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Coll 1/59 'Aden. Lease of the Perim Coal Company at Perim: future of Perim and provision of a wireless set' [370r] (739/911)
The record is made up of 1 file (456 folios). It was created in 24 Jun 1935-21 Oct 1937. It was written in English. 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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cost of mtintsna. cc, or altem&Uvefyy i nri prob> biy
pieftrably, th^t it should maintain the harbour sei^vicca
itself 9 as is at present done by tl»e Per in Coal Co .p^ny*
12• In tltat e^se the oniy additional service© that
Government need provide would be the supply of wuter and
medical s exvicea y unless hese ul&o^er e unde -taken by the
finn as is done by the Pei im Co .l Comp any rt present. I
i^ooiuisend tiiat the new condenser proposed in paragraph 4
above should be capable of prodacint 16 to 2( tons of water
a day 9 which would provide u meigin suiTicient ro sell «hat
wool prob bly be an a equate amount to the emi loyees of the
Company. It would be necessary for the Company to make
their own arrange: ;ente for the conveyance of the water from
the h’eyun storage t^nks* Uedical services will have to
be augmented! but it is difficult to decide to what extent
until it is known to whf t degree Peilm will be regarded as
a regular port with obligations for quaraivtine and similar
services.
13. The presence of a pidv. te Compaq *8 staiT on the
lei m t j*d of their employee© w uld 9 however 9 pix>bi bly
requirw a charge in Uie methdd of administration of th*
2sl nd 9 and there should, in my oplnion 9 be a real ent
Administrator or Government /.gent. It should b e possible
to arrange for this by appointing the loc 1 I ur ope an Manager
of the Co paiy to be Government A^ont is done et present
in the c~ae of the local kt na^er of the i erim Coal Compfiry.
He wouh: need at least one clerk 9 who shoulo either be
appointed by Government or be a clerk employed by the
Coapu.ry 9 as at present.
X*i 9 Am in the case of alternative 1 9 1 do not consider
it necessary *<>** Ctovenwaent to provide Ice or Electricity •
If the Compary wish to have these amenities for their staff,
they should provide them themselves.
16. vith regard to both alternatives I end 13 9 I have
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The file contains papers regarding the operation of certain businesses on Perim, negotiations for their withdrawal from the island, and arrangements for the Government of India to assume responsibility for maintaining essential services previously provided by the companies.
The papers primarily concern the position of the Perim Coal Company - a subsidiary of Lambert Brothers Ltd. - and consist of correspondence regarding: the lease held by the company (copy at ff 445-54); their financial circumstances, and reasons for ceasing operations on Perim; arrangements for early termination of the lease through a deed of surrender (copy at ff 123-25); and the proposed sale of a water condensing plant and accessories to the Government of India.
Throughout their period of operation on the island the company provided certain essential services: a company employee acted as Government Agent on the island, and they also provided sanitation and medical services; the supply of water, ice and electricity; and oversaw the lighting and buoying of the harbour. Arrangements for the assumption of these duties by the Government of India and Aden authorities are also discussed in the correspondence.
The correspondence also concerns other businesses operating on Perim, namely the Asiatic Petroleum Company, the Lloyd's signal station, the Shell Transport and Trading Company Ltd., and the Eastern Telegraph Company (owned by Cable and Wireless PLC). The file contains correspondence with Cable and Wireless and minutes of the Imperial Communications Advisory Committee, regarding: the temporary provision of telegraph services until an alternative wireless set is provided for the island; and the continued maintenance of the company's cable tank depot, used for cable repair operations throughout the region.
A map of the island, showing the location of buildings leased by the companies, can be found at folio 446.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folios 1-2).
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- 1 file (456 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 456; 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.
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- Title
- Coll 1/59 'Aden. Lease of the Perim Coal Company at Perim: future of Perim and provision of a wireless set'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:52v, 56r:59v, 63r:77v, 79r:93v, 95r:97v, 100r:105v, 107r:108v, 110r:127v, 130r:147v, 150r:150v, 155r:156v, 159r:180v, 183r:200v, 204r:226v, 232r:255v, 257r:258v, 263r:268v, 270r:290v, 295r:295v, 298r:344v, 346r:346v, 349r:357v, 360r:384v, 389r:393v, 400r:430v, 432r:438v, 444v:445v, 447r:454v, 447r:447v, back
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