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File 1711/1920 'Mesopotamia: General Circulars. - 1920' [‎226r] (455/591)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (292 folios). It was created in 7 Jan 1920-4 Jan 1921. 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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to free fations, or compensationin lieu of civil rates.
Rs. 120 p.m (1).
Rs. 90 p.m.
(2),
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The Office Order' should give the following informa-
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Medical Officer of Health, Baghdad.
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/ Rs. 80 p.m.
Rs. 65 p.m.
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will be convert-
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The designation and grade of the appointment for which acting allowance is claimed.
The name of the officiating clerk and rate of his substantivepay., t /
Date from which acting allowance is admissible. ,
Rate of acting allowance per month.
(c)
(d)
(e)
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Compensation in lieu of rations will be admissible until further ' notice underthe folowing
revised rules to those officials of the Civil Administration whose conditions of service entitle them ’
+A free rations orcomnenctiAn;n1AE::1. \ • - a-iVn- cmuue Lem
A copy of the office order should be attached to the first pay billin whichthe acting allowance
is drawn. The provisions of General Circular 13 apply only to cases’in which clerks are appointed
to (officiate in posts sanctioned rates of pay of which are in a higher grade than that of the graded
scale within which thepay of the clerks sb appointed normally falls/ The grades referred to are
those published in General Circular No. 350, dated 12 th August, 1919.
tion
1:
2.
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' Accounts Forms.
\ ,244.. Reference General Circular No. 782, dated 17th December, 1919.
A.F.’s 84 and 85 will not be standardized for the present.' Forms A.G.B. Nos. 303 and 304 will
continue to be used for the present and may be obtained by application to the D.A.G. (Civil).
United Kingdom. ' I
on pay of Rs. 250 p.m. and I'
upwards. , /
on pay of. Rs. 200 p m. and over
on pay from Rs. 80 Rs. 200
on pay less than Rs. 80 p.m.
IV. HEALTH. /
246. Reference General CircularNo. 187, dated 18th February, 1920, the following is added
to the list of Officers for whom Microscopes are sanctioned:— .
/a) Gazetted Officers, Part I pay Rs, 600 p.m. and over
(b) , db. ■ Part I pay less than Rs. 600 p.m.
do. . Part II
Non-gazetted personnel ordinarily domiciled in
ce describedi
Ily incurred b
lowance. Hold
than Gauct B’
service il t ,
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isiderationa".
... / \ III. POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS.
245. Reference General Circular Nos. 154 and 216, dated 11 th February, 1920, and 25th
February, 1920, respectively. .
“ The message revenue collections of Telegraph Officers should be remitted to Postmasters or
Treasury Officers according as the Telegraph Officer draws his funds from the Post Office or from
. the Treasury.'
Whenever an officer signs accounts, vouchers or. schedules etc., he should be careful ‘towrite
the totals (or closing balance in, the, case of a cashaccount) in words as well as in figures ;and ' if a
correction has to be made in any figure in any accounts document the wrong entry should be
crossed through, and the correct figures dr words inserted. All corrections, should be initialled by.
. the officer who signs the accounts or vouchers, etc." ;
heldat.
/ RATION (ALLOWANCE IN LIEU OF).
,1242. General Circular No. 14 dated 7th January, 1920, is cancelled with effect-from 1sMarch ‘
1920, and the following substituted. . . - - 9 n-,
dministrationan I
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Procedure TO be FOLLOWED re Grant OF. Acting ALLOWANCES to NON-GAZETTED CLERICAL
Personnel of the Civil Administration.
- PAYMENTS TO RAILWAY CHOWKIDARS.
January' 1028ference Levy Order No. 84 of annesure to General Circular No. 17,' dated 7th
..Payments on account of Railway Chowkidars should be debited in Political Accounts to
; chowkidars by the local military authority should beattached in support the entertainment of the
ofriRetunsesfchowkidarsemploved on railway duty need no longer be submitted to inspecting.
243. Heads of Departments, and Political Officers when granting Acting Allowances under
the provision of General Circular No. 13 of. 7th January, 1920, should invariably issue an Office
Order for each case of acting allowance. The .Office Order' should- give the fOllowing iform.
livision,allcon,
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Note— (1) includes allowance for two servants.
(2) includes allowance for one servant.
• ' The rates of pay quoted above refer to the substantive pay ptus “ Personal Allowance ” of the
.. individual concernedi(unless a specific ruling to the contrary has been made), and do not include
Acting Allowances", Charge Allowances", etc.
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The volume comprises copies of ‘Civil Administration of Iraq, General Circulars’. These are weekly compilations of general circular letters and notifications produced by, or relative to, the Civil Administration of Iraq. The copies were sent by the Office of the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, to the 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. and the Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India, from 7 January (issue No. 1) to 1 November 1920 (issue No. 44). Issue Nos. 20, 22, and 23 are not present in the volume.

Generally, each publication is divided into three parts. The first part relates to personnel matters within the Administration, such as appointments, dismissals, leave, examinations, and honours and promotions. The second part concerns recent notifications, circulars, and General Routine Orders (GROs) which cover a wide range of subjects connected to the Administration of Iraq, including finance, health, politics, veterinary science, transport, local (often distinguished as Arab and Kurdish) levies and gendarmeries, utilities, rationing, and numerous other miscellaneous matters. The third part consists of annexures usually directly related to the first two parts and often including tabulated lists of maps.

Notable within the volume are the following documents:

  • A copy of a letter from the 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. to the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad, requesting a report on armed resistance to British occupation in Mesopotamia as mentioned in a recent General Circular (f 218)
  • A genealogical table of the Shammar tribe of Central Arabia (f 161)
  • A small booklet entitled ‘Note on Trees and Shrubs in Baghdad’ by the Director of Agriculture, Baghdad, dated 1920 (ff 96-102)
  • A leaflet published by the British Museum (Natural History) entitled Directions for Preparing Small Mammal Skins , dated 1920 (f 85)
  • Transcripts of debates on Mesopotamia held in the House of Commons and the House of Lords (ff 60-77)
  • A leaflet entitled ‘Agricultural Leaflet No. 5: Flower Gardens in Mesopotamia’ (f 19).

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.

Extent and format
1 volume (292 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 1711 (Mesopotamia) consists of one 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 294; 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.

Pagination: There are multiple intermittent pagination sequences.

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