File 4648/1912 'Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports' [96r] (196/258)
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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shaH constitute a first charge upon the iilw^s and the^t ISte'of the^tS
mentioned in article 1 hereof and shall be further secured by a charge or appropriation
in a manner and to an extent to be approved by the Syndicate upon such customs
duties and other revenues as may be applicable to the purpose and lie approved bvThe
Syndicate. Such customs duties or other revenues shall be paid to the Imperial Link
of Persia at some branch m Persia to be named by the Syndicate to a special account
21 days prior to the date for payment of each half-year’s interest in respect of the said
bonds. Should the amount so paid m not be sufficient for the payment of the said
interest and h) provide the proportionate part of the yearly amortisation fund the
Government sha 1 forthwith make up any deficiency. The amounts so deposited shall
be applied by the said bank m paying the next half-yearly payment of interest to
become due m respect of the bonds and the bank shall apply the balance of the moneys
so deposited or such part thereof as may be necessary in redemption of the bonds m
manner provided by the conditions endorsed on the bonds and subject thereto such
balance shall be applied m making good all subsisting defects (if any) in the working
of the said railway and any balance shall he forthwith returned to the Government.
The interest upon the said railway bonds during the construction of the said railway
and for a period of two years after the same shall have been opened for public traffic
and the said amortisation fund shall be paid and provided by the Syndicate so far
as the provision for that purpose contained in the estimated cost will extend : provided
however that should the Syndicate be prevented from constructing the railway on
account of circumstances over which the Sjmdicate has no control the interest in respect
of the bonds shall during the period that the Syndicate are so prevented from
constructing the railway be paid by the Government.
Article 20.
The proceeds of the issue of the said railway bonds to the amount of 87|- per cent, of
the nominal value thereof shall be deposited in a bank in London to be approved
by the Syndicate to the joint order of the Government and the Syndicate and shall be
paid to the Syndicate as and when required for the purpose of defraying the cost of the
construction of the said railway in accordance with the plans surveys specifications and
estimates hereinbefore mentioned and of paying the interests and providing the
amortisation fund upon the said railway bonds during the period and to the extent
mentioned in article 19 hereof.
If the said bonds shall be issued at a price exceeding 87j per cent, of the nominal
value thereof so much of the proceeds of the issue thereof as shall be in excess of
87|- per cent, of the nominal value thereof shall belong and be paid forthwith to the
Syndicate.
The Syndicate shall from time to time notify the Government as to the amounts
reasonably required by the Syndicate for the construction of the railway and the
Government shall authorise payment of the same within 15 days after being so notified.
Any interest on the said proceeds whilst so deposited shall be accounted for to the
Government and shall be applied either in payment of the outlays mentioned in
article No. 19 or in payment of the subsequent interest upon the said railway
bonds.
Article 21.
The Government may at any time within a period of live years from the date
of this contract require the Syndicate to proceed with the survey of any of the rai \\a\s
mentioned in article 1 hereof other than the railway hereinbefore firstly described upon
the same terms as are hereinbefore provided in respect of the railway hereinbe oie
firstly described.
Article 22.
On completion of the railway hereinbefore firstly described oi earliei if the
Government and the Syndicate shall so agree the Government may Jhe
Syndicate to proceed with or the Syndicate at its option may require the Government
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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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