers running
throughout Seat Persia are largely used by the Secretary on
behalf of the Military Department, 1 would suggest that the
Army Departroent might reasonably be asked to contribute to
the Political Department funds 1/3 of the total cost of
running couriers which would be l/3 of Re*2700/- i*e*
Rs.900/ 4 * per annum* If this can be arranged the necessity
for reference to the Secretary of State for India for the
inceease of Rs*800/- per annum under our contract grant would
not occur, and time is an important factor, for we do not
wish the system to break down at the end of the financial
year and a reference to the Secretary of State would involve
great delay*
The final proposals therefore arei-
1. Increase of Re*800/- in office allowance grant
for 1935 - 36 and in future, which will stand at
3 ft 2700/- under the Sub Head " Dak System of postal communication used in Moghul India and later by the East India Company. Sowars" of the
effice allowance*
2* Of the above expenditure Rs*i800/- only would
fall on the Political Department budget and m*
900/- would be recoverable from Army Department
funds*
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