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'File 379/1906 Railways: Aden; railway construction in Aden hinterland; Aden-Lahej Railway' [‎39v] (83/308)

The record is made up of 1 volume (150 folios). It was created in 20 Aug 1904-3 Apr 1922. 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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4. In addition to this information I request that the engineering
details of the scheme may be further examined, since I am advised that
provision is made for a higher standard of construction than is needed
for a short line ending at Sheikh Othman. As the object in view is
confined to that of relieving Aden of its excessive population, and any
future extension into the Hinterland would at once raise difficult political
issues, the standard of expenditure should be rigorously adjusted to
what is required for the single purpose stated.
5. It is not clear to me whether it is intended, in the event of a
concession being granted, to form a Company to be domiciled in England
with its capital in sterling. In this case it would be necessary for the
promoters to obtain my approval to the charge to capital which it may
be proposed to allow in respect of preliminary expenses.
6. But in all other respects it appears to me desirable that the
negotiations with the promoters should be carried out locally, and, if an
agreement is ultimately arrived at, that the requisite Tramway Order
should be issued by the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. . Such Order should,
however, contain a clause reserving for settlement between the promoters
and the Secretary of State the amount of the charge to capital in respect
of preliminary expenses in the event of the capital being raised in
sterling.
7. The only further observations I wish to make in regard to the
proposed terms have reference to the proposals to grant the Company
exclusive rights as carriers by railway and to protect them for 20 years
from competition by public service mechanical road traction at equal or
lower rates. It should, I think, be expressly provided by the Order that,
in the event of the failure of the Company to carry out its functions as
public carriers, these exclusive rights would terminate. Care should
also be taken to express very clearly the nature of the protection against
competition that is to be given, since the arrangement proposed is an
unusual one, and it is most desirable that there shall be no possibility of
its being interpreted in a wider sense than is intended. I notice that
the arrangement proposed by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Aden in his letter
of 24th April 1909 is not correctly summarised in the last sentence of
paragraph 4 (vii) of the letter from the Bombay Government to the
Railway Board, dated 28th August 1909. The enjoyment of this pro
tection against the competition of public service mechanical road traction
should be contingent, like the enjoyment of exclusive rights as railway
carriers, on the proper discharge by the Company of its functions as
carriers, and suitable provisions to this effect should be inserted in the
Tramway Order.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship’s most obedient humble Servant,
(Signed) Morley of Blackburn.

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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, and notes, relating to proposals for the construction of a steam railway between Aden and its hinterland from 1904.

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

The correspondence is followed by further discussion on extending into Aden a railway to be built from Dar-al-Amir to Nobat Dakim [Nawbatal-Dakim, Yemen; identified on map four miles north of Al'Anad but not corresponding to any actual place], on its further extension to D'thala [Aḑ Ḑāli‘, Yemen], on the permission and financial contribution sought from the Government of India, and on negotiations with local rulers and tribes. A projected line from Hodeida [Al Hudaydah, Yemen] to Sana'a is also briefly discussed in the volume.

The main correspondents are the Aden Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , the 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. in London, and the Government of India.

The volume also includes cuttings from Parliamentary debates on 'The Aden Hinterland', and a 'Map of the Proposed Railway from Aden to Nobat Dakim' on folio 114.

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1 volume (150 folios)
Arrangement

The subject 379 (Railways) consists of one volume. The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 152; 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. A large folded map is enclosed in a polyester sleeve, on folio 114.

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