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Correspondence, Printed Papers and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Ltd [215r] (468/586)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (276 folios). It was created in 1 Jul 1889-20 Dec 1892. It was written in English and German. 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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MINING RIGHTS CORPORATION, LIMITED.
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74. No Director shall be disqualified or fettered by his office Dire ctors
« . . . 1 ^ may contract
from entering into or being interested in the respective afirree- with
, .. , . . , . o Company.
ments mentioned m clause 3 hereof or from contracting
with the Company either as vendor, purchaser, or otherwise,
nor shall any such contract or arrangement, or any contract or
arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Company in
which any Director shall he in any way interested, be avoided,
nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be
liable to account to the Company for any profit realized by any
such contract or arrangement by reason of such Director holding
that office or of the fiduciary relations thereby established, hut
the nature of his interest must he disclosed by him at the
Meeting of the Directors at which the contract or arrangement
is determined on if his interest then exists, or in any other case
at the first Meeting of the Directors after the acquisition of
his interest, and no Director so interested shall vote in respect of any
contract or arrangement in which he is so interested, and if he do
vote his vote shall not be counted, but this prohibition shall not
apply to the said agreements mentioned in clause 3 hereof or any
matters arising thereout respectively.
ROTATION OE DIRECTORS.
75. At the Ordinary General Meeting in the vear 189], and at station and
the Ordinary General Meeting in every succeeding year, one-third Directors,
of the Directors, or if their number is not a multiple of three then the
number nearest to, but not exceeding one-third shall retire from
office. A retiring Director shall retain office until the dissolution or
adjournment of the Meeting at which his successor is elected.
76. The one-third of the Directors to retire as aforesaid on each which
• # Directors to
occasion shall, unless the Directors otherwise agree among themselves, retire,
be those who have been longest in office, and as between two or more
who have been in office an equal length of time, the Director to retire
shall, in default of agreement between them, be determined by lot.
The length of time a Director has been in office shall be computed
from his last election or appointment where he has previously vacated
office. A retiring Director shall be eligible for re-election.
77. The Company at any General Meeting at which any Direc- Meeting to
tors retire in manner aforesaid, shall fill up the vacated offices by vacancies,
electing a like number of persons to be Directors, and may fill up any
other vacancies.
78. If at any General Meeting at which an election of Direc
tors ought to take place, the places of the retiring Directors are not
filled up, the retiring Directors or such of them as have not had their
6
Retiring
Directors to
remain in
office till
successors
appointed.
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These papers, which are spread across two volumes, contain material relating to mines and mining rights in Persia, and more specifically to the affairs of the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Limited, of which George Nathaniel Curzon was a director.
The first part (26 March 1890-27 March 1892) is mostly comprised of received correspondence regarding Curzon's appointment to the board of directors of the recently formed Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation and the company's interests in mines and mining rights in Persia. Also included in this part are facsimiles of company correspondence and reports, forwarded to Curzon by the company's Secretary, Lewis Hamilton, concerning the company's affairs, with discussion of existing and potential mining sites in Persia. Notable correspondents in this part include Edward Albert Sassoon of David Sassoon and Company, as well as fellow board members and other representatives and associates of the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation such as Lewis Hamilton, Sir Lepel Henry Griffin, and Albert Houtum-Schindler.
The second part (1 July 1889-20 December 1892) consists of Curzon's own handwritten notes plus a selection of reports, printed papers, newspaper cuttings, and correspondence, not only on mining and mining rights in Persia, but also regarding the affairs of the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation. It includes a list of those mines that are privately-owned and those that have been given in lease by the Persian Government, as well as details of Persian mines that are at the disposal of the Imperial Bank of Persia. Papers directly relating to the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation include copies of a memorandum and articles of association, as well as circulars, balance sheets, and a copy of extensive correspondence between the company and Houtum-Schindler. Also included is a copy of the general report of another company, the Persian Road and Transport Company, dated March 1891.
Among the papers are four plans: three of the Elburz [Alborz] mountains (folios 33, 36 and 45) and one showing transport routes across Persia (folio 266).
The German language material consists of three book titles cited by Houtum-Schindler.
- Extent and format
- 2 volumes (276 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in both volumes proceed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio of volume one (ff 1-138) and terminates at the last folio of volume two (ff 139-276); 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 1-276; these numbers are printed, and are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include either the front and back covers or the flyleaves of the volumes.
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- Mss Eur F111/71
- Title
- Correspondence, Printed Papers and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Ltd
- Pages
- 185r:222v
- Author
- Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Limited
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