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Letters and Papers Concerning the Trans-Persian Railway and Other Railways in Persia [129v] (258/442)
The record is made up of 1 file (221 folios). It was created in Nov 1911-Mar 1917. 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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1877
Oral Answers.
7878-
HOUSE OF
COMMONS Oral Answers.
COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS
(IRELAND) (EXPENSES).
Return ordered “ showing Expenses in
curred by each county council in Ireland in
connection with the county and district
elections held in the year 1911, such Re
turn to show for each county if there has
been a decrease or increase in amounts ex
pended, as compared with similar elections
held in the year IGOS.”—[Mr. Newman.]
ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
ROYAL NAVY.
Leather eor Boots.
4. Mr. PIKE PEASE asked the First
Lord of the Admiralty whether samples
have now been received of English box
calf leather suitable for the uppers of boots
for the Navy; and, if so, whether a depu
tation from the Federation of the Light
Leather Trades of the United Kingdom
will now be received to discuss the whole
situation ?
The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY
to the ADMIRALTY (Dr. Macnamara):
Samples of English box-calf have now
been received, and are being submitted to
expert examination and comparison. As
soon as the report upon them is received
the question of receiving a deputation will
be further considered.
Armoured Ships.
1. Mr. MIDDLEMORE asked the First
Lord of the Admiralty if he will state how
many armoured ships were launched for
Great Britain on the one hand, and for
Germany, Austria, and Italy on the other,
in the periods 1898 to 1902, 1903 to 1907,
and 1908 to the present time?
Dr. MACNAMARA: The figures asked
for are as follows, 1898 to 1902: Great
Britain, 38; Germany, 12; Austria-Hun-*
gary, 4; Italy, 5. 1903 to 1907: Great
Britain, 35; Germany, 13; Austria-Hun
gary, 4; Italy, 5. 1908 to present time:
Great Britain, 18, excluding one battle
cruiser belonging to the Royal Australian
Navy; Germany, 18; Austria-Hungary, 5;
Italy, 7.
Mr. MIDDLEMORE: Does that not in
volve this: that during the first period we
had a superiority
Mr. SPEAKER: That is a matter upoiK
which everyone can form his own opinion
when he has the figures before him.
Protected Cruisers and Battleships.
2. Mr. MIDDLEMORE asked the First
Lord of the Admiralty if he will state what
was the proportion of protected cruisers to-
battleships in permanent full commission
in European waters in 1900; and what is.
the present proportion l
Dr. MACNAMARA: In 1900 there were-
eighteen battleships and about an equal
number of protected cruisers in full com
mission in European waters, the number
varying somewhat as ships were detached
to China and South Africa. At the pre
sent time the corresponding figures are:—
Twenty-seven battleships and 10 protected
cruisers, but in forming a comparison, ac
count must also be taken of—12 armoured
cruisers, 4 unarmoured cruisers, 5 battle
cruisers. The three latter types were not
represented in 1900.
Mr. A. LEE: Will the hon. Gentleman
circulate those figures with the Votes?
Dr. MACNAMARA: Yes.
Parliamentary Visit to Fleet.
6. Mr. FALLE asked the First Lord of
the Admiralty if he can give the cost to the
nation of the review on 9th July, and the
extra cost due to the invitations to the
Members of the House of Commons; and
will he say what leave, if any, it is pro
posed to grant to the men of the Fleet on
the conclusion of the manoeuvres, and if
the railway fare to their homes is to be
given to these men or any of them?
Dr. MACNAMARA : In reply to the first
part of the question, I stated, on Monday
last, the estimated cost of the visit of the
Houses of Parliament to view the Fleet
was £2,500. The customary leave will be
given to the Fleet on the completion of the
manoeuvres, but the Admiralty have no
power to grant the payment of railway
fares as a public charge to men of the
Fleet proceeding on leave.
Portsmouth Yard Craft Men.
5. Mr. FALLE asked the First Lord of
the Admiralty if he is aware that the Ports
mouth yard craft men (men working the
tugs) are on duty 120 and 130 hours per
week for a wage of 25s. 8d.; and if he will
favourably consider the case of these men.
either by giving them a rise of wages or by
an increase in the number employed ?
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The file contains correspondence, memoranda, and other papers relating to railway projects in Persia [Iran] and the surrounding region. The papers deal with the proposals for, planning, and progress of, several railway lines, including one from the Mediterranean to India, the Trans-Persian Railway, the Baghdad Railway, and the Nushki and Dalbandin extension from Quetta. The documents discuss the merits and flaws of the proposals, technical issues such as gauge sizes, and the impact of such projects on Britain's relations with Russia, Germany, France, and Turkey.
At the back of the file are a number of official reports on Parliamentary debates within the House of Commons, dating from 10 July 1912 to 25 May 1914, all of which feature railways (folios 128-218). Also at the rear of the file are three maps:
- General Map of Asia with proposed British, German, and Russian rail lines added by hand
- War Office map of the Middle East, showing railways and railway projects
- As above with further rail lines added and details of gauges given.
Correspondents include: Arthur Campbell Yate, army Officer; Henry McNiel; Francis Richard Maunsell, army officer; George Lloyd, politician; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles à Court Repington, army officer and war correspondent; Lord Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, Leader of the House of Lords; Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice (Lord Lansdowne), statesman; Lucien Wolf, journalist and historian; Charles Staniforth, businessman and railway investor; Charles Prestwich Scott, Editor of the Manchester Guardian; Hugh Shakespear Barnes, Director, Imperial Bank of Persia; and Colonel Frank Cooke Webb Ware, former Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Chagai.
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- 1 file (221 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 221; 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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- Letters and Papers Concerning the Trans-Persian Railway and Other Railways in Persia
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