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Coll 20/1 'Muscat: Financial Situation: Budget Estimates, etc.' [192r] (383/732)
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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(a; With regard to the pay of the Commanaant. If a
separate CoumancLant is appointed then Captain Alban is of
opinion, lor various reasons, that “second Army officers do
not meet the requirements of the StateHe would appear to
favour an officer not actually in Government service, but
with an experience of other Arab countries, and suggests a
scale of pay similar to that drawn by Captain Parke,
Commanaant of Police at Bahrein. While, however, the
suggestion, contained in my letter Ho. 623-S of 23rd
Septemoei i^3i (which personally I think is the most suitable,
taking a.11 the circumstances into consideration), that an
economy might be effected by one officer, Captain Alban, hold
ing both the posts of Commandant and that of Financial Adviserj
is under the consideration of Government, it is hardly worth
while entering into the pros and cons of other schemes.
(b) Pay of Hon Commissioned Officers and rank and file.
The reduction in the pay of Hon Commissioned Officers is as
follows 5-
A.
Old Rate
B.Present
Rate
C.
Proposed bv
u p to
February* 31
Captain
Alban
Pay
G.C.
Total
Pay
G.C.
Total
Pay
G.C.
Total
Pay
Pay
pay
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.
30
4
34
25
3
28
20
3
23
L/Haiks
35
4
39
28
3
31
24
3
27
Haiks
40
4
44
34
3
37
28
3
31
L/Havldr•
45
6
51
38
3
41
32
3
35
Havildar
Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard.
50
15
65
40
6
46
36
6
42
Hav/M&jor
60
15
75
50
6
56
43
6
49
It will be
seen
from
the above table that Captain Alban
proposes a
further cut (Rate
C. ) in
the
pay of
the Levy.
He
supports this proposal by reference to local labour rates,
ana to the fact that some men who cut their names when the
reductions from the old rates were made have now applied to
be enlisted at rate C. Five recruits have also already been
enlisted
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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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- Coll 20/1 'Muscat: Financial Situation: Budget Estimates, etc.'
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- 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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