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File 4648/1912 'Railway projects in South Persia; surveys of Gulf ports' [‎97v] (199/258)

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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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Should the Government object to any payments made or to be made in connection
with the working maintenance or replacement of the line which o ijection the Syndicate
shall consider unreasonable the matter shall be refeired to arbitration in manner
provided by article 39.
Article 31. f'
As the traffic of the said railways so requires the Government will from time
to time at the request of the Syndicate provide all such additional locomotives rolling-
stock installations stations buildings goods sheds slidings and other like conveniences
necessary for the proper working of the said railways.
Provided that the Syndicate shall not be entitled without the previous sanction of
the Government to require the Government to incur any capital expenditure which
would necessitate the issue by the Government of railway bonds other than as
hereinbefore provided for the provision of funds for the construction and equipment
of the said railways.
Article 32.
The Government may require the Syndicate to execute and the Syndicate will
as and when so required execute at the expense of the Government all such additional
works as the Government may deem necessary or expedient for the greater security of
the public or for the policing of the said railways or for the convenience of the traffic
thereon. Every such requisition shall be in writing specifying the works to be executed
and shall be accompanied by a deposit with the bankers of the Syndicate in Tehran of
the agreed estimated cost of the works so specified and during the construction of
such works the amount so deposited shall be paid over to the Syndicate in proportional
amounts as required.
Article 33.
The tariffs of the said railways shall be fixed in Persian currency and shall
be calculated upon a sterling basis at the current rate of exchange and shall if necessary
be adjusted from time to time by the Syndicate (with the approval of the Government)
upon the basis as nearly as possible of obtaining sufficient gross receipts to provide for
the expenses mentioned in article 29 hereof the object of the Government being the
development of the districts to be served by the said railways by means of a tariff
as low 7 as can be reasonably fixed and not the receipt of profits from the said
railways.
Article 34.
Public officials travelling by order of the competent authorities and producing
a ceitificate bigned by such authorities to that effect shall pay such rates as may be
mutually agreed betw een the Syndicate and the Government. The Syndicate shall not
issue any nee passes to any persons other than its own directors staff and employees.
le Syndicate Rjay 7 in special cases issue to special persons tickets at rates to be
mutually agreed between the Syndicate and the Government.
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f Z 1 - 80 soon as all the railway bonds issued pursuant to the provisions
arlvZpH trac 1 have bee , n redeemed and all moneys which shall have been
thereof shan°P ^ secunTies . ^ said railways or any of them or the receipts
Svmiicat^u!!der p^ 611 f e P aid and all moneys payable by the Government to the
Government mn P rm 1&1 °ns hereof at the date of the notice shall have been paid the
contract and aTtC therea ^ er 01 i two years’ notice in writing determine this
to the Svndieafp ? e ^P lra 10n sucdl notice and upon payment of any moneys payable
^pmatiof t^ Svndi ? G rrr nt r ler the Provisions hereof at the date of such
railways their de^ndenciet’and^ipnlt 0Vemmein “ “ POSSeS8IOn ° f ^
Article 36.
right^f r ™nstruetfng 1 any 11 «tensioris oPIhe ^ Syn '] icate 1 ' viU have t . he 1 P refer f tia j
8 y . tensions o± the railways referred to in article 1 hereof and

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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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