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General No. 28 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of a Letter from the Acting Political Agent at Zanzibar, Submitting a Report on the Present Condition of the Jail Building at Zanzibar [373r] (17/20)
The record is made up of 1 item (10 folios). It was created in 18 Aug 1874. 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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Building for Zanzibar Jail and Hospital.
Estimate of cost of repairs necessary to adapt the Government House at Zanzibar, note occupied
by Mr. Roberts^ to the purposes of a Jail and Hospital.
1 . Ilioiouglily white-wasTiing and re-plastering the outside of the building, T ,
and staying securely the foundation of the building facing the sea,
including cost of cortees or Zanzibar rafters ... ... 800
2 . White-washing and re-plastering when required the whole of the interior 160
3. Building up the open spaces on the south side and roofing over the
staircase ... _ __
4. Removing partitions and supplying uprights to support roof in long
ward ... ... 00
5. New windows to upper story, fixing them, and doors to cells ... 600
6. Building mortuary and latrines on dry-earth system ... ' ... 1,000
Contingencies at 10 per cent. ... ... ... ... 280
Total ... 3,080
The 2>rd June 1874.
(Sd.) W. F. Prideaux,
Acting Poltl. Agent and Consul- Gen L, Zanzibar.
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This item consists of copies of a General Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 18 August 1874, forwarding for information a copy of a letter from the Acting Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Zanzibar, submitting a report on the condition of the jail building at Zanzibar and the proposal to convert a portion of the building into a hospital. The Despatch is in reference to despatch No. 1 dated 16 January 1874 from the Duke of Argyll, Secretary of State for India.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 367, and terminates at f 373a, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. The sequence contains three foliation anomalies: f 367a, f 370a, and f 373a.
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- IOR/L/PS/6/120, ff 367-373a
- Title
- General No. 28 of 1874, Forwarding a Copy of a Letter from the Acting Political Agent at Zanzibar, Submitting a Report on the Present Condition of the Jail Building at Zanzibar
- Pages
- 367r:367v, 367ar:367av, 368r:370v, 370ar:370av, 371r:373v, 373ar:373av
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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