'File 379/1906 Railways: Aden; railway construction in Aden hinterland; Aden-Lahej Railway' [‎94v] (193/308)

In reply, I am to say that Mr. Secretary Brodrick concurs in the terms of
the answer which the Marquess of Lansdowne proposes to give, should Musurus
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. make any such representations.
I am to add that, as will be seen from the correspondence communicated
to the Foreign Office on the 11th instant, the establishment of a hospital and
dispensary at Dthala has been sanctioned tentatively for a period of four
months by the Government of India. The construction of a road from Nobat
Dakim to Dthala is referred to in the letter from the Acting ^Resident at Aden
of the 27th August, which was included in the correspondence forwarded to
the Foreign Office on the 31st October last.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Y our most obedient Servant,
A. GODLEY.
The Under-Secretary of State,
Foreign Office.
No. 4704-E.B., dated Fort William, the 19th December 1905 (Confidential).
Endorsed by Foreign Department.
Enclosures to Foreign Office No. 47, dated 24th
November 1905, viz .:—
(1) Despatch from Sir N. O’Conor to the
Marquess of Lansdowne, No. 763 (Confiden
tial), dated 31st October 1905.
(2) From Foreign Office to 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. , dated
9th November 1905.
(3) From 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. to Foreign Office, dated
22nd November 1905.
A copy of each of the foregoing
communications is forwarded to 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. for information.
Telegram No. 8291, dated the 21st (received 22nd) December 1905.
From—The Hon'ble Sir S. W. Edgehley, K.C.V.O., C.I.E., Chief Secretary to 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. ,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department,
My No. 7S24, dated the 2nd instant, road to Dthala. Early orders
solicited. Re-appropriation of funds required from savings under head of
“ 25—Political ” Special Political expenditure, Aden Boundary Delimitation
Commission, is available.
Extract of a note, dated 30th December 1905, by Major-General R. M. MASON, Political
Resident at Aden, on the future of Aden, Perim, and the Hinterland.
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11. The track to the camp at Dthala from Nobat Dakim lies through the
bed of two or three large dry nullahs, which now and then come down in flood,
but it is only in the river beds that cultivation is met with. I have recom
mended that Rs. 24,000 be expended by the agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. of the Pioneer battalion
now at Dthala to improve this road, which will facilitate the passage of camel
kafilas bringing grain and hides along this route. Large quantities of hides
already come from Yemen down this and the Mavia route through Nobat
Dakim to Aden, and this trade would be much improved with increased
facilities of transport.
12. We now rise up a pass of some 800 feet altitude on to the Dthala
plateau, which is 6,000 feet above sea level and enjoys an excellent climate.
During this year only one crop of grain has been produced, and this is
dependent on the rainfall and wells. The rainfall last year was 13 inches.
Ibis year rain has been more abundant and the crops m >re fertile.