PZ 5179/36 'Aden: proposed memorial to Captain S. B. Haines, R.I.N.' [‎32r] (63/110)

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tlicit ij]!© Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. should^ at tiie Sam© tiioiGy hav© been paid
from it t but Ydiich in no on© instance seems to have been
the case.
Private^advances 32. Besides these advances upon the deposit, it is
were a] o made
through the alleged, of Dollars, or German Crowns, private advances
Broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. Neerchund
imeechund. in addition to those already adverted to in connexion
N.S.Para.17.
with the Rough accounts, have it will be seen, been
N/ made through Neerchand^Ameechund, and which have been
brought to account in part ^p^raent of the Government Bill.
Statement of them. 33* The statement marked P, and shewing a total of
Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 12,215, is a memorandum of those which Captain
Haines, in his explanations regarding them, admi tp to have
Captain Haines
explanations
regarding them.
Bill transac
tions with Sorab-
jee Cowasjee.
Captain Haines
note of 26th
September 1653.
Questions Nos.78
to 84 also para.
5th of letter
dated 19th October
1853 ana its
annexed statement.
Adjusted by
instalments
privately and
not publicly.
been transactions of a private character, and which were,
he says, adjusted by him from his private Purse upon
bill day, with the exception of one or two items which
were adjusted by payments, he states, on his part to the
ireasure Chest j and in reterence to which h© has reccxeded
the statement which will be found appended to his letter
of the 19th October 1653, in our Proceedings of that date,
of which more particular notice will be made below.
34. The other transactions which we would beg to notice
/»ith respect to the Government Bills granted upon Bombay
have reference to certain Bills given to one Sorabjee
Cowasjee the Hotel Keeper in Aden in 1849, and 1850: the
particulars of the case as given by Sorabjee will be found
detailed in our Proceedings of the 6 th October, and
Captain Haines’ account will be found in the letters and
documents as per margin© •
35. Prom these it appears that the Parsee received
Bills to the extent of Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 30,000 which he dic^pay
for at the time, and for which he has up till now paid
Captain Haines in instalments privately, and not publicly,
Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , 24,977, only.