'Précis of the Affairs of the Persian Coast and Islands, 1854-1905 By J A Saldanha, BA LL B' [‎42r] (83/212)

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247. In 1879 in accordance with the
A. G r»gu«f88o^ s /iH 2 - 1 27. s ' ' l4-,25l Po1 ' recommendations of the Financial Com-
mittee the following reductions were made
on the Bushire 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. (Foreign Department letter No. 1945-8.8., dated 8th
October 1879):—
(1) The post of Second Assistant Resident was abolished, as there was
not sufficient work for want 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. steamer, which had
been removed, and the pay of the First Assistant was reduced from
Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 800.
(2) Assistant Surgeon (Abdul Rahim) on Rs. 200 was ordered to be
replaced by an Hospital Assistant on Rs. 60 on a suitable provi
sion being made for the officer in charge.
248. In his letter No. 111, dated 8th June 1881, Colonel Ross submitted
a proposal that the services of Assistant
General A., May 1882, Nos. 114-125. c* alj nr.- u* u •
Surgeon Abdur Rahim, on his being
• c c wvxr u 1 relieved from the medical* charge of
' See Section XXXV below. „ . . 1111 • , 1 1
Bassidore, should be appointed to be
Native Assistant to the Resident on consolidated salary of Rs. 350 a month.
He had served at Bassidore for 13 years without increase of salary nominally in
medical charge of the station, but really as Superintendent of the Station with
exceptional ability, and had been employed on special duties, sometimes of a
delicate and confidential nature. His knowledge of Arabic and Persian and his
profession and religion gave peculiar advantages in intercourse with the natives
of the country. And since the abolition of the post of Second Assistant
Resident, the need of an Assistant like Abdur Rahman had been very much
feit.
* 249. The Secretary of State sanctioned the appointment proposed on the
understanding that it should be considered as personal and not as a recognised
addition to the staff of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. (despatch No. 26, dated 6th April
1882).
250. Assistant Surgeon Abdur Rahim Hakim was in 1889 appointed to
„ 0 officiate as Attache in the Foreign Depart-
General a., November i 889» Nos. 29-38, j v ^1 . a / t „
ment, and it was proposed to appoint Mr.
J. P. Liqueira to officiate in his place. As, however, the appointment of this
Extra Assistant was under the orders of the Secretary of State a personal one,
sanction of Her Majesty's Government was necessary for continuing the appoint
ment. The Resident was asked to report whether it was still necessary to
maintain his staff at the strength specially sanctioned in 1882. He replied that
the circumstances which necessitated the appointment of Abdur Rahim were not
materially altered ; and as more work was likely to fall on 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. year by
year he expressed a hope that he might be allowed to _ retain permanently the
then existing establishment of Assistants. In this opinion the Government of
India concurred and sanction of the Secretary of State was asked to the creation
of a permanent appointment of uncovenanted Assistant to the 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. on a salary of Rs. 350 per mensem (despatch No. 343, dated
29th October 1889).
251. The proposed appointment was sanctioned by the Secretary of State
(telegram, dated 5th December 1889).
General A., May 1890, Nos. 16-20. Assistant Surgeon Abdur Rahim having
been confirmed in the post of Native Attache, Mr. S. Lucas was appointed to
be Extra Assistant to the Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and J. P. Liqueira to be
the Uncovenanted Assistant and Treasury Officer to the Resident (Notification
No. 410-S., dated 13th March 1890).
252. In his letter No. 16, dated 8th February 1892, Colonel Talbot proposed
certain changes in his establishment as
External a., September 1892, hos. i48-i68, shown in the statement below, which were
sanctioned by the Government of India (telegram, dated 19th April 1892)