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(v) Office Establishment, Baghdad Residency.
144. What was the exact Residency establishment prior to Major
Rawlinson’s appointment it is not clear; the total amount spent is given in the
statement iu chapter III, section (iii).
Ida. The following establishment was sanctioned in 18dd for the Baghdad
F. C., 12tlt October IBM. Nos. 222-225. Residency—
Its.
1 Nativo Agent . 200
1 Dragoman ... . 150
1 Head writer (English) ... . 100
1 Accountant ... 50
1 Treasurer 50
1 Assistant writer (English) 40
1 Turkish writer 90
1 Persian writer CO
Total ... 740

144.fi. In 1879 the Officiating Political Resident in Turkish Arabia, when
submitting proposals for a revision of the
Proceedings No. 179 of Ocncrnl B., November
1879, No*. 179-1 £0. office establishment, brought to notice
that the establishment as it then stood had
been sanctioned many years previously, "and though slight modifications have
boen sanctioned • 0 c it has remained essentially the same for
the last thirty years ” ; and lie added that lie would not have taken up the
subject of revision had he not been convinced " that the office was not altogether
in the most efficient form.’*
Id5. The establishment at this time was as follows:—
(<i) English Office,
1 Native Agent
1 Dragoman and Accountant
1 Head writer
1 Second Clerk
1 Treasurer ...

{b) Vernacular Establishment.
1 Turkish writer
1 Persian writer
1 Arabic writer
1 Shroff ...
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(Formerly tlio Turkish and Arabic writora both drew R*. 30 each, but owing to tho youth of tho latter ot the time
of his entertainment his pay was fixed at Us. 24, tbo balance (R*. G) being given to tbo Turkish writer—General H.
March 1874, No*. 203-209.
(c) Post Ojffice—Paid by Postal Department.
I
Its.
1 Postmaster 80
1 Munslii 30
Total .... 110

146. The scheme proposed by the Officiating Political Agent involved (t)
an increase of expenditure in the English Office of Rs. 30; (it) a decrease in the j
Vernacular Office of Rs. 30 ; and (in) a
General B., February 18S0, No. 254.
further decrease in the Post Office of Rs.
20 per mensem. But though tho scheme was, in' certain respects, sanctioned,
the orders of the Government of India were not carried out, as it was expected
Proceedings No 242 of General lb. October 1SS0. that Mr. T. J. C. Plowden Was to 1)C ap-
No*. 242.243. pointed to the Agency and would like to
make his own arrangements.