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‘Report for the Army Council on Mesopotamia. By Sir John P Hewett, GCSI, KBE’ [16r] (36/119)
The record is made up of 1 volume (53 folios, 5 maps). It was created in 1919. 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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work was begun in June, 1918, and the canal was formally opened on the 10th January, 1919. The
old head below the gorge has been finally closed. The new reach has in the course of its length five
concrete falls. The head regulator is built entirely of concrete and has six openings, each 10 by 5 feet.
The rock excavation entailed was about 30,000 feet in length to a maximum depth of 60 feet. There is
a rise in the river at the head of 29 feet between low water level and high flood level. The new canal
is capable of commanding an area of 250,000 acres. ,
Communications.
36. In the Euphrates area, the Directorate of Irrigation has constructed 667 miles of roads with
444 masonry culverts at a cost including maintenance of Rs. 5,35,243 (£35,683). A convenient system
of communication has thus been provided for this area.
Buildings.
A sum of Rs. 3,53,937 (£23,596) has been expended on buildings. Of this Rs. 1,18,000 (£7,866)
have been spent on the construction of military buildings, that is, residences required for officers and men
of the force, for the personnel of the Directorate of Local Resources, and other military requirements.
A sum of Rs. 1,51,937 (£10,129) has been expended on the buildings required for the Irrigation Depart
ment, and Rs. 84,000 (£5,600) on those required for the Political Staff.
Establishment.
37. Mr. Ward’s figures for Establishment were
Direction
Executive
Total
Rs. £
1,35,000 (9,000)
14,00,000 (93,333)
15,35,000 (102,333)
The figures of expenditure, booked to the end of October,
from November to March, are :—
i
Superintendence and direction
Executive
and estimated on the October figures
Rs. £
2,74,000 (18,267)
11,83,000 (78,866)
Total
14,57,000 (97,133)
The figure of expenditure includes rations, which were not included in the forecast.
Transport.
Mr Ward estimated the cost of transport at Es. 2,50,000 (£18,667) It is not possible to form more
than a ronoh estimate of the probable expenditure to the end of March, but th.s is not likely to exceed
Rs. 3.00.000 (£20,000). The total expenditure for the directorate till the close of the financial year will
therefore probably be :—
Works
Establishment " • • ''
(Includes charges for horses and rations of all kinds)
Transport • • ‘. ’Axy:
(Mechanical transport for District and Touring Officers
only)
Total ..
Rs.
84.62.000
14.57.000
£
(564,133)
(97,133)
3 , 00,000 ( 20 , 000 )
1,02,19,000 (681,267)
Advances.
38. The distribution of seed advances, in connection with the agricultural dev^
1919, and the management of demonstration farms was made over to the Directorate of A 0 c
the duties of which are mentioned in paragraph 33, with effect rom e s u y, • - rease - n ^
The general policy of the Directorate has been to encourage in e\er} p Azizivah
production of food and fodder. With this object demonstration arms ave e , tv w p 0 | e area un( ler
Kadhimain, Samarrah, Hillah, Baqubah, Khaniqin, Amarah and Nasinyah.
cultivation at these farms comes to 1,000 acres ; at each farm p 0 s ave b
Punjab wheats (Punjab 11 and Punjab 17), and adjoining plots "a^nTt ^
varieties of wheat which can be produced in the neighbourhood. as n
17 varieties of Mesopotamian wheat, and 2 varieties of Indian wheat f their
varieties of local barley. An attempt is being made m every district to show ^
sirkals (bailiffs) the yields that can be obtained by the use of good seed and proper methods of cultivation.
(C 1781)
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The volume contains an illustrated report, with maps, correspondence and statistical data included as appendices, for the Army Council on Mesopotamia [Iraq], prepared by Sir John Prescott Hewett for the War Office, dated 10 March 1919. The report focuses on: a) the administration and expenditure of agricultural and irrigation schemes put in place in Mesopotamia for 1918 and 1919, and administered by the Imperial Government; b) the extent to which expenditure on agriculture and irrigation schemes, charged against Imperial Army Funds, is necessary for the prosecution of war; c) infrastructure development in Mesopotamia (facilities at Basrah [Basra] port; railways; telegraphs, telephones and post; water supply; electrical and mechanical installations), and questions of their financial support through military and civil funds.
The appendices include: maps illustrating the scope and geographical detail of the agricultural and irrigation schemes; correspondence providing context into the circumstances surrounding the need for and implementation of the schemes; statistical data, including: irrigation scheme expenditure; capacity at Basrah port; valuation of the dockyard; admission rates for Indian troops and followers with scurvy for the years 1916, 1917 and 1918; valuation of telegraph apparatus, telephone lines.
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- 1 volume (53 folios, 5 maps)
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The report is divided into paragraphs numbered 1 through to 82, with paragraph subjects and page numbers provided in an index preceding the report (f 3v). A list of the appendices, numbered I through to XXVIII follows the report (f 35). Appendices I-IV are maps (ff 52-56), enclosed in the sleeve at the back of the volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 57; 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.
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