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account, of his allowance, together with a further money present of Its. 4,000.
He added that a sum of more than Its. 19,000 remained to bo paid to him by
the Sultan for arrears of allowance, and be begged that steps might bo taken
for tho payment of these arrears and for the purchase of his garden at Zanzibar.
11. Sultan Sayyid Ali died about the end of February 1893, and was
succeeded by his nephew Sayyid Hamid-bin-Thowein. Three months later the
new Sultan and the Government of Zanzibar decided finally (Consul-General’s
No. 130, dated 8th Juno 1893) («) to pay Abdul Aziz no arrears of tho subsis­
tence allowance for tho period previous to the 24th August 1892 ; (b) to accept
no responsibility for liabilities incurred by Abdul Aziz ; but (o) to grant him
either an increased allowance of Rs. 800 a month or an allowance of Its. 600 a
month and a lump sum of Its. 5,000 ; and (rf) to offer to purchase his garden at
Zanzibar for 6,000 dollars (about Its. 13,000).
12. Tho Government of India did not consider it desirable to tell Abdul
Aziz of the alternative proposal, lest he should take the lump sum of Rs. 5,000,
and then object to the reduction of his allowance. They, therefore, requested,
tho Government of Bombay to communicate to him the offer of tho Sultan of
Zanzibar to purchase his garden for 6,000 dollars ; and it was intimated to him
that his allowance would be increased from Rs. 600 to Rs. 800 a month.
Abdul Aziz declined to sell the garden at the price offered ; and the Consul-
General at Zanzibar had been informed accordiugly.
13. Tho Government of India consulted the Government of Bombay as to
what provision should,- in their opinion, suffice for the Sayyid’s reasonable
requirements. It appeared that his personal expenses amounted to Rs. 850 a
month, but that he would require an allowance of not less than Rs. 2,000 a
month, if joined by bis wife or wives.
14. Abdul Aziz then submitted a memorial to the Secretary of State, dated
20th July 1893, urging bis claims to the
8ecret E., March 1834, Nw«. 117—240 (No 215).
Sultanate of Zanzibar and requesting that
the prohibition against his going to Zanzibar or elsewhere might be cancelled,
and that ponding final orders, his debts might be paid and a suitable allow­
ance fixed for bis maintenance during his stay in India.
15. In submitting this memorial, the Government of India observed (No.
17-Secret—External, dated 31st January
Ibid No. 239.
1894):—
“ Sayyid Abdul Aziz haa doubtless been placed in a trying position, and he has comforted
himself with dignity. We think the allowance offered by Zanzibar can scarcely be deemed
liberal—it m3y be inadequate; but we desire to leave the question of Abdul Aziz's allowances
f »r the final decision of Her Majesty’s Government, by whose instructions he is at present
detained in India. Uuder no circumstances can Indian Revenues be called to pay any portion
either of the allowance which may eventually be fixed for Sayyid Abdul Aziz, or of the debts be
bus contracted at Bombay."
16. The view taken by the Foreign Office in London on this memorial was
that the allowance as increased by the
Soorct K., Moy 1804, Koa.577—583 (No. 579).
Sultan was as much as His Highness
could be called upon to give, and that having regard to the financial position
of Zanzibar, it was liberal; the Sultan of Maskat was ready to add considerably
to Abdul Aziz’s allowance, but this was being declined by the latter (Secretary
of State's Despatch No, 13-Secret, dated 16th March 1894.

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