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File 815/1917 Pt 3 'Persian Gulf:- Lighting & Buoying. Repairs to Lighthouse buildings at Quoin Island & Tamb Island.' [‎39r] (73/173)

The record is made up of 1 item (86 folios). It was created in 16 Oct 1919-10 Aug 1926. 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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jJq o - r tmen t, & imla, No. 7096/11. ,
lie Dire o tor, Royal Indian llvrine ,
Government of India, Marine
dated the 3rd December 19E4.
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Subject;- Special repairs to the Lighthouse buildings at ' uoin
Island.
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To be
returned
please.
With reference to Marine Department letter ho. 194-11.,
dated 9th February 1923, I have the honour to forward herewith
co.oies of letters from the Commanding Officer, R.I .M.n. ’’Lawrence ’
and the Executive Engineer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. District, together
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with an estimate amounting to Rs. 2213/- and to request that
you will be good enough to accord sanction to the repairs in
cuestion at an early date.
ho. 1616 of 1924.
Executive Engineer's Office,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. District,
Bushire, dated the 23rd October 1924.
25 tn
From
To
W.H.Fhilpot Broomes Esquire, A.I1.1.0.2. ,
Executive Engineer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. District.
The Director, Royal Indian Marine,
Bombay.
oir,
I have the honour to forward herev;ith a supplementary
estimate amounting to Rs. 2,213 (including R.W.Departmental
Charges) for Special Repairs to the Landing Jetty at Quoin
Island for favour of administrative approval.
2. The necessity for the work: is explained in the General
Description on the face of the estimate, which nas been
prepared at the request o l Commander R.I .Ll.S. ir Lawrence ,T Copy
attached.
3. The work: can be carried out during, the current year,
if Sanctioned early, from the savings effected on Special
Repairs to uoin Island Lighthouse buildings and no extra
funds

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This part is mainly composed of interdepartmental correspondence discussing repairs and alterations to the lighthouse buildings on Quoin Island and, to a lesser extent, those on Tamb Island (also written in the correspondence as Tanb Island).

Most of the part focuses on the details and costs of proposed repairs and alterations to the lighthouse buildings on Quoin Island, covering the period 1919-1926. Also discussed are details of the work required and costs involved for repairs to the lighthouse buildings and the kutcha road [makeshift, dirt road] on Tamb Island, covering the period 1919-1923.

Some of the correspondence touches on the more general issue of financing lighting and buoying in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

Notable correspondents include the following: the Viceroy of India; the Director of the Royal Indian Marine; 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 Treasury, the Government of India's Department of Commerce, and the Government of India's Marine Department.

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File 815/1917 Pt 3 'Persian Gulf:- Lighting & Buoying. Repairs to Lighthouse buildings at Quoin Island & Tamb Island.' [‎39r] (73/173), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/661/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100079404357.0x000053> [accessed 23 April 2024]

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