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' [‎368r] (740/891)

Enclosure No. 1.
No. 1278, dated Bushire, the 16th June 1907.
From—M ajor P. Z. Cox, C.I.E, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
TO_ fh?lSg n U Depirt 0 ent E Sifl a S : L ’ Se ° retary ‘ 0 ‘ he G ° Vemment o£ India
In continuation of my letter No. 331, dated 10th February 1907, I have the
(i) the Koweit anchorage, and
(ii) the Ras-ul-Arz beacon.
2 . With regard to the first mentioned project Major Knox finds tW
proposed pattern of light would be too heavy for his roof and flagstaff ltd now
poposes that the mast originally designed for Eas-ul-Arz should be erected
^f 1 °" he w,l ? rf ,D f roat of the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at an initial cost of Ks
2 60S, with recurring expenditure as previously estimated. Sheikh Mubarak
has not apparently been consulted regarding this project, but there is no rea on
to suppose that he would object. uo icason
3. Iu the case of Ras-ul-Arz, by the light of further investigation he con
r P i ; o P° h sa ' ,or a S6 parote light-house must be substituted fo'r the first"
prop .al to light the beacon and submits tentative estimates for Rs 6 180 initial
to expert fxariSn eSP0ndltUre ’ bU ‘ that the ^e subjected
p«apefs fc for consfd e era'Ton ° [fer littl6 " Seful and merel y s “ bmi t the
No. 233, dated the 19th May 1907.
Prom— Major S. G. Knox, I.A., Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Koweit,
To— Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.E., 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire.
T have the honour to forward herewith crmips nf
pondence showing the estimated cost of lightin^ the Political A milan '’ ,a ?' c °7 e ®‘
Koweit, and the Ras-ul-Arz Promontory ft the Itefit ol shippfn^ " ’
2. In the light of this information receiver! nnltr Utt in t
?sr,ym, h r;h:'.; bj s“ ite * t, “ 01 Jw*..™!
‘fell xs, °sr 5 ?
ed ft t| d C r 7 ' on !- v ’ tbe rofore, propose as an alternative that the flagstaff nrnnns
ed for the Ras-ul-Arz should be erected on the wharf in front n? mt P ^ P
reserving the question of the light on the Easml-Arz fo fu urfconsid^atfon 86 ’
5. The expenditure involved would then be— consiaeration.
Cost of lantern ...
Cost of flagstaff ...
Edging
freight of lantern
Freight frcm Bombay to Koweit
Rs.
947
1,250
116
70
225