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'MILITARY REPORT ON PERSIA. VOLUME IV, PART I.' [‎27v] (59/168)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (80 folios). It was created in 1922-1923. 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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Light tianvw&ys, owing to the flatness of the country,
would be easily constructed and would be very useful.
There are practically no facilities for landing at the town.
There are no wharfs and no landing appliances. The pier,
23 yards wide, opposite the centre of the town, extends
about 100 yards into the sea from high-water mark. At
low water it is high and dry. At high-water, boats drawing
G or perhaps 8 feet (at high springs) could be worked
at the extreme sea end. Being in a very dilapidated
condition, it would not bear the weight of heavy guns.
Goods are landed in lighters which come alongside the pipe
when the tide is high enough. The pipe would require to
be extended 100 yards further to be of use for launches and |
heavily-laden barges at all states of the tide. At night-
one Kitson lamp of about 100 candle power sheds a feeble
light on it.
In the cold season 400 to 500 coolies A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. are procurable for
wharf and lightermen. In the hot season not more than
200 are available.
The Customs warehouses and other private godowns are
situated in the vicinity of the pier. These are at present
in a fairly good state of repair, but during the rainy season
from November to March tarpaulins would be necessary
in some of the I private godowns. The capacity of the
former is given as approximately 5-6,000 bags of grain,
and of the latter as 18-20,000.
Other than for camels there is no grazing procurable
in the vicinity.
A cable and land line via Qishm Island connect with the
Indo-European Telegraph station at Hen jam Island. The
office is at the British Consulate. A line of 3 wires con
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Kerman. The office is in the town.
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The volume is entitled Military Report on Persia. Volume IV Part I. Persian Baluchistan, Kerman and Bandar Abbas. (Simla, Government Central Press, 1923). The volume was originally published in 1921.

The report contains sections on history, geography, population, climate and health, resources, military affairs, communications, and political matters. Appendices give the following information: details of nomad tribes of Kerman Province; a list of Chiefs and Headmen in Persian Baluchistan, who are in receipt of subsidies from the Indo-European Telegraph Department (IETD); statistics of natural resources; and distribution statement of the Sarhad Levy Corps on 1 July 1922. There are also seven maps (folios 75-81), entitled:

  • Map accompanying Military Report on Persia Vol. IV Part I.
  • Kerman and environs
  • Bandar Abbas
  • Diagram of Mirjawa station yard
  • Diagram of Duzdap station yard
  • Signalling and heliograph posts between Chahbar and Geh
  • Sketch Map shewing communications between Kerman and Saidabad
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1 volume (80 folios)
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Includes a list of contents on folio 4; and an index on folios 67-73.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 82; 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 volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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