File 339/1905 ‘Koweit: - Political Agency. Expenditure. Steam Launch’ [‎22v] (49/368)

(b) To meet all other charges under the head “ 25—Political ” an office allow
ance of Rs. 7,250 a year is sanctioned based on the following details :—
Establishment —
Per annuni4
Rs. Rs.
Intrepreter
..
1,800
Menial establishment
• •
• •
600
Boat establishment
...
880
• Compounder _
• ••
’1
360
Dresser M
• ••
. •
144
Hospital servants —
680
4,464
Supplies and services —
Petty repairs of Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
•••
...
200
Care and repair of Hospital
• •
..
300
Secret service
..
. •
• •
300
Rations to prisoners
• •
• •
50
Purchase and repair of tents
• •
• •
• •
50
Marine stores
• •
. .
• •
100
Medical stores
• 2«
• •
400
1,400
Contingencies —
Newspapers
• •
50
Liveries
• •
• •
125
Tour charges
• •
• •
100
•- -
Hot and cold weather charges
• •
• •
200
Purchase of books, etc.
• •
• •
100
Purchase of furniture
• •
100
Purchase of stationery
• •
• •
30
Medical contingencies
• •
• •
200
Miscellaneous
• f •
• •
200
1,105
Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). Charges ..
• •
• •
Total
• *
700
7,669
(Allowing for possibilities of economy resulting from the simplification of
system, the total of Rs. 7,669 is reduced to Rs. 7,250 a year.)
The Shroff allowance of Rs. 25 a month paid to the Head Clerk for Treasury
work w r ill be abolished on the next change of incumbents. If it is found neces
sary to continue it after that event, the 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. will be required to find
the money from his office allowance.
In this connection I am to request that the present arrangement under which
the duties of Treasurer and Accountant of the Muscat Treasury are combined
in the hands of the Head Clerk may be discontinued. The pioper arrangement
is, in the opinion of the Government of India, that the Head Clerk should be Ac
countant and the 2nd Clerk Treasurer, or vice versa, as the 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. may
decide.
Pending consideration of the general proposals contained in your letter No.
630, dated the 24th March 1912, the Government of India are unable to cancel the
arrangements recently sanctioned under which the care and repair of all public
buildings in Muscat have been entrusted to the Bombay Public Works Depart
ment.