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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' [447v] (894/911)
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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unto the Lessor and his tenants and occupiers and persons residing in
or visiting the said Island the use at all times and for all purposes
in common with the Company and their agents servants workmen and
tenants of the roads which are shown on the said plan and therein
coloured green and also the use at all times in common with the Company
their agents servants workmen and tenants of the Hotel Bandar which is
also shown on the said plan and therein coloured brown to enable the
Lessor and his tenants occupiers and persons aforesaid to land and
embark therefrom and to land and ship goods merchandise fish animals
and other property but so that they shall not interfere with the
Company^ business AND EXCEPT AND RESERVING unto the Lessor and his
tenants and occupiers and persons residing in or visiting the said
Island upon the expiration or sooner determination of the period of
ten years mentioned in the sixth clause of these presents the use at
all times thereafter and for all purposes in common with the Company of
the roads leading to and from the light at pirie Point and the pilot»s
quarters which are respectively shewn on the said plan and therein
coloured blue and also of such existing and other roads and paths upon
the land hereby demised as the
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
on behalf of the
Lessor may at or after the expiration or sooner determination of the
said period of ten years required for the efficient control of the
said harbour and the lifting thereof but the user of the roads to the
light at Pirie Point and to the pilots quarters shall be restricted
as far as possible to officers and servants of Government or of any
authority having control of the said Harbour TO HOLD the said land
and premises unto the Company for the term of sixteen years from the
First day of May One thousand nine hundred and twenty seven but subject
to determination as hereinafter provided YIELDING AND PAYING therefor
yearly and every year during the said term unto the Lessor at the
office of the Treasury Officer at Aden or as shall from time to time be
required by 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.
Aden on behalf of the Lessor the
rent of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
Fourteen thousand seven hundred and fifty six annas
fourteen and pies eight being
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
Fourteen thousand six hundred and
seventy annas two at the rate of six pies per square yard on the piece
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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)
- Arrangement
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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