ملف ٢٩٦٠/١٩١٦ الجزء ١ "بلاد فارس: رواتب الموظفين القنصليين والدبلوماسيين البريطانيين" [ظ‎‎٢‎٣‎٧] (٤٩٥/٤٦٩)

Treasury, 17th April 1909 - - Payment of Salaries in Persian Currency.
(1,1711 14s. 91) a year, as shown in the table, should be accepted as a
charge against British revenues. The actual cost will necessarily
depend on the fluctuations in exchange. It is understood that at Tehran
the value of the rupee in terms of the Kran has been steadily increasing
since the middle of 1908 the rato
fou^aTro? loof KrM,S 355 m the being now about Rs. 100 to
1 Ivrans dbo.- If the course of
exchange should similarly alter at the provincial Consulates, the extra
cost of the concessions granted by the Government of India will he
reduced, or may ultimately disappear.
I have, &c.,
The Under Secretary of State, A. Godlry.
Foreign Office.
Annex.
Table of Extra Expenditure in respect of the Payment in Persian
Currency of the Salaries of non-gazetted Consular Establishments
and Telegraph Staff in Persia.
Consul ite.
Date of
Conversion of
Salaries.
Extra Expenditure per Annum.
Rem irks.
Rs.
A.
P. £
s.
d.
Seistax and Kain’ -
February 19U8
2,772
3
0 = 184
13
0
As reported in March 1903.
1 lie figure? given are,
therefore, only approxi-
iimtelv accurate at the
present time.
Rs.
A.
P.
£
.t.
</.
Kermaxshah
1905 and 1907
954
12
0
= 63
13
0
KERMAX
1907
1,815
14
0
= 121
1
2
A.HWAZ
1906
440
14
0
= 29
7
10
y As reported in December
BUSHIRE - - -
September 1907
4,254
12
0
= 283
13
0
1908.
Bl'xder Abbas
? ditto
614
9
0
= 40
19
5
-
8,080
13
0 = 538
14
5
Meshed - -
—
3,920
13
0
= 261
6
10
'I
Titrbat-i-Haidari -
2,805
8
0
= 187
0
6
-
6,726
5
0 = 448
7
4
J-Not yet sanctioned.
17,579
5
0 =1,171
14
9
Enclosure No. 2.
Foreign Office to India Office.
Foreign Office,
^ No. 14,702. 27th April 1909.
The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs presents his
compliments to the Under Secretary of State for India, and, by direction
of the Secretary of State, transmits herewith copy of the under-mentioned
paper, for any observations it may be desired to offer as to the proposals
of the Treasury.
Description of Enclosure.
Name and Date. Subject.