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File 815/1917 Pt 2 'Persian Gulf: Lighting & Buoying. General Expenditure.' [‎325r] (654/668)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (329 folios). It was created in 19 Jan 1921-7 Jan 1925. 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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Pol. 1599/11.
Question of the Light vessels in
the Shatt-al-Arab, and at Bushire.
The Lighthouse Tender and the
Depot at Koweit.
Pol. 4591/11.
* Cost of light-vessel—9,500Z. initial,
and 650/. annual recurring.
t Cost of light-buoy—600/. initial, and
40/. annual recurring:.
Pol. 3616/11.
Pol. 1538/11.
Telegrams to Viceroy, 19th October
and 16th November 1911.
Pol. 1599 and 4591/11.
Summary
expenditure.
of maximum possible
It was further explained that a lighthouse
tender, an essential part of the scheme, might have
to be provided at an estimated cost of o(),000h
initial, and 5,000h annual recurring. Particulars
oi the expenditure are printed as Appendix III
In a subsequent letter dated the 18th November
1J11, it was recommended that in addition certain
juo} s should be laid at an estimated expenditure
Initial - - _
Annual recurring
Particulars in Appendix IV. A further communi
cation was promised as to the lighthouse tender.
11. In a letter dated the 28th October 1911, the
Treasury drew attention to certain points in con
nection with the scheme, but expressed their
readiness to bear a moiety of the charges connected
with the provision of the acetylene gas buoy in the
fehatt-al-Arab, and of the lighthouses at Musandam,
Tanb Island, and Sheikh Shuaib Island. They
questioned, on the other hand, the necessity of the
light-vessel 0 proposed for the Shatt-al-Arab, and
urged the substitution of a light-buoy| for a light-
vessel 0 ' at Bushire, in view of certain observations
made in Admiral Slade’s letters to the Admiralty and
the Government of India, dated the 11th May and
6th August respectively, which seemed to indicate
that less expensive proposals might suffice.
Correspondence is still proceeding with the
Government of India as regards the suggestions
made by the Treasury, also as to the provision and
cost of the lighthouse tender.
Another item of expenditure that must apparently
also be provided for is that of the depot which the
Committee recommended should be located at
Koweit for gas-works, the storage of buoys, Ac.
In Mr. Hood’s estimates a capital sum of 22,0001.
was entered on this account, but presumably the
expenditure will be considerably less in view of
the more restricted character of the lighting and
buoyage proposals now under consideration. In
any case no allowance need be made in respect of
the maintenance of the depot, since charges on this
account are included in the estimates given in
Mr. Hood’s Report of the cost of the several lights.
12. Assuming, for the sake of completeness, that
the lights and buoys recommended in the letters of
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. of the 15th September and 18th
November 1911 (see paragraph 10 above) were all
provided (without the adoption of the Treasury
suggestions), that a lighthouse tender were procured
at a cost of 30,000L initial, and 5,000L annual re
curring, and that a depot were equipped at the full

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This volume is composed of interdepartmental correspondence relating to the future administration of the lighting and buoying service in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The correspondence notes that since 1911 the cost of the service, which is carried out by the Royal Indian Marine, has been shared between the British Imperial Government (specifically the Foreign Office) and the Government of India. After the Foreign Office expresses its intention in January 1922 to withdraw Imperial contributions after the end of the current financial year, the correspondence goes on to discuss potential savings and possible ways of making the lighting and buoying service 'self-supporting', such as by imposing a levy on all vessels calling at Basra and Abadan. Also discussed are the proposal to impose dues on all local sailing vessels in the Gulf, and the question of whether the Government of Irak [Iraq] would be able and willing to collect light dues from vessels calling at Basra and Abadan, on behalf of the British Government and the Government of India. The correspondence concludes with discussion of a proposed advisory committee relating to lighting and buoying in the Gulf, which would consist of representatives of various shipping and commercial interests.

Notable correspondents include the following: the Viceroy of India; the Secretary of State for India; 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. ; the Chamber of Shipping; officials of 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. , the Foreign Office, the Admiralty, the Treasury, and the Government of India's Marine Department.

In addition to correspondence, the volume contains the following: a copy of an 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. memorandum entitled 'Memorandum on the Lighting and Buoyage of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ', dated 1911 (ff 322-328); copies of the minutes of interdepartmental conferences held at the Foreign Office on 7 March 1923 (ff 148-150, ff 164-166, and ff 172-181), 24 July 1923 (ff 111-112), and 11 April 1924 (ff 40-41), discussing lighting and buoying in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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

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1 volume (329 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 815 ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ) consists of 6 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/659-664. The volumes are divided into 13 parts, with part 1 (A-G) comprising one volume, part 2 comprising the second volume, parts 3-9 comprising the third volume, part 10 comprising the fourth volume, parts 11-12 comprising the fifth volume, and part 13 comprising the sixth volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 332; 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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