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File 4648/1912 'Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports' [‎95r] (194/258)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (129 folios). It was created in 1912-1916. 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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Article 11.
The Syndicate will commence the surveys for the tracings for the railway
_ hereinbefore firstly described within four months from the date of this contract and
4 will <Qploy competent persons to complete the same with all due diligence and not later
than 18 months from the date of this contract.
Article 12.
The line of the said railways shall be a single track of such gauge as shall be
decided on by the Syndicate prior to the commencement of the said surveys and shall
be provided v,ith all necessary auxiliary lines and sidings. The lines may be partly
adhesive and partly rack and shall be of first-class construction and workmanship
adapted to the class and needs of the country traversed. The said railways shall
be provided with at least one telegraph and/or telephone line throughout the
whole length thereof with all necessary apparatus for working the same. The said
telegraph and telephone line shall form part of the said railway and the cost thereof
shall be included in the estimates.
Article 13.
On the completion of the said survey the Syndicate shall forthwith submit to
the Government the plans with the surveys of the general tracing of the said railway
and the stations and the appurtenances thereof together with a specification of the
works necessary for the construction thereof and of the materials locomotives rolling-
stock plant and other articles and things requisite and necessary for the construction
and equipment thereof and together also with an estimate of the cost of the construction
and equipment thereof. The said estimate shall include the cost of the construction and
equipment together with all engineering freight and other charges and all import
duties upon such of the materials and things to be imported for the purposes of
the survey construction and equipment of the said railways as shall not be exempt
from import duties under the provisions hereof the amount or estimated amount to
be paid for the expropriation of land under article d hereof and also an estimated
amount for the payment of interest in respect of the railway bonds hereinafter
mentioned to be issued for the purpose of the construction of the said railway until
such time as the said railway shall be opened for public traffic and for a period of tw r o
years thereafter and also a sum calculated at the rate of 15,000Z. per annum during the
period of the construction of the said railways as remuneration for the Syndicate for its
services and to cover all expenses of and incidental to the issue of the railway bonds
mentioned in article 19 hereof in Europe. The said estimate shall be based upon
an average cost per mile or upon the cost per section or upon such other basis as
the Syndicate may determine to be preferable.
Article 14.
The Government shall make such criticisms or objections to the said plans survey s
specifications and estimates as it may think proper and subject to any objections vv ic
shall have been made in writing by the Government and shall not have been comp xe
with or overcome by the Syndicate and shall be still outstanding such p ans sui vejs
specifications and estimates shall be considered as approved and aecept.ec y e
Government at the expiration of three calendar months from the date o e e iverj
thereof to the Government.
Article 15.
The said survey shall be undertaken by the Syndicate at the
Government and the Syndicate shall during such survey ren er Syndicate in
monthly accounts of the costs charges and expenses incurred y ? for a]1
connection therewith and shall submit to the Government reaso Syndicate
such costs charges and expenses and the Government shal 1 ® im • ^ • ue ca i e ndar
the costs charges and expenses comprised in any such accou delivered
month after such account and the vouchers relating thereto shall ha J e ^^ eilVer ^
to the Government. Any balance of any such costs char f„ s
incurred by the Syndicate on behalf of the Government remain g P

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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, and maps relating to the development of railways projects in South Persia and the associated marine surveys of Gulf ports, notably Bandar Abbas and Bushire.

The volume includes the report of Lieutenant Arnold Talbot Wilson on the technical issues concerning development of railway lines between Bushire and Shiraz, and Bandar Abbas and Shiraz. Also included is a report on the commercial possibilities of these two developments, compiled by Commercial Adviser, H G Chick. These reports (folios 101-124) are preceded by an accompanying summary and analysis by the 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. , Percy Zachariah Cox.

Also discussed in the correspondence is the question of concessions for railways in the neutral zone and the relative advantages (climate, water supply) of Bushire and Bandar Abbas as railway termini in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The correspondence also features discussion of a rumoured German scheme for a Bushire-Shiraz railway.

Further discussion surrounds the arrangements for marine survey work in the region of Henjam and Bandar Abbas to be undertaken by the RIMS Palinurus. A report by the Captain of the Palinurus, Captain B W Mainprise is included along with three marine survey maps (folios 48-50).

The principal correspondents in the volume include: the 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. and Consul General for Fars (Lieutenant Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox); (Lieutenant Colonel Stuart George Knox); First Assistant to the 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. , Captain L Birdwood; Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department; Under Secretary of State, 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. ; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Louis Mallet); Director, Royal Indian Marine, Walter Lumsden; Officer Comanding, RIMS Palinurus ( Captain B W Mainprise); Secretary to the Government of India, Marine Department.

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (129 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 4648 (Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports) consists of 1 volume, IOR/L/PS/10/316. The explanation of the cover sheet/divider at the front of each volume (regarding the correspondence series numbers which have been put together to form the volumes) will be given in the Scope and Content.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 127; 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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