Utility Bills, Gas Installation Correspondence, and Car Repair Records for Miss Fatima Jinnah

Sub title : Bombay Gas Bill, Karachi Gas Company Apology and Quotation, Gas Line Extension Payment, and Karachi Autos Overdue Invoices

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Gas utility bills | Bombay Gas Company | Karachi Gas Company | Domestic gas installation

Date of publication: 1945

Language: English

Page: 57 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28963

Keyword: Fatima Jinnah -- Bombay Gas -- Karachi Gas -- Flagstaff House -- Gas installation -- Security deposit | Cadillac -- Karachi Autos -- Overdue bills

Abstract: A 1945 Bombay Gas Company bill addressed to “M.A. Jinnah, Esq., Bar‑at‑Law” at Mount Pleasant Road, Bombay. Later documents (1958‑1959) relate to Miss Fatima Jinnah’s Flagstaff House in Karachi: an apology for broken windows caused by a gas company employee, a quotation for domestic gas installation (extension of house line to kitchen, gas points for cooking range), a debit note for Rs. 450, and her secretary’s cheque for Rs. 480 (including Rs. 30 security deposit). Also includes a 1958 letter from Karachi Autos listing seven overdue bills (total Rs. 746/7/‑) for servicing her Cadillac (KAA‑4800).

Description: The earliest document (October 1945) is a gas bill from The Bombay Gas Co., Ltd., addressed to M.A. Jinnah (Quaid‑e‑Azam) at Mount Pleasant Road, Bombay, showing minimal consumption and meter rent. A 1958 letter from Karachi Gas Company apologizes for an employee’s negligence that broke two windows of Miss Jinnah’s house. In November 1958, the Company sends a re‑quotation for domestic gas installation at Flagstaff House, including a specification and gas contract. Two debit notes (January 23‑24, 1959) charge Rs. 450 for extension of the house line from the meter outlet to the kitchen with gas points for a cooking range. On February 3, 1959, Miss Jinnah’s secretary encloses a cheque for Rs. 480 (Rs. 450 cost + Rs. 30 security deposit). Separately, Karachi Autos (April 7, 1958) lists seven unpaid bills from 1957‑1958 for work on her Cadillac (KAA‑4800), totalling Rs. 746/7/‑, requesting early payment. A separate bill from March 5, 1958 shows engine tuning charge of Rs. 15. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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