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Diary of Sir Arthur Hirtzel, 1906 [‎6v] (17/294)

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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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Stamp Duties and Licenses.
10
STAMP DUTIES AND
LICENSES.
AGREEMENT for a Lease or £ s, d.
Tack, for a term not exceeding
35 years ; and Agreement or
Minute containingthe Terms and
Conditions on which any Lands,
Tenements, &c., are let, held, or
occupied,foranysuchTerm. (The
same Duty as on a Lease for simi
lar Term, Rent, and Condition.)
Agreement, adhesive or im
pressed, for letting a furnished
house fora less period than a year;
and for Rent exceeding ^25 ... o a 6
Agreement for letting a house or
tenement, or part only, for less
than a year, at a Rent payable
not exceeding proper Annum ... 001
Agreement, in England or Ire
land, under hand only, or in
Scotland without any Clause of
Registration 006
AFFIDAVIT or STATUTORY
DECLARATION 026
ALLOTMENT LETTERunder/5 001
,, ,, over £5006
APPOINTMENT OF A NEW
TRUSTEE o 10 o
APPRAISEMENT OR VALUA
TION of any property, or of any
interest therein, or of the annual
value thereof, or of any dilapida
tions, or ofany repairs wanted, or
of the materials and labour used
or to be used in any building, or of
any artificers' work whatever :—
Where the amount of appraisement
or valuation does not exceed £>t, 003
6
3 £5, and
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APPRENTICESHIP, Indenture
OF, to learn aProfession,Trade,or
Employment (except Articles of
Clerkship to an Attorney or Soli
citor or Proctor) ..
ARBITRATION AWARD, where
the amount shall not exceed £5
Notexc. £10 - " — -
016
Notexc. £ 100 ...
200 .. .
500 .. .
75 °-
1 , 000 .
° 15
Exceeding £ 1 , 000 , and for all cases not
in above scale x
ARTICLES of CLERKSHIP to
Solicitor in England or Ireland 80
Do. Do. in Superior Courts in
Scotland, or Counties of Lan
caster or Durham 60
15
BANKERS'ANNUALLICENSE, £ s. d.
U.K. 30 o 0
BILLofEXCHANGE,CHEQUES
or DRAFTS.—Payable on de
mand, or within three days after
date or sight for any amount ...001
BILL OF EXCHANGE and
PROMISSORY NOTE of any
other kind (except a Bank Note)
payable, or in any manner
negotiated in the U.K.—
Wherethe amount does not exc'd £5 001
Exceeds £5, and not exceed £10... o o a
.. 10, ,, „ 25... 003
» 25 < >> ». 50... 006
.. 5°. it >> 75 — 009
11 75. ii •> 100... 010
Exceeds £100, for every £100, and
also for any fractional part of £100
of such amount or value o 1 e
FOREIGN BILL OF EX
CHANGE drawn and payable
out of United Kingdom, if ne
gotiated in United Kingdom ex
ceeding £50, not exceeding £100 o o i
Exceeding £100 per £100 ... o o 6
When a Bill of Exchange is
drawn in a set according to the
custom of merchants, and one
of the set is duly stamped, the
other or others of the set shall,
unless issued, or in some manner
negotiated, or used apart from such
duly stamped bill, be exempt from
duty ; and upon proof of the loss or
destruction of a duly stamped bill
forming one of a set, any other bill
of the set, which has not been issued
or in any manner negotiated, or used
apart from such lost or destroyed
bill, may although unstamped, be
admitted in evidence to prove the
contents of such lost or destroyed bill.
The duties upon the following
instruments are to be denoted by
adhesive stamps:—
Bills of Exchange drawn out
the United Kingdom.
Bills of Exchange drawn and pay
able on demand in, and endorsed
out of the United Kingdom.
Promissory notes made out of the
United Kingdom.
BILL OF LADING A document confirming the goods which a ship has received. o o I
BILL OF SALE, absolute. Same
Duty as Conveyance on Sale.
BILL OF SALE, as security.
Same duty as Mortgage, &c.
CERTIFICATE of BIRTH,
MARRIAGE, or DEATH ...00 s
CHARTER PARTY 006
COMPANIES’ STAMPS under
Limited Liability:—
On Capital, per /100 x o
CONTRACT NOTE above £5 and
under £100 (under £5 exempt.) o o 1
£100 and upwards .. z 0

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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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