'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930' [84r] (178/483)
The record is made up of 1 file (229 folios). It was created in c 1930-c 1939. 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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Category B. Code radiotelegrams, are subject to the same rules as other
Category B. telegrams (see Clauses 312 and 313). The charges for them
are calculated in the same way as for other Category B, telegrams (see
Section XIII, page 365 the wire, coast and ship station charges being reduced
by one-third.
EXAMPLE,
A Category IT Code radiotelegram of 6 words via, Aden Radio ; tele
graph rate Es. 1-15, Coast station rate Annas 6, ship station rate annas 4,
total Rs. 2/9 ; the full charge is Rs. 15/6 (6 words at Rs. 2/9) ; subtract
one-third, that is Rs. 5/2, making a charge for the Category B Radiotelegram
of Rs. 10/4.
327. Charges. —Charges for Radiotelegrams through coast station
are the cable rates plus.
(l) Coast station charge (as per International List of Radiotelegraph
station) which is Annas 8 per word for Basrah Radio and
annas 6 per word for Bushire, Bahrain, Jask, Hingam, Aden
and Lingah Radio etc.
Note.—(I). Telegrams addressed to War Ships are exempted from
ship charges.
Note.—(2). British Government telegrams addressed to British ships
are allowed a concession of annas 2 per word on ship charges,
For instance :—
charged as follows :—
Cable charges at annas 11 per word
Coast station charge at annas 6 per word
Ship charge annas 4 „ „
on British Government service will be charged as follows:—
Cable charge at Rs. I / 15 per word
Coast station charge at annas 6 per word
Ship charge annas 2 „ „
charged as follows:—
Cable charge at annas 7 per word
Coast station charge at annas 6 per word
Ship charge Nil.
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- Content
Printed volume containing details and rules of posting in Iraq.
Key chapters in the volume cover:
- Inland post
- Foreign post
- Foreign parcel post
- Money orders
- Official post articles
- Railway post letters
- Telegraphs.
There are some loose folios in an envelope, placed at the back of the volume. These contain amendments suggested to the parcel postage section; their author and date are unknown.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (229 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume’s contents are arranged into eight sections. Contents pages (ff 6-9) lists the chapters, and refer to page numbers.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 231; 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. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/4114B
- Title
- 'Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide 1930'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:20r, 20ar, 20v:24r, 24ar, 24v, 25ar, 25r:74v, 75ar:75bv, 75r:80v, 81ar, 81r, 81av, 81v, 82ar, 82r, 82av, 82v:140r, 140ar, 140v, 141ar, 141r, 141av, 141v, 142ar, 142r:156r, 156ar, 156v, 157ar, 157r:159v, 160ar, 160r, 160av, 160v:199v, 200ar, 200r, 200av, 200v:231v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence