'Précis of correspondence regarding the affairs of the Persian Gulf, 1801-1853' [‎55r] (109/344)

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Part IV—Chap. ^XIV.
12. It is only necessary further to remarlv that from the date of the resolution giving
effect to the suggestions conveyed in the despatch from \out Lordship in Council, dated tlie ord
of April, being 0 the 10th of July, the expense of the 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. at Abushire under the present
arrangement will be debited to this Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. .
Dated Bombay Castle, the 2l6t November 1812. Poll. Dept. Diary
No. 389 of 1812,
From— F bahcis W abden , Esq., Chief Secretary to the Government, pp. 2713—2714.
To— L ieutenaht W illiam B buce , Assistant in charge of the 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. at Bushire.
I am directed to inform you that the Right Hon'ble the Governor in Council has been
pleased to fix the future establishment for the 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. at Bushire at Rs. (2,300) two
thousand three hundred per mensem, eighteen hundred rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. of which is to be drawn by the
Resident and to include his own salary and those of Linguist and Broker Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation. : his establishment
for Purvoes and Peons, table allowance and every other charge with the exception of presents
which are, however, to be limited to the amount heretofore disbursed, the assistant's salary, which
situation you are to continue to hold, being fixed as Rs. 500 per mensem, besides which you
are authorised to charge a commission of 2 per cent, in the investments which company may
have to purchase in Persia.
2. This arrangement is to have effect from the 4th of July, from which date the
expenses of the 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. at Bushire and ail the correspondence are to be charged to and
carried on with this Government as formerly, the charges prior to that date being debited to
the Supreme Government.