"مسقط. وزير مسقط - التعيين، الإجازات، الأجر، وغير ذلك" [و‎‎٧‎٣] (٥٤٦/١٥٣)

Translation wuhb a letter dated 13th Rabl awal 1S49 from
Hxs Highness Sir Saiyid Taimur bin S-aieal, K.C.I .E. , C.S. I.,
Sultan of Muscat & Oman at Srinagar to Major T.C .Powle,
C.B.E., Political Agent and H.B.M's Consul, Muscat.
After Compliments.
On the 6th August I have received your letter Ko # K.5 of
19S0 dated the 51et July 1930 despatched from Karachi. I
delighted ^ith its arrival and read it minutely and noted
whatever you have reclive|t from the Resident the instructions
he has received from the Government of India to give us the
im^o^-i^nt advice whicn is useful to our State, particularly
in the economical view to reduce the budget of the expendi
ture of the Muscat State treasury, in this case it is necessary
to change the financial minister and to employ in his place
an officer ^ith salary less than &sx ^hat it is at present.
Wis pay must not exceed Rs^l 00/- ione thousand t-o hundr^J
with promotion in the six or three years up to Rs.1500/-
(one thousand and five hundred). And the present Minister of
Finance to the Muscat State should he given a notice to
prepare to leave his post after three months and the new
Officer will take the charge of the financial ministry on the
1st of Kovember. The Government of India expects our confirma
tion on this suggestion "Hiich is for useful benefit to the
treasury of Muscat State,
In reply I say ; a letter forwarded by me previously to
the former Consul before my departure from Muscat requesting
the confirmation from our friend the Government regarding the
service of TTazir Thomas the Financial AjIxxxj & xxxx Wazir and
Adviser, to be prolonged three years more the passed years,
o ing to our appreciation for his service ; and as ;7e are well
acquainted with his advices and he is an able amn in his duty.
We doubt not that he is an agreeable to the Government too#
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With regret I say that I was not successful receive^the
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answer of my dem nd, Kow I understood that this suggestion is
the reply.
In case that this suggestion is for the benefit to our
State and will bring praiseworthy future to its treasury
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