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File 266/1908 Pt 1 ‘Diplomatic & Consular Expenditure.’ [127v] (259/652)
The record is made up of 1 volume (322 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1908-28 Feb 1911. 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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4
BUSHIRE
RESIDENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
.
Statement of actual expenditure incurred by the Government of India on Diplomatic and Consular Services in
Persia for the year 1908-09, as compared with the previous year.
Description of Charges.
1
Actuals for
1907-08.
(D
Actuals for
. 1908-09.
(2)
Comparison
between columns
1 and 2,
-|-Increase,
—Decrease.
Remarks.
Bs. a. p.
Bt. a. p.
Bt. a. p.
25.— POLITICAI.
Salwries—
Snrgeon
10.385 12 9
17,858 2 6
(a)
+7,472 6 9
lb)
-3,078 6 6
(e)
+1,687 11 9
(a) Increase due to the pay 0 f
Captain M. F. White*
posted to Bushire as Mobile
Assistant to the Chief
Quarantine Officer in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
from 1st
February 1908.
Officer on epeoial doty . • •
3,078 6 6
•••
(b) Represents salary of Mr. J
H. Bill, I.C.S., placed on
temporary special duty
under the orders of 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.
, with effect
from the 13th November
Resident . « . . .
28,112 3 11
29,799 16 8
(c) The increase is explained
below-
S’
Major Cox, the''Resident at
Bushire, is entitled to a salary
of Rs. 2,483-5-4 per mensem,
but for the period from 23rd
November 1906 to July 1907
the officer drew Rs. 3,000.
The difference was refunded by
short-drawal from the salary
bills of the officer in 1907-08.
The expenditure for 1907-08
was thus reduced by an amount
equivalent to the overdrawals
for the period from 23rd Nov
ember 1906 to 28th February
1907, whereas in 1908-09 the
officer drew salary at a uniform
rate of Rs. 2,483-5-4.
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.
• . , .
...
610 0 0
+e:o 0 0
Assistant Residents . •
82,030 U 9
28,254 8 7
(d)
-3,776 6 2
(d) Decrease due to the following
excess payments during
1907-08 as compared with
the accounts for 1908-
09
(1)
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
1,193,’ acting
allowance, drawn by Mr.
J. H. Bill, at Es. 200
per mensem for period
2nd April 1907 to 30th
September 1907.
(2)
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
2,000 drawn by
Captain L. Birdwood
as local allowance for
the period 1st February
1906 to 30th Septem
ber 1907 at Rs. 100 per
mensem.
Exchange Compensation Allowance .
3,649 8 10
3,656 15 0
+7 6 2
Total Salabies
77,256 14 8
80,179 9 9
+ 2,922 11 1
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The file contains papers concerning expenditure by the Government of India and the Foreign Office on diplomatic and consular services, mostly relating to Persia [Iran]. It also includes some correspondence relating to expenditure at the Koweit [Kuwait] Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. from 1904-1905 (the year in which the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. was established) to 1908-1909.
It includes statements sent to 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. by the Government of India Foreign Department comparing the expenditure incurred by the Government of India on Diplomatic and Consular Services in Persia each year for the years 1905-1906 to 1909-1910, and other correspondence between 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 Government of India.
In addition, the file includes correspondence between 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 Foreign Office, and between the Treasury and the Foreign Office, relating to the annual adjustment of accounts between 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 Foreign Office in respect of diplomatic and consular expenditure in Persia.
The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (322 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 266 (Diplomatic and consular expenditure) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/130-131. The volumes are divided into three parts, with part 1 comprising one volume, and parts 2 and 3 comprising the second volume.
- 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 324; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 156-162; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/130
- Title
- File 266/1908 Pt 1 ‘Diplomatic & Consular Expenditure.’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head , tail, front-i, 2r:323v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence