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File 815/1917 Pt 3 'Persian Gulf:- Lighting & Buoying. Repairs to Lighthouse buildings at Quoin Island & Tamb Island.' [60r] (115/173)
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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Sii 1 *
I am directed to refer to the correspondence ending with Marine
Department letter ]fo* 232-11, dated the 20 th i’ehruary 1923, to the
address of the Under Secretary of State for India, Financial Demrt-
msnt» India Office» regarding the claims against the^ForelgnTJffloe
on accoiinF“df^lights and hnoys in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, 1919-20 and
1920 - 21 . /
2 . With reference to the remarks made in that letter
on paragraph 6 of Foreign Office letter of the 15 th May 1922, I am
to state that in his telegram, dated the 27 th February 1920, the
Ho Fight Hon'hle the Secretary of State for India sanetioned, inter alia
an expenditure of Rs* 3,63l for additions and alterations to the ~
lighthouse on the ^uoin Island. The estimate for that work was framed
in 1918 and was later found to he quite inadequate. A revised
estimate for these and other alterations amounting to Rs. 22,289 was
received in June 1921 , but the Government of India decided to post
pone the work on account of financial stringency. Intitbation has no?/
been received to the effect that a sum of Rs.6,752 has already been
incurred by the local Public Works authorities in connection with the
purchase of materials for the work and that the materials purchased
have been stored at Henjam. The materials purchased include 400 bags
of coal which has already greatly deteriorated. prevent further
loss, orders have been issued for the immediate sale of this coal,
by public auction, and for a moiety of the amount realised to be
credited to His Majesty 1 s Government.
3* I <m. to request that the sanction of the Right
Hon T ble the Secretary of State for India may be obtained to the
expenditure of Rs. 6,752 a moiety of which is debitable to His
Msjesty f s Government*
Wed*
9 AUGI
Denr
I m. Sir,
Your most obedien
;y Secretary to the Government of India?-
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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.'
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- 3r:69v, 70ar, 71r:89v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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