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Diary of Sir Arthur Hirtzel, 1907 [‎10v] (25/306)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (149 folios). It was created in 2 Jan 1907-31 Dec 1907. 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; Post Office Regulations.
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MARKETABLE SECURITIES^* d.
(Transferable by delivery)—
Colonial Government Securities—same as
Mortgage Bonds.
Any other securities for /To or part o i o
Foreign Share Certificates or Share
Warrants, for every £1$ or part 003
Transfer of any Colonial Debenture
Stock or Funded Debt, for every
^ioo nominal or part o 2 6
Transfer of any security for nominal
consideration ... ... ... o 10 o
For Particulars of Composition of Transfer
Dutv see Finance Acts.
Share Warrant to bearer of any
British company, per cent, of
nominal value ... ... .. 1 10 o
Share Warrant of any Foreign or
Colonial company on first de
livery inU.K., per £10 or part... 010
MORTGAGE, BOND, DEBEN
TURE, COVENANT, WAR
RANT OF ATTORNEY to
confess and enter up judgment,
and FOREIGN SECURITY ot
any kind, being the only or prin
cipal or primary security for the
payment or repayment of money
Not exceeding /10 o o 3
>> >» 25...008
Exceed. ^25, and not ,, 50 ... 0 1 3
„ 50, for every/50 ...013
,, 300, for every £100 ... o 2 6
ORDER lor DELIVERYol any goods
of the value of 40s. or upwards... 001
PASSPORT ...006
PATENT FEES
Provisional Protection 1 00
Complete Specification o 0 0
Above Fees valid for 4 years.
5th year
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0
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year.../io
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6th
... 6
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7 th „
... 7
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8 th „
... 8
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,, ... 13
0
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9 th ,,
... 9
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14th
,, ... 14
0
0
PATENT MEDICINE DEALERS
Annual License for each Estab
lishment o 5
PAWNBROKERS’ ANNUAL
LICENSE 7 I0
PLAYING CARD MAKERS,
Annual License r n
0
0
0
PROXY, Form of ...
REFRESHMENT HOUSE, Rent
under /so (England and Ireland),
Licence o 10 6
Retl above^30 1 1 0
TOBACCO DEALERS’ Annual
Licence S 3
VOTING PAPER 00 1
WARRANT. DOCK ... 00,
POST OFFICE REGULATIONS.
INLAND LETTERS.
Not exceeding 4 ozs id.
Per 2 ozs. additional |d.
The postage, if not paid in advance, is double
the foregoing; and if the payment in advance
be insufficient, double the deficiency is charged.
The unpaid additional postage on re-directed
Letters, however, is not doubled.
and may be either printed, written, or plain, or
any mixture of the three. All legitimate bind
ings, loose or attached, will be allowed; also
rollers for prints or maps.
4 Imitations of the typewriter are also admis
sible provided they are handed in over the
counter of a post office and in quantities of not
less than 20 , identically alike.
Post Cards, Stout (4£ x 3|) or Thin ( 5 | x 3 *},
11 for 6 d., or 10 s. per parcel of 220, Reply cards,
stout or thin, 11 for Is.
Private Cards may be used as Post Cards, and
it is permitted to affix a receipt stamp at back.
Letter Cards are sold at the following
B ri ? 3 e ? : l ’Hd.; 2, 2id.; 3, 3£d. ; 4, 4|d.; 5, 5fd.t
6 , bfd.; 7, 8 d.; 8 , 9d.; 9s. per parcel of 96.
Halfpenny Post.— Not above 2 ozs., M.
The postage must be prepaid in full; every
packet must be sent either without or in a
cover open at the ends, and must not exceed
2 feet in length or 12 inches in width or depth.
*
A halfpenny packet may contain separate
book,, printed or lithographed A lithograph is an image reproduced from a printing plate whose image areas attract ink and non-image areas repel it. letters, prints,
maps, or photographs (when not on glass or in
cases containing glass, or any like substance),
Newspapers registered at the GKP.O. and
published at intervals not exceeding seven days,
postage one halfpenny each. No packet must
exceed 5 lb. in weight, or 2 feet by 1 foot in size,
and must be open at both ends, and must not
have any communication of the nature of a
letter written in it or upon its cover.
A packet containing 2 or more newspapers is
not liable to higher charge than a halfpenny
packet or letter of the same weight would be.
Newspaper wrappers with §d. stamp— 1 for fd.
2 for l^i., 7 for 4d., 120 for 5s. 8 £d.
Newspaper wrappers with Id. stamp— 1 for
l|d„ 2 for 2 jd., 8 for Sfd., 40 for 3 s. 6|d.
/ Inland Parcel Post. —Not exceeding 1 lb.,
3 d. ; 2 lbs., 4 d. ; 3 Ihs., 50, ; 5 lbs., 6 d.,; 7 lbs., 7d;
8 lbs., 8d.; 9 lbs., 9d.; 10 lbs., 100.; 11 lbs., lid.

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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 1907. Entries start from 2 January and end at 31 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).

Apart from brief references to the weather, Hirtzel’s attendance at church services, and other personal matters, Hirtzel’s diary entries mostly concern John Morley (Viscount Morley of Blackburn, Secretary of State for India, referred to as ‘J.M.’ throughout). The entries mainly record the following: the views and opinions expressed by Morley on various issues, largely 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 individuals (as recorded by Hirtzel); meetings between Morley and various individuals; Cabinet and Committee meetings and other events attended by Morley; conversations between Hirtzel and Morley (including Morley informing Hirtzel that he had recommended him for the Companion of the Order of the Bath, 18 June, folio 69 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ); and Morley’s moods, emotions and health (as recorded by Hirtzel).

The diary includes entries relating to Morley’s views on matters including: India’s military requirements (5 and 8 January, folio 20 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ); the proposal of the Viceroy of India the Earl of Minto (Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound) to appoint an Indian member to the Viceroy’s executive council (8 April, folio 48 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ; 18 April, folio 52 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ; and 22 April, folio 52 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ); the visit of the Amir [Emir] of Afghanistan Habibullah Khan to India (9 January, folio 20 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ; 12 and 13 January, folio 31 verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. ); and the visit of the German Emperor (Kaiser Wilhelm II to the United Kingdom (15 November, folio 117 recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. ).

The volume itself is a Blackwood’s Desk Diary for 1907, 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, local information about large towns, 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 various advertisements 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 (149 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 151; 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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