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'File 3/1 Agency Buildings. From 1900-1911' [‎217v] (442/523)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (259 folios). It was created in 17 Sep 1900-29 Sep 1911. 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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worlt a;3 quoted in the Abstract Estimate.
fe:l,7G5/-,
(A). P. ^eak doors -J- glased -J- panelled,
combined with sunshades
9 Fos♦ round courtyard
4 Fos* Forth and South
2 Fos. at head of stairs
(B) P, Ueak wood sunshades including frame
work and labour complete E .s :2,016/~.
(C) P.Teak wood frames for £ast sunshades Es:—170/--.
r ) P.Teak woo'd doors J- panelled and J- glazed
combined with sunshades including frame
work and labour complete. Rs:^—288/-.
(E) P.Teak wood doors panelled including
frame^and labour complete
(F) b% Contingencies
Total.
849/-.
Es:—255/-.
R8:5 f 343/-.'
Of the above 6 items only the first (item A) need now
be considerod and submitted for sanction to Grov ernment . This
consideration is deferred until it is shown why it is no longer
necessary to construct the remaining works.
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Item B. The suggestion Conveyed in Government of/letter
imder report viz; to construct these sunshades out of cheaper
material than teak had apparently already occurred to
Captain Mackenzie with the result that, out of his annual
allotment for repairs, he has constructed thirteen of the
most necessary sunshades at a cost of approximately EsrlSl/-
in all ot at Rs:9/- per sunshade. The eight remaining sun-
-shades are only required to prevent glare and to rectify the
somewhat incomplete appearance of the building. The sun
that they are
i
Abstract Estimate.
rs i glased'panelled,
tli sunshades
d courtyard
h and South
9ad of stairs Rs: 1,765/-.
sunshades including frame
ar complete Es:2,016/-.
rames for £ast sunsha.des Es:—170/-.
oors i panelled and I glazed
sunshades including frame
ur complete. Rs:^—288/-.
oors panelled including
our complete Rs:--849/-.
cies Rs:^—255/-.
Total.. Rs:5 f g4-3/-.
e 6 items only the first (item A) need now
mitted for sanction to Government . This
rred until it is shown why it is no longer
t the remaining works,
India
suggestion Conveyed in G-overnment of/letter
onstruct these sunshades out of cheaper
d apparently already occurred to ^
h the result that, out of his annual
, he has constructed thirteen of the
'TftancKtmr ■- ^•
des at a cost of approximately Rs:121/-
r sunshade. The eight remaining sun-
ired bo prevent glare and to rectify the
• •
ppearance of the building. The sun
y ialls on the space that they are

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This file contains correspondence between the Assistant 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. , and later 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; R Laferre, Assistant Engineer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Sub-Division; T W Storrs, Sub-Engineer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Sub-Division; and various shipping agents.

These papers concern the establishment, building, expansion and rennovation of the British Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain. Included are procurement and estimated costs for building materials, labour and shipping; various Deeds of Gift of land donated to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. by Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah; plans for a Sepoy Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. 's quarters in 1904 and Native Officer's in 1905; improvement works to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in 1910; and details concerning the difficulty in finding accommodation for Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. clerks, including statements given by D X Lobo, Head Clerk, Mirza Abdul Husain, Vernacular Clerk, and M A Soofi, Interpreter.

In addition, within the file are architectural plans for the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. building (f. 75 and f. 96).

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1 volume (259 folios)
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This volume is arranged approximately in chronological order.

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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 first folio after the front cover, on number 1, and runs through to 258, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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