ملف ٢٩٩/١٩١٨ الجزء ٥ "بلاد فارس: الوضع في الجنوب؛ انسحاب القوات البريطانية؛ الحرس القنصلي؛ بدلات مكتب بوشهر؛ مِنحة التوشخانة" [و‎‎٥‎٠] (٦٦٤/١٠٤)

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iiii) quargg» •
at? served t&*t » mim of jo/^
liierttas# of ^.it^aa/-* It i«
wixlea wm« ori^iuaily frovlaei
for la the Byshire office allow & nc® grant was iateaaei to
meet the east of maintaining a private line from the old
B* si deucy to the Camp office at ^ufe^afeao. and that connec
tions were su^se^ueutiy made with the JPereian Xeiepnooe
Company # » exchange at an mmm&l cost of >o*6CM}/-* it is
noticed that the total expenditure on the telephaues,inelud
ing the system taken over from the military smmutn& t#
.1^*id00/-» which until recently w&s met d? the PuMic forks
department* The Increase euggefeted appears of
reducti on* Fur the more, it is act apparent why rent should
not he recovered if connections have hesc given to private
f
huagalesSt etc* the saisiimam necessary expenditure, after
allowing for recoveries -under this head may please he
intimated having in view also the question of the transfer
of tne hsadHuarters of the Bushire ftesidency*
Uv) Furchase aM repair of f ur nitu re - The increase
asked for is &s*?O0/-« The original provision mad® for toe
purpose in 1913 was &s*id0/-* The necessity for some increase
in toe grant see^e apparent, $m% it is douhtful whether a
recurring increase of i§**MNl/» per annum is required. A
! special non-recurring grant may he given for necessary
additions to the existing furniture and also so^e increase
in the office allssancs grant to cover the increased cost
of renewals and Maintenance* The aovernmeat ef india will,
therefore, to glad to to supplied with a statement,showing
the additional articles required and their cost* The
increase in the annual maintenance grant considered
necessary to the light of toe foregoing remarks should
al so to tot tori ted*
* Increase of *h*1140/-«
the office allowance grant as fixed to 1913 contained a
provision of &*id§ 0 /- for toe purpose, which has gresum&fciy
tosn revised By you on a redisiributioa of the grant*
however