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‘Report for the Army Council on Mesopotamia. By Sir John P Hewett, GCSI, KBE’ [32r] (68/119)
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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(ii) Basrah. —The present system of water supply has been constructed at various periods. It con
sists of a number of small pumping stations which are expensive to maintain, and require a large statt.
It was constructed to meet military needs only, and cannot be satisfactorily converted into a permanent
system. This would require one large pumping station, and an entirely different arrangement ot mains.
It would be costly and would take a considerable time to complete. . .
The mains supplying the water are almost all wrought iron pipes, and therefore unsuitable tor a
permanent system. The Deputy Director of Works (Electrical and Mechanical) has supplied the follow-
Cost.
Depreciation.
—
Basrah and Ashar ...
Magil ...
Camps and Base Area
Rs. £
3,40,500 (22,700)
5,10,000 (34,000)
56,100 (3,740)
Rs. £
1,02,150 (6,810)
1,53,000 (10,200)
16,830 (1,122)
Rs. £
2,38,350 (15,890)
3,57,000 (23,800)
39,270 (2,618)
Rs. 9,06,600 (£60,440)
Rs. 2,71,980 (£18,132)
Rs. 6,34,620 (£42,308)
area,
one-quarter of the
The Civil Commissioner is not prepared to take over tne supply ioi uue c*
the remaining portions of the system the civil administration should, I consider, pay
C0St ,(i 0 ii)^^m^ 6 —The plant installed in Amarah is considerably in excess of civil requirements and
some of it is of a type not suitable for a permanent installation. The cost and present value are estimated
qo ^^llnws •
T n this case too one-quarter the cost, Rs. 65,475 (£4,865), seems to be a fair charge.
(iYf HiiWi-The installation at Hillah cost Rs. 1,50,000 (£10,000). The remarks made as to the
character^/the installations just referred to apply to that at Hillah also. It should be fa “* hat he ^’ 6 ^“;
the charge to the civil administration should be one-quarter of the original cost, viz., Rs. 37 500 (£2 500)
this alternative will obviously be the better one to follow.
Electrical and Mechanical Installation.
79. (1) Basrah.— The most important electrical and mechanical works at Basrah are situated on
the Ashar creek. These consist of the following .—
(a) A Central Power Station of 1,700 k.w. capacity with a complete distribution ^em.
((,) A Central Ice Plant, which can supply 22 tons daily, with a 250-ton ice store attached.
(c) Central workshops.
(d) Temporary quarters for staff. , , , . rr .
All these plants are largely interdependent and should be taken over as one undertaking. e
Power Station is of sufficient capacity to meet TheToter“n Ind
as follows :—
Central Power Station..
Central Ice Plant
Workshops . • • • • •
Quarters and connected buildings
Site
Total
Rs.
£
.. 15,21,540
(101,436)
2,73,645
(18,243)
1,47,450
(9,830)
75,000
(5,000)
75,000
(5,000)
Rs. 20,92,635
(£139,509)
_LO Ucli
The Civil Commissioner states that he wishes to take over all this plant and the civil administration
ah0U (t)B 0 ^^^ mechanical works have been
centralised on the site of the old Turkish Clothing
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
, and consist of:-
iralised, on the site or tne uiu xuitvioxx j,
la) A Central Power Station of 760 k.w. capacity, with a complete distribution system,.
(6) A Central Ice Plant with a 150-ton ice store attached.
(c) A Central Workshop.
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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)
- Arrangement
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.
Pagination: the file contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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