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'Manual of Instructions to Officers of the Political Department of the Government of India' [15v] (48/478)
The record is made up of 1 volume (202 folios). It was created in 1924. 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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8
CHAPTER II.
CJ. For. Dept. Cir.
No. 4374-I.A.,
dated 12th Dec. Raising of loans by
Durbars
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
.
1907.
to the Agent to the
Govr. Genl. in Establishment of factories
Central India, No. State territory.
2827-1., dated 14th
Aug. 1893.
Financial, Railway and Industrial
arrangements in Indian States.
15. Political Officers should report through the
proper channel to the
Government of India any
circumstances which may lead to the inference that
a State is likely to have recourse to a loan.
G/. For. Dept.letter jg sanction of the Government of India is
ordinarily required to the
establishment of factories
in State territory if the
persons concerned in the undertaking are subjects
of the State. But it is the practice to consult the
Government of India before concessions of the kind
are granted to British subjects or to Europeans.
Cf. For. Dept. Cir. 17. Political Officers whose assistance may be asked
Investments by Ruling Prince. for by a Ruling Prince
‘ and Chiefs or notables in Govern- or Notable in the matter of
ment securities. making an investment in
Government securities [other than Government
notes in the special form, the purchase of which is
governed by para. 53 (2) of the Government Securities
Manual, 2nd Edition, 1921, should, if the Prince or
Notable who has solicited his aid, consents, place the
whole conduct of affairs at once in the hands of
the Auditor-General. If this procedure is not
agreeable to the intending investor, the Political
Officer should decline to have any part in the trans
action. Of investments in other than Government
securities the Government of India take no cogni
zance and under no circumstances should Political
Officers deal on behalf of Ruling Princes and notables
directly with any Bank or other commercial institu
tion.
No.^ossjtf^atS 18, Attention is invited to the Cotton Duties Act,
20th June 1895. Levy of duty on cotton goods 1896, which imposes a duty
produced in mills in State terri- upon COttOR goods produC-
01} ed in mills in British India.
In Order to protect British Indian manufacture from
unfair competition by mills in State territory not sub
ject to the provisions of this enactment, Part II of the
Act allows of the levy of an equivalent customs duty on
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The volume is the second edition of Manual of Instructions to Officers of the Political Department of the Government of India , printed by the Government of India Press, Simla, 1924. The volume begins with extracts from the proclamations and speeches of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, and King George V that relate to India (folio 9), followed by an introduction containing general instructions (folios 10-11). The volume is then divided into twelve chapters (I-XII) plus appendices, as follows:
I. Official Correspondence, etc.
II. Financial, Railway and Industrial Arrangements in Indian States
III. Telegraphs and Telephones
IV. Decorations, Honours, Salutes and Ceremonial
V. Tours and Visits of Ruling Princes and Chiefs
VI. Successions and Miscellaneous Matters Affecting Indian States
VII. Extradition
VIII. Certain Matters Affecting the Administration of Justice
IX. The Armed Forces of Indian States
X. Certain Matters Affecting the Army in India
XI. Appointment, Leave, etc., of Political Officers; Use of State Houses, Conveyances, etc.
XII. Miscellaneous
Throughout the volume are manuscript notes and printed corrigenda and addenda affixed with glue at the appropriate pages.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (202 folios)
- Arrangement
At the beginning of the volume is a list of contents (folios 5-8A). At the rear of the volume is an index (folios 187-198), arranged in alphabetical order. Both refer to the original pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 204; 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 volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Manual of Instructions to Officers of the Political Department of the Government of India'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:4v, 5ar:5av, 5r, 5br, 5v, 5bv, 6r:7v, 8ar:8av, 8r:12r, 12ar, 12br:12bv, 12v:13v, 14ar:14bv, 14r:15v, 15ar:15av, 16r:19r, 20r, 21r, 22r, 23r, 24r:47v, 48ar, 48r:52v, 53ar:53av, 53r, 53br:53bv, 53v:54r, 54Ar, 54Av, 54v:55v, 55Ar, 55Av, 56r:79v, 79Ar, 79Av, 80r:81v, 81Ar, 81Av, 82r, 82Ar, 82Av, 82r:82v, 83Ar, 83Av, 83r:84v, 85Ar, 85Av, 85r:90v, 91Ar, 91Av, 91r:105r, 105Ar, 105Av, 105r:106r, 106Ar, 106Av, 106v, 107Ar, 107Av, 107r:113r, 113Ar, 114r:117v, 118Ar, 118Av, 118r:136v, 136Ar, 136Av, 137r:146v, 147Ar, 147Av, 147r:149v, 150Ar, 150Av, 150r:155v, 155Ar, 155Av, 156r:188r, 188Ar, 188v:189v, 190Ar, 190Av, 190r, 190Br, 190v:191v, 191Ar, 191Av, 192Ar, 192Av, 192Br, 192Bv, 192r:192v, 193Ar, 193Av, 193r, 193Br, 193Cr, 193v, 194Ar, 194Av, 194r:196r, 196Ar, 196v:203v, back-i
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