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Correspondence, Printed Papers and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Ltd [‎211v] (461/586)

The record is made up of 2 volumes (276 folios). It was created in 1 Jul 1889-20 Dec 1892. It was written in English and German. 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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ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE PERSIAN BANK
shares, haye conferred such privileges or advantages; and save as
aforesaid all the provisions herein contained shall, so far as circum
stances will admit, apply to stock as well as to shares. No such con
version shall affect or prejudice any preference or other special
privilege.
deferred 31. The Company may, by Special Resolution, divide any stock
stock. i n to preferred and deferred stock, and may assign to the preferred
stock resulting from such division any preferential or special rights
as regards dividends, repayment of capital and otherwise, which may
seem expedient.
INCREASE AND REDUCTION OE CAPITAL.
Power to
increase
capital.
Power to
taodifyrighis
so long
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When new
shares to be
32. The Company in General Meeting may by Special Kesolu.
tion from time to time increase the capital by the creation of new
s lares of such amount as may be deemed expedient. The new shares
shall be issued upon such terms and conditions, and with such rights
and privileges annexed thereto as the General Meeting resolving
upon the creation thereof shall by Special Resolution direct, and if no
direction be gl ven as the Directors shall determine, and in particular
dividend*™ 8 ™ ay ^° 1SSued ' n ' lth a Preferential or qualified right to
a spSaA « distribution of assets Company, and with
a special, or without any, right of voting.
as the capital by the reason of the
or stock or otherwise is divided into
33. When and
Afferent cWoTTl 81 ’” 68 ° r otllerwise is divided into
privileges attached T^ 8 7 St ° Ck ’ ^ ° r any ° f the ri " ,lts an<1
between the Company Tnd any” 8 ^ ^ m ° dified by a S re ement
behalf 0 f that class, provided suchT PUrp ° f rtmS to Contract 011
Extraordinary Resolution nos ! aSr6ement 18 ^firmed by an
the holders of shares or stock of tit Meeting ° f
hereinafter contained + n i ' class, and all the provisions
apply to every such Meeting TuTso^hltTf Sha11 mil(andis
Members holding or renresentin i 6 qU ° rUm thereof sIla11 be
amount of the issued shares or stock of the ctst^" 118 ^ th6
of any new shares, determiimthat S th Clal EeS ° lutlon ’ before the issue
offered in the first instance + „ ’, tl Same 0r an - v of them shall be
the amount of the capital heMbv lh Members in Proportion to
as to the issue and allotment nt ti em ’ 01 ,nabe an y other provisions
such determination, or so far a .i' < ' U0W sbav6s > hut in default of any
shares may be dealt with a A ti ‘V ame Slla11 eXtend ’ tbe ne '' r
original capital. ‘ ’ * V fomed P ar t of the shares in the

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These papers, which are spread across two volumes, contain material relating to mines and mining rights in Persia, and more specifically to the affairs of the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Limited, of which George Nathaniel Curzon was a director.

The first part (26 March 1890-27 March 1892) is mostly comprised of received correspondence regarding Curzon's appointment to the board of directors of the recently formed Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation and the company's interests in mines and mining rights in Persia. Also included in this part are facsimiles of company correspondence and reports, forwarded to Curzon by the company's Secretary, Lewis Hamilton, concerning the company's affairs, with discussion of existing and potential mining sites in Persia. Notable correspondents in this part include Edward Albert Sassoon of David Sassoon and Company, as well as fellow board members and other representatives and associates of the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation such as Lewis Hamilton, Sir Lepel Henry Griffin, and Albert Houtum-Schindler.

The second part (1 July 1889-20 December 1892) consists of Curzon's own handwritten notes plus a selection of reports, printed papers, newspaper cuttings, and correspondence, not only on mining and mining rights in Persia, but also regarding the affairs of the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation. It includes a list of those mines that are privately-owned and those that have been given in lease by the Persian Government, as well as details of Persian mines that are at the disposal of the Imperial Bank of Persia. Papers directly relating to the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation include copies of a memorandum and articles of association, as well as circulars, balance sheets, and a copy of extensive correspondence between the company and Houtum-Schindler. Also included is a copy of the general report of another company, the Persian Road and Transport Company, dated March 1891.

Among the papers are four plans: three of the Elburz [Alborz] mountains (folios 33, 36 and 45) and one showing transport routes across Persia (folio 266).

The German language material consists of three book titles cited by Houtum-Schindler.

Extent and format
2 volumes (276 folios)
Arrangement

The papers in both volumes proceed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio of volume one (ff 1-138) and terminates at the last folio of volume two (ff 139-276); 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 1-276; these numbers are printed, and are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include either the front and back covers or the flyleaves of the volumes.

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English and German in Latin script
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Correspondence, Printed Papers and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Ltd [‎211v] (461/586), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F111/71, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100115597949.0x000034> [accessed 20 February 2025]

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