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- 10-06-1905 (Creation)
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1 Laminated sheet
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Sir Alexander Gordon Cardew (14 March 1861 – 12 January 1937) was a British civil servant in the Indian Civil Service who played a prominent role in the administration of the Madras Presidency during the late colonial period. Born in Bath, Somerset, England, and educated at Somersetshire College and The Queen’s College, Oxford, he entered the ICS in 1881. Over his career, he served as Under-Secretary to the Government of Madras, Inspector-General of Prisons, Collector and Magistrate, and later Secretary to Government in the Legislative, Educational, and Revenue Departments.
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Archival history
The document was transferred from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory to IIA Archives
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The document was acquired from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory
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Scope and content
This is a circular letter from A.G. Cardew, AG Secretary to Government, regarding adopting standard time for railways and telegraph offices. The standard time in India will be 5.30 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and 9 minutes ahead of Madras time. In Burma, it will be 6.30 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and 5 minutes and 23 seconds earlier than Rangoon time. The change will be introduced at midnight between June 30 and July 1, 1905.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
The documents were transferred to the IIA archives and have been preserved
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Further accruals are not expected
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically according to the year of events
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Researchers must sign IIA Archival access agreement
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright is retained by IIA Archives
Language of material
English
Script of material
Latin
Language and script notes
The document is in English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The document is in good condition, and the texts are clear and readable
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Existence and location of originals
The originals were located in the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory
Existence and location of copies
The original files are transferred to Bangalore campus, then processed and archived
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Name access points
- Cardew, Alexander (Subject)
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Archival description is based on ISAD(G), second edition.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
English
Script(s)
Latin
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Archivist's note
Processed by IIA Archives