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'File 1/5 Menial staff: Pay and Allowances' [21r] (43/178)
The record is made up of 1 file (89 folios). It was created in 16 Sep 1945-3 May 1950. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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No. 3329-V5
To
0
POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, (o\)
BAHRAIN. ^
The 20th October, 1947.
The Secretary to the Hon'ble the Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
Bahrain .
Memorandum ^ ^ '
Reference correspondence resting with
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.
Printed Letter No.1475-64/283, dated the 31st March, 1945.
2. As reported separately the Bahrain Petroleum Company
and the Bahrain Government have recently increased the wages
paid to their Arab labourers. It will also be observed from
the enclosed statement that there have been considerable in
creases in the prices of many essential foodstuffs since March
1945, when the last increase in the emoluments of the menial
establishment^ was made, while there have been only slight
decreases in the cost of a few.
3. I have discussed the case with those concerned, and
I am satisfied that, for the present at any rate, an increase
in their pay at a flat rate of Rs.10/- per month will satisfy
them. This is modest indeed compared to the Re.V- a day
granted by the Bahrain Petroleum Company, and I recomraend that
this increase be sanctioned with effect from the 1st September,
1947.
4. The additional expenditure involved will amount to
approximately Rs.300/- per month to be met from the Office
Allowance and the Launch Grant of this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
; and it is req
uested that early sanction be accorded to disuade the menial
staff from leaving in search of more profitable employment.
5. If this increase is made, the revised emoluments
of the menials will be as follows:-
Farrashes .
1. Ahmed bin Jassim, -
2. Mohamed Qgcyum
3. Isa bin Ibrahim
4. Tahir bin Mohamed
5. Hasan Folad
6. Mohamed bin Khalifa
7. Abdulla bin Hasan
8. Hamad bin Jassim
9. Khalifa bin Thani
10. Daboos bin Ismail
11. Ahmed Mohamed
12. Mohamed bin Yusuf
Farrash
Farash
Bashi Es
79/ -
58/6
59/6
58/-
56/-
55/6
56/-
53/-
52/-
50/-
50/-
50/-
Gardeners.
1. Ali bin Hasan - Head Gardener Es 68/-
2. Mohamed bin Abdulla Gardener 55/-
3. Isa bin Abdulla 55/-
4. Abdul Razak 65/-
Sweepers.
1. Banarasi Das. 65/-
2. Ali Abdulla 50/-
/Establishment 0 f V.M. Hospital
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The file relates to the pay and allowances of the menial staff of the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. (including those holding the positions of farrash/farash [ferash] (also referred to as peon A low-ranking infantryman, orderly or assistant (South Asian context). ), sweeper, gardener, launch driver, nakhuda [nakhoda], khalasi Used by the British officials to refer to a non-European labourer, especially one employed on a ship. , member of hospital staff, sweeper, dhobi, guard, office boy, car driver, car cleaner, and others).
The papers include office orders recording leave, change of staff and pay rises; requests for pay increases from individual members of the menial establishment; papers relating to the payment of gratuities; applications for employment; papers relating to resignations arising from 'inadequacy of pay'; comparative statement of showing rates of pay etc of drivers and cooks in Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and Naval Base, October 1945; list of prices of commodities for March 1945 and October 1947, with percentage increase; statement of salaries of Adviserate peons, 1946; statement showing present basic pay and dearness allowance of the menial establishment of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain, with covering letter dated 13 January 1948; notes on disciplinary matters; personal letters; and list of members of menial establishment (giving names, designation, and date of joining service) with details of total emoluments when His Majesty's Government ( HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. ) assumed responsibility for pay, and present total emoluments, c. 1950.
Includes letters in Arabic, letterheads in Arabic, and thumbprints overwritten with signatures in Arabic.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (89 folios)
- Arrangement
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.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation system in use commences with 1A on the front cover and continues through to 88 on the back cover. The sequence appears written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. The following foliation anomalies appear: ff. 1A, 1B. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 6, 30, 78.
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- IOR/R/15/2/977
- Title
- 'File 1/5 Menial staff: Pay and Allowances'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1br:1bv, 2r:2v, 4r:4v, 6r:7v, 9r:10v, 14r:14v, 16r:16v, 21r:32v, 34r:34v, 36r:36v, 38r:61v, 63r:64v, 66r:66v, 73r:74v, 79r:80v, 82r:87v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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