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Diary of Sir Arthur Hirtzel, 1906 [‎3r] (10/294)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (243 folios). It was created in 7 May 1906-30 Dec 1906. 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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190
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£1,000 USTSUJR^NCE COUPON.
The Insertion of this Coupon implies no liability on the patt of the Publishers.
All Claims and Connespondence relative thereto must be sent to the Chief Office of •
THE
LAW FIDELITY & GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION,
59 - 62 , CHANCERY LANE, LONDON, WC.
£ 1,000 —The sum of ONE THOUSAND POUNDS will be paid under the
" following conditions by the above-named Corporation to the heirs,
executors, or administrators of any person over fourteen years of age killed by an accident
to the Railway Train while travelling in a passenger carriage of a passenger train, as an
ordinary ticket-bearing or paying passenger ; or £500 if killed by an accident to the Tram
way Car, Omnibus, or licensed Cab (plying for public hire) on the streets ; in which the
said person was travelling as an ordinary ticket-bearing or paying passenger, or who shall
have been fatally injured thereby should death result within three calendar months after such
accident. Should such injury not prove fatal, then the person injured shall be entitled to
receive for the loss of both arms or legs, or an arm and leg, by actual separation above the
wrist or ankle, or the irrecoverable loss of sight in both eyes, such loss in any case resulting
within twenty-eight days from the date of the accident, £250 ; or for the loss by such acci
dent, and within twenty-eight days, of one arm or leg, or one eye as aforesaid, £100 ; or
should such injury not result in the loss of limb or limbs or eye or eyes as before-mentioned,
but absolutely, solely, and continuously totally disable and confine the owner of the Coupon
to the house, then he or she will be paid £1 (ONE POUND) per week during such total
disablement, and confinement, but in no case for more than ten consecutive weeks for any
one accident.
PROVIDED that at the time of such accident the person so killed or injured was the
owner of this Insurance Coupon, that his or her usual signature and address has been
written in the space provided below, that such person had duly caused his or her name to
be registered at the Chief Office of the Corporation in London, and had paid the fee of
sixpence for such registration and acknowledgment, that notice of Claim is sent to the :
Registered Office of the Corporation at London within fourteen days of the occurrence of
the accident, that Medicaf Certificates and other information be furnished by the person
claiming upon the request for same by the Corporation, and that such Claim be made
■Within twelve months of the registration of the holder’s name.
This Coupon is not transferable, must be produced at the time the Claim is made, and
no person can claim in respect of more tha n one such Coupon
The Insurant. 2 is applicable only to persons whose place of residence is in Great Britain or
Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man, but covers accidents occurring in any part of Europe.
This Insurance also covers Railway Servants and Post Office Employees travelling as
ordinary passengers.
♦Date 190
(*Fill in here date of acknowledgment when received )
Signature.
Address.
FORM OF REGISTRATION.
*!♦ To be detached at the dotted line and forwarded to
No. S
THE LAW FIDELITY & GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD.,
60-82, CHANCEEY LANE. LONDON, W.C.
‘ In accordance with the terms of the Coupon to which this was attached, f request you to
Ht register my name as below, for which purpose 1 send Postal Order for 6d., and desire that
;,; an acknowledgment be sent to me at the undernoted address.
Full Name . .
Full Address
Profession or Occupation Age.

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This volume is a diary of Sir Arthur Hirtzel (then Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for India) for the year 1906. Dated entries start from 7 May and end at 30 December (some dates in between these dates do not have any entries). The entries are usually brief (although entries for some dates run over into the space for the entry for the next date).

Hirtzel’s diary entries mostly concern John Morley (Viscount Morley of Blackburn, Secretary of State for India, referred to as ‘J.M.’ throughout), and mainly record the following: conversations between Hirtzel and Morley; the views and opinions expressed by Morley on various issues, mainly relating to India and 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. business, and on various individuals (as recorded by Hirtzel); meetings between Morley and various individuals; Cabinet and Committee meetings and other events attended by Morley; and Morley’s moods, feelings and health (as recorded by Hirtzel).

The diary records meetings between Morley and individuals including: King Edward VII (9 May, folio 54 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ; 22 October, folio 105 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ; 24 November, folio 115 recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. ); the Prince of Wales (the future King George V) (10 May, folio 56 recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. ); Gopal Krishna Gokhale (9 May, folio 54 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ; 23 May, folio 58 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ; 31 May, folio 62 recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. ; and 1 August, folio 79 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ); George Nathaniel Curzon (7 July, folio 73 recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. ; 29 October, folio 107 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ); and Henry Campbell-Bannerman (Prime Minister) (3 September, folio 90 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ).

It includes entries relating to discussions between Hirtzel and Morley regarding issues including: Morley’s proposal to put a native Indian judge on his own Council (17 July, folio 75 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ); and the Government of India’s relations with Tehran, and Morley’s resolve that the Government of India should not be regarded as an independent power (4 September, 92 recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. ; and 12 September 94 recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. ).

The ‘Memoranda’ section at the start of the diary contains notes by Hitzel regarding Morley receiving his seals of office as Secretary of State for India and appointing Hirtzel as his Private Secretary, and Morley’s views on the following: the military administration question, Tibet, Afghanistan, Aden, the Defence Committee, Lord Kitchener, and the Partition of Bengal.

The volume itself is a Blackwood’s Desk Diary for 1906, published by Chas. Straker & Sons, Ltd., London. It includes printed information at the front and the back, such as an almanack [almanac], Post Office regulations, a list of foreign currencies and their value in ‘English’ money, a list of public museums and places of interest in London, and a list of country bankers and their London agents and the market days of each town. There are also advertisements for various products and hotels at the front and back of the volume.

Pages (not folios) in the diary which relate to press cuttings in the Sir Arthur Hirtzel Press Cuttings volume [Mss Eur D1090/6], are noted in the Press Cuttings volume.

Extent and format
1 volume (243 folios)
Arrangement

Diary entries are chronological from the front to the rear of the volume.

There is an alphabetical index to the diary with entries for places, subjects and persons [Mss Eur D1090/5].

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 245; 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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