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0]] '^ ' i!; 141.—(a) Pay : Political, one-thirty-fifth.
^of T (^) Pension contribution : Political, one-thirty-fifth of appropriate rates if
members of Indian Services.
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(6) Leave Salaries, Travelling 1 Allowance and Passage Concessions of 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. and
Treasury Offices.
142. Political, two-ninths of actuals.
(7) Contingencies.
'jjjjg p 143. Expenditure on various contingencies is divisible in varying proportions.
x P e D(i% The principal items are :—
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. Office ; Political, two-sevenths,
srioi b? 11 ■ Treasury Office ; Political, one-thirty-fifth,
distant D Resident's gig : Political, one-half.
MW f" 11 State ral - : Political, one-half. ^
bepn " i ^ Telegrams and postage: Political, two-thirds.
' Sanitary taxes : Political, one-third.
Residenc}^ furniture and equipment (purchase or hire) : Political, one-half.
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lagerT^lJ 11 ^ P a y of Officers holding Acting Appointments,
seised in tl i 144. Whilst an officer is on leave and is drawing the pay of his appointment, the
j ^ • i " allocation of the pay of the substantive post of the acting officer is not to be altered,
iu! but any additional allowance granted to the acting officer w r ill be allocated on the
same basis as the pay of the officer on leave.
Liability to British Income Tax of Officers serving at Aden.
ppropriate rates is 145. The Board of Inland Revenue originally ruled that the Resident and those
officers ol; his staff whose salaries are paid wholly from British funds or towards
Is, or as at J), whose salaries a contribution is made from British funds, were liable to assessment to
uals,orasatl British Income Tax on the amounts so paid or contributed. The liability of the a.g. 8319/30. c.o.
Protectorate Secretary and the Political Officers to such assessment was not disputed,
and it was agreed that the Resident and his Aide-de-Camp are liable in respect of ^ CR '' " " u y
the moiety of their emoluments paid from British funds. The question of the
rvice, wk) is m liability of the Superintendent of Police, Civil Surgeon and the Superintendent of
Officer. HeisF 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. Office, and also of the locally employed staff (in those cases in which
His Majesty's Government make a contribution to the Government of India of a
proportion of their emoluments), was the subject of considerable discussion between
ipriate rates as r the Colonial Office and the Board. Ultimately it was agreed that no liability to a.g. 7083/so.
British Income Tax should attach to the salaries of the personnel in question on the ^c'o
irasahfA grounds that, although a definite contribution was made from British funds towards p. 2044/758/29,'
the salaries, the payments were, in effect, generally in respect of services rendered 10 June 1930.
by the civil administration to His Majesty's Government and that the conditions of
service, &c., are determined entirely by the Government of India.
146. The Board of Inland Revenue also agreed not to press the question of the 1642/30.
f .printer liability of Indian Service officers in respect of additional allowances received when Revenue 1 to cx?,
a "' 1 ' acting for Colonial Service officers on leave, or of the liability of the Resident for the t. 2044/758/29,'
year 1927-8 and of the officer who acted as Protectorate Secretary pending the arrival
of the officer appointed by the Colonial Office.
etuals.
Aden Levies.
147. A Local Defence Force (referred to at (c) of para. Ill), styled the Aden
Protectorate Levies,was formed in 1928 and consisted of Headquarters and 4 platoons
, of a strength of 2 British Officers, 4 Native Warrant Officers and 150 other ranks,
f approp riaK together with 20 followers.
The addition of 2 platoons, making 6 in all, has been made to the force and the
strength has been increased to 3 British Officers, 2 British Non-commissioned Officers,
2ol Native Officers and other ranks and 34 followers, with animal and mechanical
of approj^ transport. The force is under the administrative control of the Air Ministry and the
cost is borne entirely on United Kingdom funds (Colonial and Middle Eastern
Services Vote—Class II, 9).
■quarters.
18 Feb. 1930.