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Coll 20/1 'Muscat: Financial Situation: Budget Estimates, etc.' [164r] (327/732)
The record is made up of 1 file (364 folios). It was created in 19 Mar 1928-8 May 1947. 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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thereiore tiie Gk>vermiient ol India will be pleased to
approve of tiie dorps being maintained at this figure«
5. ‘Now, as regards the pay of the Corps. The
hasic pay of the s§poy was originally and last
June it was reduced to Rs*<i5/~. Suhse^uently Oaptain
Alban reported that owing to the acute economic
distress prevailing in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, recruits
were forthcoming at Rs.2Q/~ per mensem, and therefore
entrants to replace wastage were engaged at this rate..
There are, thereiore, at the present moment, as
reported hy Colonel Fowle, two rates of pay prevailing
in the Corps, namely, Rs%25/— and ks.20/- for men
enlisted since last July. Actually at the present
time 94 are in receipt of the old rate of pay and
55 or the new rate. Captain AlDan has now suggested
that the basic rate of pay of ail the
sepoys
Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank.
should
he reduced to 1&.20/- per mensem. They will, of course,
get in addition, rations, good-conduct pay, etc.
Captain Alhan assures me that this reduction ol pay
will not occasion discontent and there will he no
breach of contract, since any man unwilling to accept
the new rate will he permitted to terminate his
contract ana then go.
5. Now, unaer normal conditions 1 would
hesitate to recommend so drastic a reduction, hut for
two reasons I now support it. Firstly, the economic
condition of the papulation in tne Persian Culf is at
the present time deplorable ana they are suffering fram
from most acute economic distress, many of them being
\
on the brinh of starvation, on the Arab side the
pearl market, on which the hulk of the populace
depends, is lifeless, while prices of such commodities
as dates, etc. which they export, have fallen. It is
doubtful if this year even 50$ of the pearling boats
will be fitted out and proceed to the bamcs. Merchants
and
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The file contains correspondence relating to Muscat state finances. The correspondence is between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and Consul, Muscat, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Government of India (External Affairs and Foreign and Political Departments), 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. , and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd].
The file includes:
- Budget estimates for most of the years between 1929 and 1947, sent by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Muscat to either 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, or both, via the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , and sometimes including budget statements for the previous year and War Subsidy Account statements
- Correspondence relating to the discussion over whether or not to continue paying the Sultan the Arms Traffic Subsidy
- Reports into the financial situation of the state, usually by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
- Papers concerning the need for improvement in the collection of revenue in the Batinah and Shimaliyeh districts
- Papers concerning proposals for changes to the Muscat Levy Corps
- Papers connected to the temporary appointment of Captain Reginald George Evelyn William Alban as Financial Adviser to the State and Commandant of the Levy Corps
- Correspondence related to the discussion over the amendment of the treaties between Britain and Muscat
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- 1 file (364 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 365; 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.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Please note ff 326-330 may not be original to this file as its existing foliation was not consistent with the rest of the file.
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- Title
- Coll 20/1 'Muscat: Financial Situation: Budget Estimates, etc.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:37v, 38v:69v, 72r:83v, 84v:97r, 97r, 98r:142v, 143v:181v, 185r:201v, 206r:255v, 270r:293v, 302r:304v, 326r:334v, 357r:360v, 365r:365v, back-i, back
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