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Part IV—Chap. XXIV. 88
, P . rpmarks contained in the 9th and subsequent paragraphs of Your
5, In reference to the r Lordship's despatch, we be? leave to observe that
1810. from the correspondence with the Supreme Govern­
10th January. ment under the dates mentioned iu the margin
lUtli „ it will appear that tho scale of allowances on
23rd Fobruary. which the Residencies of Ahushiro and of Muscat
2nd March.
28th havo been placed have not yet boon accurately
detailed.
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, '‘fSs-SH'StSiSfct£=32
* M °& separate Residency,' and that the Resulent at Ahushiro should be vested
meat at MU.C. I of Government to maintain the intercourse with the Imautn
with general l < ■ o f witli the Gulph and suggested a suitable establishment
of Muscat and all mttj Ajan^n i ^ M mmt
iB Staio“B aiparat? Residency at Mu*a, on a
com
-rotes
7 The EiMit Hon’blc the Governor-General then nt Fort Saint George approved of tho

.^"th” prf,»S °“r™ngorntPWithin tho amount to be saved by tho abolition o£ tho
distinct oflico at Muscat.
8. Mr. Smith's salary ns Resident at Abushire, as fixed by tbo Supreme Government
instructions of tbe 11th of December 180(3 was Its. (1,600) one thousand five hundred and (1,200)
one thousand two hundred a month in lieu of all the charges. Tho Acting Accountant-
General in in his report of the 17th of March 1S12 suggested the additional Establishment of
tho united Residencies at Abushire and Muscat as far as related to Mr. Smith's personal remu­
neration aluuu to Its. (1,800) one thousand three hundr«u per munsom.
9. This Government deemed tho proposed additional allowance to be made to Mr. Smith as
too considerable, and fixed the sum of Rs. (500) five hundred instead of the (1,800) one thousand
three hundred abovo mentioned making together the sura of (2,000) two thousand rupees per
month; this arrangemeut was referred to Your Lordship then at Fort Saint George in a letter,
dated tho 20th of March 1810, but no reply was made to that,
10. Mr. Smith in consequence of what had been arranged by this Government drew up
to tho date of his resignation of that appointment on the 29th of March 1811 as his
personal allowances Rs. (3,200) three thousand two hundred per month instead of Rs. (2,700)
two thousaud 6even hundred as meutioned iu the 9th paragraph of the despatch now under
reply.
11. The permanent system therefore for the maintenance of a political control in tho
Gulph was then placed on the following scale
Rs.
2,000
The Resident's salary......................................................................
For all other charges ........ 1,200
850
Two Political Assistants ........ 400
Commercial Assistant . . . . . . . . .
Commercial Establishment at the United Station 460-203
By tho plan proposed by the Government of this Presidency the
permanent system for the maintenance of our control in tho
3.460
Gulph was fixed at......................................................................
1,400
Difference................................................................................
and on comparing it with Mr. Smith's personal receipt the result will be as follows
Ri.
Mr.'Smith’s salary . . 2,000
n«. Allowances for other charges . . 1,200
Mr. Smith's mdpts . . . . 3.100
Linguist aud Broker • • « UW 3,200
3,910 Proposed to bo granted to the Resident . 2,950
Mr. Flower 1,600
1,610 Difference in favour of the proposed plsn 250
and if wo assume as a standard of comparison the sum at which the personal receipts of the
Resident including the Linguist and Broker's salaries are now to be fixed, the saving will be
Rs. (1,510) one thousand live hundred and ten which will admit of a salary of Rs. (500)
five hundred for an assistant and yet realized a
Ra. saving of Rs. (1,010) one thousand and ton per
Mr. Flower's allowance* • . 1,800 mensem, being rupees ono hundred and ten more
Assistant • . COO than that contemplated by Your Lordship, whilst
13rokor at Muscat • . 100 the whole of the expense of maintaining a political
control in the Gulph will aggregate Rs. (2,400)
2,400
two thousand four hundred per mensem.