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Coll 1/49 'Aden. Administration and control: changes consequent on Indian constitutional reforms; transfer to HMG' [131r] (266/968)
The record is made up of 1 volume (480 folios). It was created in 12 Oct 1933-3 Jun 1937. 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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V no person or persons within the Colony so appointee^ then the'
iv Senior Member of the Executive Council then resident in the
lieii Colony and Capable of -eUeekai'f|i u# 11 4 m f ^4- - A> 1 i.m^,
shall duringidis Majesty’s pleasure administe]- the Government of
, 5 t i )C Qolony” first taking the Oaths hereinbefore directed to be
; ta k en py the Governor and in the manner herein prescribed,
which being done, the Administrator as aforesaid is hereby
empowered /and commanded^/to do and'^itoe* *#? during
ns Majesty’s pleasure all things that belong to the office of
unn i ' 1 '- Order^ and nommiiny
to41ii> Mojeftfy’"
*
Provided that the Governor whenever and so often as he is on/
a, passage between any places included in Ids Government, or is
j visiting any of the neighbouring territories in the exercise or
discharge of any powers or duties conferred or imposed upon him
by virtue of his office, shall not be considered to be absent from
the Colony within the meaning of this Order.
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jr-in-t 9. In the event of the Governor having occasion at any time
tlieh to be temporarily absent for a short period from the seat of
by Con Government, or, in the exercise or discharge of any powers or
duties conferred or imposed upon him by virtue of his office, to
visit any neighbouring territories, he may by an Instrument
unc i er the Public Seal of the Colony, appoint any person to be
dance? pjg Deputy within the Colony or any part thereof, during such
is % temporary absence, and in that capacity to exercise, perform and
itimet execute for and on behalf of the Governor during such absence,
aland'p u t no longer, all such powers and authorities vested in the
in Coic Governor as shall in and by such Instrument be specified and
the 0 : limited, hut no others.
Cover Evei 'y such Deputy shall conform, to and observe all such
t j ie .j^, instructions as the Governor shall from time to time address to
, (\ mr him for his guidance. The power and authority of the Governor
( p j. shall not by the appointment of a Deputy as aforesaid be abridged,
p p!: altered, or in any way affected otherwise than His Majesty may at
im j ff ). any time hereafter think proper to direct.
u 10. The Governor shall keep and use the Public Seal of the
, Colony for sealing all things whatsoever that shall pass the said
Seal. Until a Public Seal shall be provided for the Colony, the
g 11 ; . Official Seal heretofore used by the Resident and Commander-in-
0 , L Chief of Aden may be used as the Public Seal of the Colony,
iredtoai
is vacant' 11. There shall be an Executive Council in and for the Colony,
s from at. an d the said Council shall consist of such persons as His Majesty
the (late -shall direct hy Instructions under His Sign Manual and Signet,
B appoinrand all such persons shall hold their places in the said Council
ease ttfflfduring His Majesty’s pleasure, and subject thereto for such period
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The volume contains papers regarding the transfer of the civil administration of Aden from the Government of India to the Colonial Office, and the preparation of the Aden Colony Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. (1936), and 'Royal Sign Manual and Signet to the Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Aden (1937)'.
The volume is predominantly made up of correspondence between the 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. Political Department, the Colonial Office, the Aden Chief Commissioner (later Governor) Bernard Reilly, the 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. Legal Advisor's Department, and the Secretary of State for India. The volume also contains numerous heavily-annotated drafts of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. and the Royal Instructions, plus minutes of meetings held at the Colonial Office, and extracts from the Home Affairs Committee and the Joint Committee on Indian Constitutional Reform. Final drafts can be found at folios 13-20, in addition to copies of Reilly's inauguration speech (folios 25-28).
The correspondence covers a range of topics, including: Indian and Arab sentiment over the transfer; problems of condominion; the importance of Aden to Britain's imperial aims; representations from the Indian and Aden business communities; the maintenance of representation for Aden subjects at the Bombay High Court; Aden's free port status; questions of income tax and salt duty; the wording of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. and Royal Instructions; and a proposal to list the Kuria Muria Islands as a named dependency of Aden, comparable to Shaikh Othman, Imad and Hiswa, and Perim.
The volume includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 4).
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- 1 volume (480 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 480; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The fold-outs on f 147, f 158 and f 159 are A and B items which are attached to the folios in order to add additional information about the document.
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- Coll 1/49 'Aden. Administration and control: changes consequent on Indian constitutional reforms; transfer to HMG'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:67v, 70r:77v, 80r:146v, 147ar:147av, 147r:159r, 159av, 159r, 159av, 160r:355v, 357r:366v, 375r:376v, 385r:413v, 415r:423v, 426r:440v, 453r:459v, 462r:479v, back-i
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