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G92. The Government of India sanctioned in January 1902 the addition
of compounder on Rs. 30 and two
External A., February 1902, Noi. 3-G.
punkah coolies for tlio Agency Hospital
at Maskat (Foreign Department loiter No. 128-E. A., dated 16th January
1902) with olTcct from 1st April 1902.
C92A. In Juno 1904 Major Grey submitted a proposal for providing a
new building for tho dispensary and
Exterunl A., November 1901. Nob. 58-59.
hospital at Maskat. Ho thought that a
subscription of Its. 10,000 could be easily collected at Maskat, and proposed,
if tho idea is approved, to ask tho Sultan to give us tho sito on which the
present buildings aro situated. Tho Government of India saw no objection to
the proposal, provided the loan and hospital questions wore kept distinct.
G92B. In January 1905 Major Grey submitted a list of subscriptions for
t he proposed hospital amounting to Us.
External A., April 1905, Kob. 7-1-76.
0,450, and proposed that the Government
of India should offer Rs. 10,000 or Its. 15,0u0 in aid of the movement, in
which case more subscriptions would be forthcoming and tho Sultan would
“ give way n as to tho site required.
The Government of India replied as follows in their letter to Major Cox
(No. 12SS-E. 13., dated 29th March 1905)
" In r«*p*y I am to say that this not. a suitable manner in which to put forward such a
scheme. Major Grey should be informed that until satisfactory ovidence has been adduced
that the Sultan desires the hospital and will support it, and that tho local community, Arab9
and Indians, are prepared both io found and maintain the institution, it is useless to apply to
the Government of india, who already maiutain a dispensary and surgeon at Alaskat.
(ii) Agency Establishment, Maskat, 1901-1902.
693. The establishment of the Maskat Agency as finally sanctioned in
Foreign Department No. 91-E. A., dated
External H., February 1901, Nob. 28-31.
17th January 1901, consisted of the
following appointments *:—
Per mensem.
Rs.
Heud Clerk and Accountant 150
Correspondence and Confidential Clerk 80
Treasur}' Clerk 80
Munshi 75
2 Peons 22
1 Boat Tindal 11
5 KhalasU at Rs. 10 each 60
1 Sweeper 10
Total 478

694. The late Munshi who combined in himself the offices of Arabic
clerk, Interpreter and Shroff died in 1901.
External A., July 19.3, Nob. 11-20.
He had settled for good in Maskat and
did not care for promotion o1sewhe.ro. There was, however, much difficulty
to secure on the salary of Us. 75 a suitable man to take his place and at the
suggestion of Major Cox the pay of the appointment was raised from
Rs. 75 to Rs. 100 with l!s. 25 as shroff allowance (Foreign Department letter
No. 674-E. A., dated 15th April 1903).
(iii) Residential quarters for the Ageuoy Surgeon and Agency Clerical establish­
ments and Telegraph Office at Maskat.
095. In his letter No. 13, dated 6th January 1902, Captain Cox brought
to the notice of Government the great
External A., April 1902, Ncb. 71-90.
inconvenience of tho arrangement under
which tho Agency surgeon had his residential quarters at Matrah, an arrange­
ment which had existed for 20 years, and suggested that tho quarters should
be provided at Maskat for the successor of Colonel Jayakar. _
rnilSai? llM Vmi',u,,y Mi,ti"S MMCtioneJ ifl 18S2, tl.e pay of the 2nd am] 3rd clorka was Rb. 100 and 60
rejpect.voly, which »vu» cbtugod to Rb. fcO cadi.