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'File 3/2 Agency Buildings, from 1912' [22r] (58/484)
The record is made up of 1 volume (240 folios). It was created in 9 Mar 1912-11 Jan 1918. It was written in English. 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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a private living room and public reception room * In this
it hao been the custom to receive all native visitors of
consideration, whether paying complimantary visits or com-
tng on business# The possible rersult any day is tliat the
i ooji has at one and. tli© saise raosiont to serve as a sittin-
room for the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
's wijfe, a reception roois for
Arabs and Persians on pleasure or business .and the reception
roos for European visitors of either sex*
This actually occurred on several occasions irhen I was
here with Major Knox, and I cannot help thinking that it
is highly Inconvenient and undesirable, no loss from the
native than from the European point of vieTT# I do not think
that Cheikh Ssa in the least relished having ladies in the
room when he called on Major Mnox» I am very strongly of
opinion that there should be an additional sitting roo© to
which neither Suropoans nor natives would feel insulted by
being asked to coae, and which would secure the Political
Agent's wife, when he has onej in euf/ways having one place
or another besides the bed-room iThore she could sit or work
without the possibility of having natives shown in on her
at any moment•
15t In this case again, it seems unnecessary for me to
submit any definite proposals until I have had an
opportunity of talking over the possibilities of the case
with the Assistant Engineer, should you see fit to require
him to report on the questions I hove raised#
I will take credit for having omitted to mention 100
lesser matters several of which have been the subject of
considerable correspondence# These I hope to be able to
carry out without further troubling you or Government*
16# I may, however, perhaps venture to ask one further
question, and that is whether Government would feel disposed
to provide this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
with a tennis-court*
Bahrein is the worst place I have yet met with as re
gards the resources it supplies for ordinary recreation and
exercise, and recreation and exercise are certainly no less
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This volume continues from the previous volume and includes correspondence between the British Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain; the British Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire; Hugh Wray and A F Thorpe, Executive Engineers, Karachi Building District; F H E Townshend, Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Engineer, Bushire; Seth Rao Sahib Tirathdas Maharaj, Director of Customs, Bahrain; Comptroller, India Treasuries. Also included are copies of various correspondence with the Foreign Department of the Government of India, receipts and financial statements.
These papers concern the up-keep and expansion of the British Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. building at Bahrain. Included are details of repair and renovation work; plans for accommodation for Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. clerks; various estimates for the cost of building materials, labour and shipping; details relating to the building of the Victoria Memorial Hospital and quarters for the Assistant Surgeon; improvements to the roof and floor of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and damp-proofing; and allotment of funds from the Government of India for annual repairs.
Included within the file are also architectural sketches and plans (e.g. f. 12 and f. 59) and a brochure for flooring tile by Nusserwanjee & Company (ff. 139-140).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (240 folios)
- Arrangement
This volume is arranged approximately in chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: There is an incomplete pagination sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the title page, on number 1, and runs through to 235, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume.
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- Title
- 'File 3/2 Agency Buildings, from 1912'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1r:46v, 50r:51v, 54r:131v, 133r:133v, 136r:136v, 138r:138v, 140r:141v, 145r:161v, 163r:164v, 166r:166v, 169r:169v, 171r:192v, 194r:195v, 197r:198v, 202r:202v, 204r:234v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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