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'Summary of correspondence relative to the administration of the Port of Basrah and measures for the control of the shipping traffic in Mesopotamia.' [66r] (131/134)
The record is made up of 1 volume (66 folios). It was created in 16 Sep 1916. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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MiSTUTE OF DISSENT BY COMMANDER BINGHAM, RJ.M,
Recommendation of Committee.
Paragraph 2,
I do not agree with the views kid down and consider that a Chief Inspect
ing Engineer, with duties as suggested, is not necessary.
I am of opinion that the Chief Inspecting Engineer should have supreme
control of the Dockyard and all its branches.
He should be assisted by —
(1 ) Staff Officer of Dockyard, —a Senior Lieutenant, R.I.M. who will
look after the executive control, discipline, police, sanitary arrange
ments and the mooring of vessels at the yard.
(2)— Senior Engineer of Dcckyard, —who will be in charge of all repair
shops and repairs to vessels; he will have under him the Officers
in charge of —
(а) Launches.
(б) Fitting out vessels arriving from overseas.
(c) Repairs to River Craft in commission.
(d) Workshops.
It is not the practice in the Royal Indian Marine Yards in India, nor, I am
informed, in the Royal Naval Yards at Home, to have an Inspecting-Engineer with
duties as proposed in the report.
It is necessary to have an Inspecting Engineer where the work is let out to
a contractor. For example, if a contractor builds a ship for Government, it is,
1 agree, necessary for an Inspecting Engineer to watch the interests of Government
as it is to the interests of the contractor to get the work done as cheaply as possible
and for the Government to get as much for their money as they can.
The case of the Royal Indian Marine Yard at Basrah is different. It is to
the interests of all concerned that the work done should only be of a first class
character and done as quickly as possible.
The Engineers of the ships watch the work being done and can bring to the
notice of the Dockyard Engineer in charge of that job, any mistakes that they
consider are being made, and, if not satisfied, can appeal the Chief Inspecting
Engineer.
B asrah ; ^ A. BINGHAM,
The 2nd August 1916. ) Commander, Royal Indian Marine.
We do not agree with the minute of dissent by Commander Bingham and
remain of opinion that the Chief Inspecting Engineer should not be responsible
for, or be connected with, the executive repair work.
G. F. MacMUNN, Major-GeneraL
G. M. Press, Simla.—No. S8S7(w)A.D.—16-M6—50-M.B.a
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This secret summary was compiled by the Army Department, War Section Case and printed in Simla in September 1919. It contains letters and telegrams sent from 11 December 1915 to 14 August 1916 between the officers of the Government of India and the Director-General of Port Administration and River Conservancy on the administration of the Port of Basrah [Basra].
The summary also contains 'Report of Major-General G F MacMunn's Committee on the Organization of the River Service in Mesopotamia' (folios 58-66), with recommendations for the Royal India Marine Services, on the method of employing existing and forthcoming vessels, and measures for the control of the shipping traffic on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
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The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Summary of correspondence relative to the administration of the Port of Basrah and measures for the control of the shipping traffic in Mesopotamia.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:24r, 25v:34v, 36v:66v, back-i, back
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