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2. Piidar .—A good firm sandy beach, no sudden shelving, suitable for land
ing horses. In 1911 the Central India Horse landed their horses here by heel
ing the boats over, and making the horses jump. It is always sheltered and is
near a site for a temporary camp.
3. British, Town 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. ,—There is a stretch of sandy beach here,
4. Russian Consulate .—Close to the town, conspicuous ; not possible in rough
weather; and, except at very high tides, is too shallow for the bigger launches*
5. Rishahr There is a sheltered creek, below the Cable House,
where there is a natural landing place for infantry. On account of a
bar across the creek, however, boats of large draught cannot enter. It
might be possible to blow a gap in this bar. If a southerly wind be
blowing a landing cannot be effected here. There is a good covering
position. The 79th Carnatics landed here in 1911, and the 39th Central
India Horse, in April 1913, embarked their horses here.
6. Halileh.—ln fine weather this is a fair landing place ; but with a
southerly wind landing would be impossible. The British army landed
here in 1856, as opposition was anticipated ; but under other conditions
it has no advantages to compensate for its distance from Bushire. South
of Halileh for about a mile there are too many coral rocks cropping up
at low tide to allow of landing ; but north of Halileh fishing boats can
come close to the shore and landing is possible.
Boats .—There are two launches at Bushire : the 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. launch and
the Customs launch. Lighters of various kinds are numerous, and the
following is an estimate made in 1911 :—
Number.
Type.
Length.
Tonnage.
Capacity.
60
Mashuvehs otbalams (harbour
craft).
30'-50'
10-15
25 men or 8 horses.
50
Satribuqs, bums or large mashu-
vehe (trading to Gulf ports).
SO'-GO'
30-40
40 men or 12 horses.
25
Baghlehs, (Sea-going vessels)
CO'-TO'
50-150
60 men or 20 horses.
There are also 350 small fishing boats of a few tons only. In 1911 Messrs
Gray, Paul and Company provided 6 medium-sized lighters for the land
ing of the Central India Horse. All lighters would require adaptation for
use in lightering animals, and Bushire can neither provide carpenters, nor
the necessary planking.
There are also no particular facilities for the construction of temporary
landing stages ; and, except for a very small amount of timber, stones
would be the only material available.
There are about 1,000-1,500 Dashtis who unload vessels, but during spring
and in August and September they are scarce. Crews for the lighters are
sometimes difficult to obtain.