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File 3237/1920 ‘Persia:- Electric light, ice and condensing plants at Bushire.’ [169r] (344/784)
The record is made up of 1 volume (385 folios). It was created in 1 Mar 1920-25 Jan 1934. 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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expenditure. Consequently the usual provision of funds for
such expond-t ui._ l 9 on used to "be included in the M tt g
estimates in t ie xirso instance, has not been made in those
estimates for the year 1926-27.
In die aosence of such provision the Executive Engineer
has expressed a doubt as to i ^s being possible to continue
the maintenance of the plants, being under the impression
that they are being maintained during the current year on the
unders banding tnat .1 unds tor their maintenance and upkeeo will
be provided in the final issue of the M.E.S. Budget for 1926-2*;
regard
He has addressed his Departmental superior for orders in
to this*
6 * It appears to me that there is no necessity for the re
curring expenditure to be provided in the M.E.S. Estimates,
provided that the two remaining Departments (Political and
Indo-European Telegraph) are prepared to bear the share of
the net surplus cost of running the plants on the formula
agreed upon, and that it will suffice if the Government
of India sanction the expenditure as a charge to a Suspense
Account” in the first instance pending the clearance of the
account by credits from sale proceeds and the proportionate
shares of the two Departments.
7. To forestall any order that may be issued by the Public
Works Department to close down the plants owing to the absence
in the M.E*S. Budget of the requisite provisionbf funds, I
venture to request that the Government of India will be
pleased to sanction the maintenance of the plants during 1XX the
current year under a "Suspense Head" iand to issue the
necessary orders to 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.
in the Puolio
Works Department accordingly*
8 . The liability which this
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.
had to meet on account
of the year 1924-25 amounted only to Ks 231-9-1. The accounts
for 1925-26 have not yet been received in this office.
liability
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This volume contains papers relating to the electrical and mechanical plants (electric light, water condensing, and ice plants) at Bushire [Bushehr], which were installed during the First World War by the military authorities of the Bushire Field Force.
The papers mainly consist of correspondence, in the form of letters and telegrams (including draft copies of letters and telegrams), 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. Political and Secret Department minute papers, 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. internal notes, and some enclosed statements of expenditure and revenue.
The papers discuss matters including:
- The proposals for the electrical and mechanical plants to be taken over by the Government of India from HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. for the benefit of staff of the Military and Political Departments of the Government of India and the Indo-European Telegraph Department
- The division of the initial and recurrent expenditure on the plants between the Military, Political and Indo-European Telegraph Departments, and between the Government of India and HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London.
- Statements of expenses connected with the working of the plants for the year 1923-24, the first twelve months of their operation after being taken over, requested by the Foreign Office
- Proposals for the future of the electrical and mechanical plants
- The sale of the ice plant at Bushire
- The adjustment of charges on account of the maintenance of the electrical and mechanical plants at Bushire during the period 1 April 1926 to 31 March 1930, including: the question of the proportion in which the expenditure on running the plants should be divided between the Political and Indo-European Telegraph Departments, following the Military Department ceasing to participate in the maintenance and working of the plants after the withdrawal of the military detachments from Bushire on 23 March 1926; and the Government of India’s request that HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. (the Foreign Office) accept a moiety of the cost of maintaining the electrical and mechanical plants
- The proposal to install masonry water tanks in place of the water condenser plant at Bushire
- The Foreign Office proposal that the Indo-European Telegraph Department should not expect to receive a full share of the proceeds of the sale of the existing plant as well as to be free of liability during the period since their withdrawal (since 1 April 1930).
The correspondence is mostly between the following: 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. officials; the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department; the Foreign Office; and 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (385 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 387; 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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