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'BUILDINGS. No. 4/13 I Correspondence regarding Surgeon's quarters.' [5r] (9/510)
The record is made up of 1 volume (255 folios). It was created in 3 Jul 1924-11 Mar 1946. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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asked to lire in his present quarters till then.
As you are aws-re, I pay from my Office Allowance a sub
of Rs # a monthon account of rent, of which Rs,ia/8/-
is for the Camel Hautah and Rs.6Q/-/~ on account of the hovfe
in ere situated the Charitable Dispensary and Assists^
Surgeon^ quarters and the Clerks 1 quarters.
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% Clerks 1 quarters are Inadequate, in that they are
not divlsable for the use of two f-allies, and consequently
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unless I happen to be given Uwo bachelors, it is inqjoasible
t me ever to have my proper establishment of a Head Clerk
and n Second Clerk, as I cannot house the latter.
Would it be possible to get my Office Allowance allot*
ment increased to the extent of a maximum of say Rs.*8Q/-/~
year t0 ae to rent a more suitable buildingfor the
v Assistant Surgeon, sfoose existing quai’ters could then be
* taade available for a Second Clerk.
prospect of its being required in the future, as the Camel
Escort has been abolished and a a Souring Grant substituted
1 °r it. But for the fact that Government expended a few
thousand ruppeos in buildings in this Hautah I see no
object in retaining the lease at all. When m^KKK Colonel
^ nox visited Kuwait a little over ^ year ago, I discussed
this point with him and suggested relinquishing the lease,
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but he thought that as the rent was cozapea’at 1 vely small it
wa^be^ter to keep it on. If, however, you are of opinion
ti t this lease might be relinquished, the increased to my
Allotment which I would require might be reduced by Rs.i&G/-
As stated above, I pay Rs.ia/fi/-* a months®-rent of the
^aaal Hautah. ^hls is not now used, nor do I see any
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.
, Kuwtiit*
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, estimates and receipts relating to the accommodation for the Medical Officer of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Kuwait.
The discussion in the volume relates to the leasing, maintenance and state of repair of housing for the Medical Officer, Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
Further discussion surrounds leases and rental costs with the local landlords and the administration and allocation of the cost of the lease with the Government of India.
Included in the volume are copies of rental agreements and receipts for rent paid. The principal correspondents in the volume include 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. at Kuwait; 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. ; and the Under-Secretary to the Government of India.
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- 1 volume (255 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 255; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-238; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- 'BUILDINGS. No. 4/13 I Correspondence regarding Surgeon's quarters.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:26v, 30r:30v, 31v, 33r:39v, 42r:42v, 43ar, 43ar, 43v:44v, 46r:67v, 69r:83v, 85r:85v, 87r:111v, 117r:130v, 132r:134v, 136r:137v, 140r:140v, 143r:143v, 146r:153v, 156r:163v, 165r:169r, 169r:169v, 169v:174v, 177r:179v, 186r:192v, 196r:197v, 200r:205v, 207r:210v, 212r:222v, 227r:227v, 229r:231v, 234r:234v, 236r:236v, 238r:252v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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