File 2976/1916 Pt 1 'Persia Bunder-Abbas-Kerman telegraph and road' [‎167v] (38/452)

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^ Tune of box ear required. -A* regards type of ran tt,e Ford Car is
(5) Type of >> country as the wooden wheels fall to hits m the dry
reputed unsuitable in t . ^ , ohassis shake to pieces , oyer the rough
climate of Persia and the enpne and chassi^ sna^ ^ o{ ^ ^ be
tracks. I, therefore, reqo^ . ^ c ar appears to be the high clearance
I^d powIrfuHn^theformer advantage is far outweighed by the other defects
pointed out above. ,
SuvpIv of Road materials and tools from India. ---Two months have
(o) supply j - , t £ 0rtb i 9 roa d was sent to Munitions Board, and
now passed since the fir-t Indmt lor tn^roa ^ ^ ^ whatever,
so far notlnng wha ev ^ ^ primitive materials such as chappers. The
inaterialslndented for in July fo/shiraz are now being brought up from the
To^ consisting of some barrels of cement, barbed wire and two or three bores
of tools.
Tf the tools for the road are supplied at this rate the working season will
have^pasted* before'they arrive and there will be no possibility of getting a road
through, this winter.
(7 ) Laiott r and Zro««nor<.-There is a fair supply of local labour of the
lowest class obtainable at 13 annas a day in Bundar Abbas and 16 annas up
hrroad awaylrom the towns. These rate/ have been fixed after some days
boldine out against higher demands. The rates are high owing to the high
value of silver which is the local medium of exchange. If rations are supplied
the rate is reduced according to value of rations drawn The supply of skilled
labour such as masons, carpenters, smiths and fitters, as well as hos ' e * “
or iamadars) of all kinds is very small. There are said to be M taeMayers
in Bandar Abbas but no masons. The number of carpenters and smiths is
niiglmible and bosses are almost unobtainable. The same remarks apply t
Sport! There is plenty obtainable at from Rs. 2 to Rs. 3 a day per ammal
but there are few men with any idea of organization or discipline, no one n
vet come forward to take up contracts for construction. Thereareaf ewme
Who will supply materials but none who can undertake construction anon
seems probable that all work will have to be done by daily labour. T be "6*
ization for work is shown in the attached table and a list of appointmen
to be filled is below. Some others in the table, it is hoped to fill with tempo
rary men who have applied to Deputy Director of Works direct, or locally.
Engineering —
Staff sufficient at preseflfc. Vacancies will be filled from time
required and as temporary men offer their services.
Works—
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To organize local labour, the following are required
One Subadar of Pioneers @ Rs. 300.
One Indian Quartermaster's clerk @ Rs. 100.
Two Jamadars—these men should be of the petty contractor's class, bf
trade masons or carpenters, pay Rs. 100 to Rs. 200 a month.
Six Mates—these should be of the mistri class each with a trade as m ^ on ^
carpenter or with knowledge and experience of labour on maKin?
roads, pay Rs. 45 to Rs. 100 a mouth.
Transport—
*Two Jamadars.
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(2V.-B.—My wire 56 of 3rd December 1917, asked for 10 men, this includes n»en
duty with convoys to Shiraz and Kerman).
fPour Daffadars.