'BUILDINGS. No. 4/13 I Correspondence regarding Surgeon's quarters.' [‎52r] (105/510)

i.e.Medical Officers present house) and that if the Medical
Officer moved to the old Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , he would be occupying a ‘’rent
free” building (a gift from the shaikh 25 years ago) thereby
saving Government the rent of the Medical Officers house.
NOTE. In this connection, I would point out that my Office
Allowance assisted by the Rs.30/- paid by Post Office, has hither
to paid the rent of the Medical Officer’s house under past
orders from Bushire, but 1 would like to say that the Medical
Officer is entitled to * either a free house or in lieu Rs.CO/-
p.m. house rent (Rs*720 per annum)#
The Post Office have now intimated, however, that
from the 1st April 19 35, they will rent a new building nearer
the New Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . This will mean that my Office Allowance will
have to meet the whole rent of the Medical Officer’s house
which it cannot do, and Government will have to meet the whole
amount.
4. Government of India state that "they are apprehensive
that the retention of the old Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. will result in future
deirands for expenditure on repairs greatly in excess of the
present annual expenditure on maintenance”* - I fail to see
why Government, should be apprehensive that any excess over
the sanctioned Rs.800/- will be needed, when it has been
pointed^that the building (old Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ) is in such good condition
as to justify my saying that it is the xourth best building in
Kuwait today.
5. To sum up:-
Under Government’s scheme if
(a) The M.O. and (b) H.G. remain in their present
houses rent will be
(a) SO/- p.m. = Rs*600.
(b) 50/- p.m. «• Rs.600.
Rg.1200.
while under your scheme
(a) No r ent.
(b) 50/- = Rs.600.
(c) Maintenance of Old Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. - Rs.600/-
3,1200/-