‘Aden – Quit rent and Harbour-dues’

Title:

‘Aden – Quit rent and Harbour-dues’

Date:

1844/1844

Description:

Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and resolutions, cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Stafford Bettesworth Haines, British Political Agent at Aden. It is the third in a series of five items concerning Aden (the others are IOR/F/4/2100/98226, 98227, 98229, and 98230).The item concerns delaying the levy of quit rent for ground and harbour dues at Aden, since Haines fears that this will deter building work. The item includes a list of buildings under construction in Aden, listed by type, together with their dimensions, and the name of their owner.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 683, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4878, [Season 18]45’, ‘Vol: 3’, ‘Collection No 7 of No 10’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 238 and terminates at f 246, 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 item also contains an original pagination sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival item

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Building construction

Geographic region:

Aden

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100097989888.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100097989888.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2100/98228
IOR/F/4/2100/98228

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