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File 2976/1916 Pt 2 'Persia Bunder-Abbas-Kerman telegraph & road Bushire-Shiraz road' [119r] (235/294)
The record is made up of 1 item (145 folios). It was created in 3 Jul 1918-14 Mar 1922. 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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Reference Paper.
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Indo-European Telegraph Department.
Register No. J Jj], ggg
^ Dated
( Bee,
191 .
191 .
Referred to the Secretary, 29th day of Auermt
Political department.
I am now in receipt of a telegraphic summary
: of the estimate of the cost of the new telegraph line
from bunder Abbas to German via Tarum and Saidabad.
The estimated cost is;»
Stores
Rs.
2,55,900
j|dd Establishment Charges
at 15 per cent
38,385
Add Storekeeping Charges
at 3 per cent
7,677
Cash
3,90,400
Add Establishment Charges
at 15 per cent
58,560
Total
Rs. 7,50,922
say £50,000 at Rs.15 to £1 sterling.
The reasons assigned for the increase in the
cost of the new line in comparison with the cost of
222 74 1 563 1000 5/17
the existing line are:-
(1) The increased length, viz., M2 miles against
264 miles.
(2) The rates for transport and labour having
considerably risen.
(3) The rate of conversion of Kraus for
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
has been 4 taken at 220 to 100 whereas the rates
were 320 and 280 tolOO for the quarters during
which the existing line was under construction
hence the amount to be disbursed in Persian
currency when converted into Indian currency will
be correspondingly enhanced.
The figure given m my note oi jui),
as being the cost of the existing line, viz., £35,720,
omitted the percentage increases to be added on account
of establishment ahd 'storekeeping'charges. The
establishment
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The file mainly consists of papers relating to the Bunder Abbas to Kerman telegraph line and road in Persia [Iran]. It includes correspondence regarding: the diversion of the Bunder Abbas to Kerman telegraph line via Tarum and Saidabad; the estimated cost of constructing this new telegraph line; the total expenditure on the Bunder Abbas [or Bandar Abbas or Bander Abbas] to Kerman road; and the decision of the Government of India to discontinue work on the telegraph line and the road due to the cost involved.
The file also includes some papers relating to the development of various roads in Persia, railways in Persia, and the Bushire to Shiraz road.
The papers in the file consist of correspondence and 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. minutes, including correspondence between the 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. and the following: the Foreign Office; the War Office; and the Government of India Foreign Department and Army Department.
The map shows the province of Fars in Persia [Iran], dated 1911 (IOR/L/PS/10/608, f 54). It shows features including camel paths, mule paths, foot paths, telegraph lines and deserted villages, and hydrology, and it provides some indication of relief. The map was published under the direction of Colonel S G Burrand, Officiating Surveyor General of India.
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- File 2976/1916 Pt 2 'Persia Bunder-Abbas-Kerman telegraph & road Bushire-Shiraz road'
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- 3r:60v, 63r:70v, 72r:72v, 74r:77r, 77ar, 77v:85v, 85ar, 86r:148v
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