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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [685r] (1371/1386)
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F. RAWSON,
APPENDIX C.
JOINT PURSE *
Table A.—Division of Receipts.
Examiner, Indo-European Telegraph Accounts.
YEAR.
INDIAN MESSAGES.
TRANS-INDIAN MESSAGES.
TOTALS.
Number of
words.
Total net
value.
Proportions fob
Number of
words.
Total net
value.
Proportions for
Number of
words.
Total net
value.
Proportions for
Eastern
Company,
Indo-European
Company.
Indo-European
Department.
Eastern
Company.
Indo-European
Company.
Indo-European
Department.
Eastern
Company.
Indo-European
Company.
Indo-European
Department.
1878-79 .
1879-80 .
1880-81 .
1881-82 .
1882-83 .
1883-84 .
1884-85 .
1885-86 .
J886-87 .
1887-88 .
1888-89 .
1889 90 .
1,720,865
1,9X6,511
2,143,516
2,012,5971
2,086,976
2,056,841
2,033,938
2,328,875
2,214,948!
2,207,439
2,183,5671
1,945,184
g s - d.
3IO.OC9 16 2
337,767 6 8
379,839 8 8
360,011x9
384,007 5 9
368,880 9 2
360,469 16 5
404,063 1 4
352J59 II 4
338,324 5 6
335.257 I ’ 4
325,185 3 9
g s. d.
187,214 18 10
204,191 16 10
229,385 0 9
221,721 18 1
227,080 3 4
223,913 3 6
218,775 8 4
244,016 9 2
212,669 3 3
209.265 10 8
201,209 16 8
196,789 13 4
g S’ d.
69,256 3 5
75.339 7 7
84,856 2 5
78,165 12 1
88,797 13 I
81,777 2 7
79,930 9 2
90,360 11 7
78,672 9 0
72,856 18 10
75,703 ii 6
72,420 11 10
£. 3. d.
53,538 13 11
58,236 2 3
65,598 5 6
60,123 11 7
68,1.29 g 4
63,190 3 1
61,763 18 11
69,686 0 7
60,837 19 1
56,201 16 0
58,344 3 2
55,974 18 7
841,866
1,030 660}
1,043,6952
1,140,106
1,196,822!
1,286,291!
1,421,111
1,442,842
1,441,3’2
1,616,877
3,691,9661
1,633,6141
£ s. d.
117,170 ’5 7
142,541 14 11
’43.776 13 ’
’55,093 0 8
’61,035 16 7
’75.123 6 7
’95,974 2 6
194,749 16 11
’93,393 8 5
213,106 12 4
220,776 19 5
228,917 15 8
£ d.
94,357 12 6
114,667 0 5
”5.783 6 10
118,529 6 4
”9,3'0 9 1
140,324 19 11
’57.057 2 4
’52,939 16 4
’55.739 14 6
167.833 18 2
172,737 12 8
184,013 0 10
£ s. d.
14,095 13 2
17,206 6 7
17,296 6 4
21,889 15 3
24,940 13 8
21,404 12 10
23,943 8 0
25,483 ’5 ’
23,265 4 8
27,453 16 10
29,258 5 8
27,699 11 0
£ 3. d.
8,717 9 11
10,668 7 11
10,696 19 11
’4,673 ’9 1
16,784 13 10
13,393 ’3 10
14,973 12 2
’6,326 5 6
’4,388 9 3
17,818 17 4
18,781 1 1
17,205 3 10 ,
2,562,731
2,947,1 7’ i
3,187,211!
3,152,7031
2,283,799
3,343,’39
3,455,049
3,771,717
3,656,2602
3,824,316
3,875,5341
83,578,7984
£ s. d.
427,180 11 9
480,309 1 7
523,616 1 9
515,104 2 5
545,043 2 4
544,003 15 9
556,443 ’8 11
598,812 18 3
545,552 ’9 9
55’,430 ’7 10
556,034 10 9
554,102 19 5
£ 3. d.
281,572 11 4
318,858 17 3
345,’68 7 7
340,251 4 5
346,390 12 5
364,238 3 5
375,832 10 8
396.956 5 6
368,408 17 9
377,099 8 10
373,947 9 4
380,802 14 2
£ 3- d.
83,351 16 7
92,545 ’4 2
102,152 8 9
’00,055 7 4
”3,738 6 9
’03,181 15 5
io 3. 8 73 17 2
115,844 6 8
’01,937 ’3 8
100,310 15 8
104,961 17 2
100,120 2 10
£ ». d.
62,256 3 10
68,904 10 2
76,295 5 5
74,797 10 8
84.914 3 2
76,583 io 11
76,737 ” X
86,012 6 1
75.206 8 4
74,020 13 4
77.’25 4 3
73,180 2 5
Table B.—Division of Trafic as actually carried.
YEAR.
INDIAN MESSAGES.
TRANS-INDIAN MESSAGES.
TOTALS.
Total net value.
Proportions CREDITED by
Total net value.
Proportions credited BY
Total net value.
Proportions credited BY
•
Eastern Company.
Indo-European
Company.
Indo-European
Department.
Eastern Company.
Indo-European
Company.
Indo European
Department.
Eastern Company
Indo-European
Company.
Indo-European
Department.
1878-79 .
1879 80 . •
1880-81 •
1881-82 .
1882-83 .
1883-84 .
1884 85 . .
1885-86 .
188687 .
1887-88 .
1888 89 •
1889-90 .
£ 3. d.
310,009 16 2
337,767 6 8
379,839 8 8
360,011 1 9
384,007 5 9
368,880 9 2
360,469 16 5
404,063 1 4
352,159 ” 4
328,324 5 6
335,257 ” 4
325,’85 3 9
£ 3. d.
221,062 0 7
229,381 19 1
262,115 19 4
232,682 0 4
’85,637 ’0 3
206,426 16 6
191,129 15 6
210,664 5 2
’95,305 5 6
206,150 16 10
173,284 11 0
162,332 11 5
£ 3. d.
48,921 2 0
59,437 ’ 6 3
64,967 10 10
7’,409 ’4 ”
113,201 11 7
92,281 15 4
95,655 5 6
’04,907 9 3
87,058 6 11
71,802 8 2
90,609 12 4
92,548 6 6
£ 3. d-
40,026 13 7
48,947 ” 4
52,755 18 6
55,899 6 6
85,168 3 11
70,171 17 4
73,684 ’5 5
88,491 6 11
69,795 ’8 ”
60,371 0 6
71,363 8 0
70,34 5 1°
£ 3. d.
117,170 ’5 7
’42,54’ ’4 ”
’43.776 13 ’
’55,093 0 8
161,035 16 7
175,123 6 7
’95,974 2 6
194,749 r6 11
’93.393 8 5
213,106 12 4
220,776 19 5
228,917 15 8
£ 3. d.
11 1,616 0 7
134,124 5 8
’32,990 5 3
126,038 4 1
95,426 5 8
146,277 15 11
’65,473 ’ 3
’47 835 3 0
164991 6 11
184,299 10 1
170,090 6 7
189,742 10 4
£ 3. d.
3,3’6 9 4
4877 2 3
6,307 8 7
17,846 9 11
40,049 13 6
17,609 12 10
18,809 7 5
28,089 1 10
17,217 18 3
’7.370 0 6
30,755 ’ 5
23,818 18 8
£ 3. d.
2,238 5 8
3,540 7 0
4,478 19 3
11,208 6 8
2 5,559 17 5
11,235 17 10
11,691 13 10
18,825 12 tI
”,’84 3 3
11,437 I 9
19,93’ 44 5
’5.356 6 8
£ 3. d.
427,180 11 9
480,309 1 7
523,616 1 9
515,104 2 5
545.043 2 4
544,003 15 9
556,443 ’8 n
598,812 18 3
545.55 2 19 9
55’>43° ’7 1o
556,034 10 9
554,102 19 5
£ 3. d.
332,678 1 2
363,506 4 9
395.’06 4 7
358,720 4 5
281/063 15 11
352,704 12 5
356,602 16 9
358,499 8 2
360,296 12 5
39o,45o 6 11
343,374 ’7 7
35 2 >o75 I 9
£ 3. d.
52,237 ’ ’ 4
64,314 18 6
7’. 2 74 ’9 5
89,276 4 10
1 53,251 5 1
109,891 8 2
114,464 12 11
132996 11 1
104,276 5 2
89,172 8 8
’2’,364 13 9
’ ‘6,367 5 2
£ 3. d.
42,264 19 3
52,487 18 4
57,234 17 9
67,’07 13 2
”0,728 1 4
81,407 15 2
85,376 9 3
107,316 19 0
80,980 2 2
71,808 2 3
9’.294 ’9 5
85,660 12 6
• Exclusive oi the liability of the Indo-European Telegraph Department for nterruptions in Turkey under Article X of the Joint Purse Agreement,
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This file consists of letters, notes, and printed material on Persia compiled by George Curzon in the course of conducting research prior to the writing of his book: Persia and the Persian Question . The papers' contents and type vary considerably, but consists primarily of handwritten notes, some of which are organised roughly for individual chapters of the book. The rest of the file includes newspaper clippings, official reports, printed maps, and other published material on the history and geography of Persia. The official government reports are primarily government of India balance of trade reports, while published material consisted mainly of academic and non-academic papers on Persian archaeology by members of the Scottish Geographical Magazine and the history of the telegraph published by the Indo-European Telegraph Department.
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