![File 252/1910 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Lighting and Buoying; the B.I.S.N. Co's buoyage system taken over by Govt of India' [‎248r] (500/891)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x00003d/IOR_L_PS_10_168_0505.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "File 252/1910 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Lighting and Buoying; the B.I.S.N. Co's buoyage system taken over by Govt of India' [‎248r] (500/891)")
File 252/1910 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Lighting and Buoying; the B.I.S.N. Co's buoyage system taken over by Govt of India' [248r] (500/891)
The record is made up of 1 volume (444 folios). It was created in 1907-1916. 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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
for the Depot and Gas Sorks which appeared to me to offer the
*
greatest advantages in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
was the shore of the
Sweikh Channel at Koweit, when it transpired that a portion of
the adjoining land had already been secured by the British
Government. I subsequently inferred, and have assumed, that
the construction of a pier or jetty at this point is in
contemplation, and that part of this British land will be placed
at the disposal of the lighthouse authorities for the establish
ment of a buoy yard, gas works, etc., and that the pier or jetty
will be available for the use of the lighthouse service.
Ihe cost of establishing gas works, erecting a small
workshop, oil storage tanks, store houses, offices, forming buoy
yard, ana boundary walls, would probably entail an expenditure of
about £22,000, complete with spare light vessel, gas buoys, unlit
buoys, moorings, and general equipment, but nothing has been allowed
in this estimate for the purchase of land, or any proportion of
the cost of the proposed pier.
On the assumption that the work already contemplated
by the bovernment at Koweit will be commenced immediately, matters
would be considerably simplified if the establishment of the
lighthouse DepSt formed a part of the Admiralty scheme, and if the
work could be carried out by their constructive staff.
It is assumed that Koweit will shortly be placed in
telegraphic communication with Bushire.
f h©
About this item
- Content
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, reports, plans, photographs, indentures and tables relating to the lighting and buoying of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The discussion in the volume relates to the transfer of the responsibility for lighting and buoying from the British India Steam Navigation Company to the Government of India, and the planning, costs of construction and the diplomacy associated with this.
Included in the volume (ff 303-310) is the 'Report of a Committee of Enquiry on the Lighting and Buoyages of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. '. Key locations identified for lighting are: Muscat, Little Quoin, Jezirat Tanb, Sheikh Shuaib, Kubbar Island, Ras Al Arz, Fasht ad Dibal.
The volume is part 1 of 2. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part of the year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (444 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 252 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. : Lighting and Buoying) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/168-169. The volumes are divided into two parts, with each part comprising one volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the loose spine with 444; 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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
File 252/1910 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Lighting and Buoying; the B.I.S.N. Co's buoyage system taken over by Govt of India' [248r] (500/891), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/168, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100030553098.0x000065> [accessed 26 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100030553098.0x000065
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100030553098.0x000065">File 252/1910 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Lighting and Buoying; the B.I.S.N. Co's buoyage system taken over by Govt of India' [‎248r] (500/891)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100030553098.0x000065"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x00003d/IOR_L_PS_10_168_0505.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000419.0x00003d/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/10/168
- Title
- File 252/1910 Pt 1 'Persian Gulf: Lighting and Buoying; the B.I.S.N. Co's buoyage system taken over by Govt of India'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:24v, 29r:29v, 34r:37v, 39r:49v, 54r:54v, 56r:61v, 66r:70v, 72r:91v, 96r:98v, 100r:107v, 109r:131v, 134r:138v, 140r:231v, 241r:279v, 297r:373v, 376r:430v, 433r:439v, 442r:442v, back-i, 443v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence