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Coll 29/45 'General reorganisation of consular posts' [‎221v] (449/674)

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The record is made up of 1 file (334 folios). It was created in 26 Feb 1928-11 Oct 1945. 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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by Major Daly that the post of the second clerk and another servant should be
abolished. This after allowing for Customs compensation allowance and com
pensation allowance drawn by the clerks will result in a saving of Its. 2.700 annually
in the case of the clerks while the servants will cost in future Its. 850 per annum
paid from Office allowance instead of its. 1,700, being a saving of Its. 850 annually.
20. I have made enquiries as to the duties performed by the Trade Assistant
at Zahedan and I find that they are very similar to those of the Attache at Meshed.
The Attache at Meshed has no clerk, and all clerical work is either performed by
himself or done for him by the clerks in the Oeneral Office. I agree with Major
Daly therefore that it is waste of money to provide the Trade Assistant with
separate clerical assistance.
21. On page 30 pf the estimates under C. 2.—Pay of Establishment 3 Trade
Assistant and clerks are shown drawing Rs. 5,800. The Trade Assistant here
referred to is the Trade Agent, whose post has already been abolished as a measure
of economy thereby saving Rs. 1,392 (average cost) annually. The post appears
to have been entered twice, once under Sistan and again under Duzdap (Zahedan).
Major Daly has arranged that his duties should be performed by the Sub-
Assistant Surgeon stationed at Zahedan who is given an allowance of Rs. 30
per mensem. This is an economical arrangement which appears to be working J
satisfactorily. The Rs. 5,800 shown as the cost of 3 Trade Assistant and clerks can
now be reduced to Rs. 4,400 for 2 clerks. I have no remarks to make about ser
vants and orderlies. One Sub-Assistant Surgeon is shown as drawing Rs. 1,200
annually. This figure is incorrect if either average pay or actuals are considered.
In the former case the correct figure including special pay and clothing allowance
is Rs. 1,464 and in the latter case Rs. 1,524. The Sub-Assistant Surgeon also
draws Rs. 300 annually as Customs compensation allowance and is now being given
an allowance of Rs. 360 annually for performing the duties of Trade or Forwarding
Agent.
22. The 2 posts of Compounder and Dresser have been abolished whereby a
saving of Rs. 800 annually results. The Rs. 3,700 annually shown as spent on
Vice Consulate guards is correct. It will now be reduced to Rs. 2,700 consequent
on the reduction of 2 men. House rent and other allowances will have to be in
creased by Rs. 360 annually consequent on the allowance granted to the sub-
Assistant Surgeon for performing the duties of Trade and Forwarding Agent.
23. All possible economies appear to have been made at Zahedan. It is neces
sary to have some sort of medical assistance on the spot and this is provided by the
Sub-Assistant Surgeon, whom it has been possible to deprive of Compounder and
Dresser by relieving him of all duties connected with Zahedan town. The Zahedan
Vice Consulate which covers a large area of desert land is situated at some distance
from the town and it is made up of a number of separate small houses. It is freed
from the danger of raids by the close proximity of the Persian Military barracks,
but this proximity renders it peculiarly liable to petty pilfering, British Govern
ment property situated at Zahedan requires protection in the circumstances and I
am satisfied that the reduction of 2 guards is as much as can be expected.
24. A possible economy that struck me is the amalgamation of the posts of
Trade Assistant (not to be confounded with the Trade or Forwarding Agent) and
Rebate Officer. The latter is at present a member of the general Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and 1
Persian Clerical Service, but he works under the orders of the Indian Customs
Service. The amalgamation of the posts would make a saving of about Rs. 4,200
annually, so I referred the matter for the opinion of Major Daly, who has the
necessary knowledge of their respective duties. He informs me that he has already
fully considered the suggestion and that he is convinced that the amalgamation
of the posts is impossible. At the moment the Rebate Officer has little to do but
this is solely because, owing to indecision about the Railway, traders are not order
ing goods. As soon as a decision has been reached goods will come forward. The
Rebate Officer will then have a whole time job as every package has to be seen and
identified and the sums involved in drawbacks on goods which have passed in
transit through India runs into lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. annually. The Indian Customs
Department have recently considered the possibility of giving the post of Rebate
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The file concerns appointments and reorganisation of the British Consulates in Iran and in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The file covers:

  • diplomatic Consular expenditure in Persia: Government of India's proposals for savings
  • proposal to move the headquarters of the Sistan Consulate from Sistan to Duzdap and to reduce its establishments, 1928
  • proposal to abolish the post of Vice-Consul at Sistan
  • proposed amalgamation of Kerman and Bundar Abbas Consulates
  • proposed amalgamation of Isfahan and Shiraz Consulates
  • amalgamation of Meshed and Sistan Consulates, 1934
  • appointment of the Confidential Assistant at Seistan, C W Hart, as Vice-Consul for Meshed, in 1932 and as Consul-General for Meshed in 1933
  • abolition of the post of Second Clerk at the Kerman Consulate
  • increase of compensatory allowance for clerical staff and Vice-Consul at Meshed
  • title and address of the British Consul for Meshed
  • appointment of Clive Kirkpatrick Daly as British Consul for Meshed, 1935
  • travelling allowances on moves between Meshed and Zabul, 1938.

The file is composed of correspondence between the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Foreign Office, the 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. , the Government of India, the British Consulate at Sistan and Kain, the British Consulate for Khorashan (Meshed), the British Legation at Tehran, the Persian Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

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1 file (334 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 335; 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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