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British interests and influence, 1898-1904 125
PROCEEDINGS OP THE
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT, MAY 1900.

Pro. No. 103 Deputation of Mr. Goekiu aa Asstt. Poltl. Agont at Bahroin.
place, and on the understanding that the expenditure will be met from savings
in your budget for tho current financial year.
3. With regard, howover, to tho proposal to givo Mr. Gaskin a house
allowance of R2o a month, in addition to tho deputation allowance of 11100 a
month already sanctioned, 1 am in tho first in6tanco to enquire—
(a) what is tho exact amount of tho Consular allowanco which Mr
Gaskin will loso by going to Bahrein; aud
(b) what sum, if any, he will havo to pay as house-rent at Bahrein.

No. 602-E.A.
A copy of the foregoing lottcr is forwarded to the Department of
Financo, for information and any further orders which may he necessary,
in continuation of the endorsement from the Foreign Department, No. 330-
E.A., dated tho 2nd Fobruary 1900.

No. 104- No. 04, datod Bushiro, the 31st March 1900.
?'rom—Tho Political Itceidont in tho Persian Gulf,
To—Tho Secretary to tho Government of India, Foreign Department.
In roply to your No. 001-E.A. of tho 5th March 1900, I bavo the honour
to say that tho pay of Mr. Gaskin’s Munski will bo mot from savings in my
budget allotment- for the current year, if possible, but, as I have already to
make certain ^appropriations, it is difficult, at presont, to state for certain if it
will bo possible to do so.
Mr. Gaskin will loso £30, i.c., about RtoO per aunurn (or R37-G-0 per
monsom) by being away from Bushiro. I understand that he will havo to pay
R«l0 per mousom as bouso-ront at Bahrein.

No. 97, dated Bushiro, tho 1st April 1900.
No. 105.
From—Tho Political Resident in the Persian Gulf,
To—Tho Seorotary to tho Government of India, Foreign Department.
In accordance with tlio instructions convoyed to me iu the Foreign Depart­
ment tologram, dated tho 2nd February 1900, I havo the honour to inform tho
Government of India that I doputed Mr. J. C. Gaskin, my Extra Assistant to
take oharge of tho Assistant Political Agency at Bahrein, temporarily, from
the dato of tho death of AgliR, Muhammad Rahecru Satfar, late Residency
Agent at Bahrein, which occurred ou tho 9th Fobruary last. J
2. Mr. J. C. Gaskin assumed charge of his duties on tho 10th Fobruary
1900 in tho forenoon. I would therefore requost that tho Comptroller of India
Treasuries may bo informed accordingly.

No. 808-E.A., dated Simla, tlio 20th April 1900.
No. 100.
Endorsed by Foreign Department,
Lottor from the Politico! Resident in tho A copy of tho forogoing lottcr is for-
Par*inn Gulf, No. 07, dnUd tho l.t April 10UO.
warded to tho Comptrollor, India Troa-
sunea, for information.