'File 1/48 Sumptuary Allowance'

İsim	'File 1/48 Sumptuary Allowance'
Basım Tarihi:	1929/1947
Basım Yeri	- Qatar National Library
Tür	Kitap
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	131
Fiziksel Boyutlar	1 file (131 folios)
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00025c_ar \| 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00025c_en \| IOR/R/15/2/1045
Kayıt Numarası	81055%2Fvdc_100000000241.0x00025c_dlme
Lokasyon	British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Tarih	1929/1947
Notlar	The file relates to the payment of Sumptuary Allowance (an allowance for official entertainment, including the costs of liquor, staff and accommodation for guests) to the Political Agent, Bahrain. The papers consist mainly of correspondence between the Political Agent, the office of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the Government of India, and include:correspondence concerning a request from the Political Agent, Charles Geoffrey Prior, for an increase in the Sumptuary Allowance from 100 to 200 rupees per month (on a par with that paid at the British Consulate at Kerman in Persia), on the grounds of rising wage costs, increasing numbers of visitors to Bahrain, the existence of higher allowances in the private sector; and the climate of Bahrain, which was much less attractive than that of Kerman and meant that local foodstuffs were hard to obtain; and papers concerning the rejection of this request, August 1929 to June 1930;correspondence relating to further requests by the Political Agent, supported by the Political Resident, for an increase in the Sumptuary Allowance, particularly citing the increase in the European population in Bahrain since 1930, and the fact that the social life of Bahrain was centred on the Agency, April 1935 to August 1940;the Government of India's decision to raise the Sumptuary Allowance from 100 to 200 rupees per month for a period of one year, November 1940, and further correspondence from the Government of India confirming continuations in the payment of the allowance at the same rate up to August 1947. \| 1 file (131 folios) \| The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file. \| Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1A on the front cover, and continues through to 129 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D. Pagination range: 95-96. A second, very short foliation sequence numbered 1-3 can be found running between ff. 115-117. These numbers are also written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. \| more \| less
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'File 1/48 Sumptuary Allowance'

Basım Tarihi 1929/1947

Basım Yeri - Qatar National Library

Tür Kitap

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 131

Fiziksel Boyutlar 1 file (131 folios)

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00025c_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00025c_en | IOR/R/15/2/1045

Kayıt Numarası 81055%2Fvdc_100000000241.0x00025c_dlme

Lokasyon British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers

Tarih 1929/1947

Notlar The file relates to the payment of Sumptuary Allowance (an allowance for official entertainment, including the costs of liquor, staff and accommodation for guests) to the Political Agent, Bahrain. The papers consist mainly of correspondence between the Political Agent, the office of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the Government of India, and include:correspondence concerning a request from the Political Agent, Charles Geoffrey Prior, for an increase in the Sumptuary Allowance from 100 to 200 rupees per month (on a par with that paid at the British Consulate at Kerman in Persia), on the grounds of rising wage costs, increasing numbers of visitors to Bahrain, the existence of higher allowances in the private sector; and the climate of Bahrain, which was much less attractive than that of Kerman and meant that local foodstuffs were hard to obtain; and papers concerning the rejection of this request, August 1929 to June 1930;correspondence relating to further requests by the Political Agent, supported by the Political Resident, for an increase in the Sumptuary Allowance, particularly citing the increase in the European population in Bahrain since 1930, and the fact that the social life of Bahrain was centred on the Agency, April 1935 to August 1940;the Government of India's decision to raise the Sumptuary Allowance from 100 to 200 rupees per month for a period of one year, November 1940, and further correspondence from the Government of India confirming continuations in the payment of the allowance at the same rate up to August 1947. | 1 file (131 folios) | The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file. | Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1A on the front cover, and continues through to 129 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D. Pagination range: 95-96. A second, very short foliation sequence numbered 1-3 can be found running between ff. 115-117. These numbers are also written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. | more | less

Parçası Olduğu British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers