Coll 29/86 'Diplomatic and consular expenditure: incidence; revision; general' [‎83r] (165/561)

annual expenditure shown in the Government of India's letter
referred to above is assumed to be approximately £25,000, as
f ollows: -
Bahrein £9,025
Muscat £12,100
Leave, pass-age and pension
contributions and sterling pay £2,600
Miscellaneous charges 600
Civil Works 675
£25,000
The combined total would thus be £152,000, and a moiety thereof
would be £76,000. It appears, therefore, that the principle
on which the Government of India base their proposal, if applied
to the later figures now available, would result in a contribution
from India of approximately Ks. 10, 133 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
11. From statement B enclosed herein it will be observed
that on these figures the Government of India expenditure under
the proposals set forth in paragraphs 7 - 9 of this letter would
amount to £54,000 plus £25,000, or a total of Rs, 10*533 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees *
12. This figure of Rs. 10*533 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees is, however, based on
estimated expenditure in past years, and Lord Halifax does not
doubt that it can be very considerably reduced. The Government
of India will of course benefit by any economies which they may
be able to effect in the maintenance of posts staffed by the
Indian Political Service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. . Once the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. has been
removed to Bahrein, it should certainly be possible to reduce by
a very considerable amount the sum of £35,000 per annum , whi ;h
is quoted as the cost of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire for the year
1935-36. Moreover, it may be found possible to effect economies