‘Proposal to provide Captain Hamerton with suitable quarters at Zanzibar, and to place Rs 5000, at his disposal for that purpose, or that in lieu thereof he be allowed Rs 75, per mensum as house rent.’
‘Proposal to provide Captain Hamerton with suitable quarters at Zanzibar, and to place Rs 5000, at his disposal for that purpose, or that in lieu thereof he be allowed Rs 75, per mensum as house rent.’
‘Proposal to provide Captain Hamerton with suitable quarters at Zanzibar, and to place Rs 5000, at his disposal for that purpose, or that in lieu thereof he be allowed Rs 75, per mensum as house rent.’
Date:
1842/1842
Description:
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Government of India; and Captain Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty’s Consul, and Honourable Company’s Agent in the Dominions of the Imam of Muscat.The item concerns Hamerton’s return to Zanzibar and provisions for building a house due to a lack of suitable accommodation there. The item includes descriptions of house-building and houses in Zanzibar. Detailed estimates for the cost of building the house are found in IOR/F/4/2087/96931.The title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 612/43, P.C. [Previous Communication] 3902, Collection No 12’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 80 and terminates at f 101, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.