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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [‎684r] (1369/1386)

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The record is made up of 1 file (692 folios). It was created in c 1880-1891. 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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APPENDIX A.
Summary of Expenditure on Capital Account to 31st March 1890.
£ s. d.
£ s. d.
Capital Expenditure on 31st March 1889 ... ... ... ..
•••
••• •••
.... ...
• a," •3.
1,124,136 12 6
Capital Expenditure from 1st April 1889 to 31st March 1890-
Charges.
Credits.
In India.
In England.
Total.
In India.
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Section.
Rs. A. P.
Rs. A. P.
Rs. A. P.
Rs. A. P.
Works ... ... ... ... ... ...
925 1° i
925 10 1
Do. (expenditure by Publ c Works Department) ...
Loss by exchange on English transactions ... ... ...
94,396 13 8
94,396 13 8
Suspense Heads—
Stores ... ... ... ... ... ...
70,323 10 10
2,10,351 2 0
2,80,674 12 10
3,68,465 14 8
Advances ... ... ... ... ... ...
15,795 11 6
15,795 11 6
15,965 14 2
Sales ... ... ... ... ... ...
1,652 2 3
1,652 2 3
752 5 1
Purchases ... ... ... ... ... ...
2,865 7 11
2,865 7 n
2,869 9 11
Balance debited to Capital... ... ... ... ...
8,256 14 5
825 13 9
Total
1,85,959 8 3
2,10,351 2 0
3,96,310 10 3
3,96,310 10 3
Persian Section.
Suspense Heads—

Works ... ... ... ... ... ...
7,843 2 2
7,843 2 2
Advances ... ... ... ... ... ...
26,727 4 5
26,727 4 5
10,092 4 1
Balance debited to Capital ...
24,478 2 6
2,447 16 3
Total ...
34.570 6 7
34,570 6 7
34,570 6 7
3,273 10 0
Deduct—Receipts in England^-
1,127,410 2 6
Sale of old cable core returned to England ... ... .
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. ...
••• •••
••• •••
• •• • • •
* Add—Loss by Exchange on English transactions during previous years ,
. ... ...
• • • • • •
••• •••
••• •••
18,485 12 0
11,45,895 14 6
♦ Note.—The loss by exchange on English transactions for and up to the period ended 3rst March 1889 was erroneously deducted from “Stores,” to which service head it was charged in the first instance. The item however is a bond Ude debit tn “ coni » . n.
now been entered above, thus increasing the total expenditure to end of March 1890 to 211,45,895-1 4-6, or its equivalent Rs. 1,14358,957, tractions omitted, as shewn in Finance accounts for 1889-90.
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F. RAWSON,
Examiner t Indo-European Telegraph Accounts.

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This file consists of letters, notes, and printed material on Persia compiled by George Curzon in the course of conducting research prior to the writing of his book: Persia and the Persian Question . The papers' contents and type vary considerably, but consists primarily of handwritten notes, some of which are organised roughly for individual chapters of the book. The rest of the file includes newspaper clippings, official reports, printed maps, and other published material on the history and geography of Persia. The official government reports are primarily government of India balance of trade reports, while published material consisted mainly of academic and non-academic papers on Persian archaeology by members of the Scottish Geographical Magazine and the history of the telegraph published by the Indo-European Telegraph Department.

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1 file (692 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 692; 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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