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'File 379/1906 Railways: Aden; railway construction in Aden hinterland; Aden-Lahej Railway' [112r] (228/308)
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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V. Civil suits in which the "Railway Company is concerned shall be
disposed of by the Court of the Resident of Aden. Otherwise civil jurisdiction
shall continue to be exercised in accordance with the treaties existing or here
after concluded between the British Government and the Abdali Sultan.
VI. A plan and estimate of the Railway shall be submitted for the
approval of the Abdali Sultan and the sanction of Government before the cons
truction of the line is started.
VII. The Railway shall be inspected by an officer appointed by Govern
ment before being opend to traffic, and shall be subject to such periodical ins
pections as Government may consider necessary for any purpose.
VIII. The general principles of Railway management as observed on
Indian State Railways shall be followed.
IX. The management of the line shall vest in the Railway Company
but accounts shall be periodically submitted for the inspection of the Abdali
Sultan and of Government.
X. All apparatus and material required for the construction or working
of the Railway shall be free of transit and customs duty.
XI. Special privileges shall be extended to the Abdali Sultan and to
members of his family, and to 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.
of Aden and his personal
staff.
XII. Special facilities shall be afforded to the Government Postal
Department.
XIII. Every facility shall be afforded for the collection of the transit
dues to which the Abdali Sultan is entitled by treaty and usage. These dues
shall be collected at such place or places as maybe decided upon by the Political
Resident of Aden in consultation with the Abdali Sultan.
XIV. If it is desired to construct any telegraph or telephone in connec
tion with the Railway, the project shall be first reported for the separate sanction
of Government, and the system shall be under Imperial control. The Indian
Telegraph Act and subsidiary regulations shall be applied. Charges shall be
adjusted as hereafter arranged between Government, the Abdali Sultan, and the
Railway Company subject to the consent of the Abdali Sultan and the sanction
of Government.
XV. There shall be a separate body of Railway Police under a Superin
tendent and such proportion of them as may hereafter be decided upon shall be
employed by the Abdali Sultan. Charges on account of the Railway Police
shall be apportioned as may be hereafter arranged between 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.
,
the Abdali Sultan, and the Railway Company.
XVI. The Railway Company shall issue a special warning to all their
employes and passengers to abstain from any acts which might offend the
religious susceptibilities of the subjects of the Abdali Sultan. In regard to such
matters and also in regard to the establishment and management of refreshment
rooms on the line, the Railway Company shall abide by the advice of 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. No refreshment rooms shall be opened on the line
within Abdali limits without the permission of the Abdali Sultan.
XVII. In lieu of the concession to construct a Railway through Abdali
territory and in lieu of rent on the land granted for the purpose, the Abdali
Sultan shall receive as Royalty such percentage of the net profits of the Rail
way as may be arranged with the sanction of Government. Such proportion of
this as may be arranged with the sanction of Government shall be allotted as a
personal Royalty to Sultan Sir Ahmed Fadthl himself and his direct lineal
descendants.
XVIII. Sultan Sir Ahmed Eadthl of the Abdali shall either in his own
name or in that of his sons or relations be admitted to partnership in the
Railway Company on such terms as may be arranged.
E. DE J. HANCOCK,
Ahmed Fadthl Mohsin.
Aden,
Fated 16th November 1905. -
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:113v, 115r:151v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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