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File 815/1917 Pt 7 'Persian Gulf:- Lighting and Buoying. Lighthouse Tender, and Despatch Vessel.' [157r] (15/567)
The record is made up of 1 item (282 folios). It was created in 24 Mar 1921-4 Nov 1929. 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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jiixtract iteM 14 - Keaudit observations from
tiie Assistant Director of ^rmy ivudit*
....■itexu 14o The original period for which the S.S.hetravati
was chartered by the lUXoM* was due to expire on 1-7-1926*
the vessel was still required by the , the DoR».UM*,
applied to the Government of -India, in his letter ho*3333/T,
dated the 10th oune 1926, for an extension of its charter for
2 months from 1-7-1926 and in para. 2 of the same letter he
requested that additional funds be provided in the
estimates for 1926-27 to meet the hire of the vessel for 2 more
months* in their Marine Department letter ho* 802-M., dated the
6th August 1926, r eferred to by the Government of India
sanctioned the extension of the charter and informed the
D.r.i.m* as follows as regards additional funds 5 "go As the
expenditure on the "hetravati" for the period she was employed
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
in place of the IUI.M.S. "Lawrence'• when
the latter vessel was last under refit in Bombay is to be
adjusted in the manner indicated in the Department of Commerce
letter ho* 148-8(25;, dated the 3rd February 1926, to your
address, it is not necessary to provide additional funds in
me -*«!•' * Estimates for 1926-27 to meet the additional hire
charges, vide para. 2 of your letter under reply". Additional
funds were considered unnecessary in view of the savings which
■•.'Quid accrue from the 20— 2—1926 to the 13—5—1926 during which
period the s.s* "Hetravati” was employed in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
in place of the H*I.M*S* "Lawrence”o
2* The manner in which the cost cf the s.s. "Hetravati" from
s 0-2-1926 to 13-5-1926 was to be adjusted was laid down in the
Government of India, Uommerce Department letter ho*148-3(25),
dated the 3rd February 1926 in the following terms: "It will
i:e seen from this correspondence that three fourths of the
expenditure incurred on the vessel detailed to perform the
duties normally performed by the "Lawrence" from the
i.ime that she leaves for the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
until she resumes
aer ordinary duties should be regarded as debitable to 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.
x x x x x,x»
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This part contains interdepartmental correspondence and memoranda relating to lighting and buoying in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Notable topics of discussion include the following:
- Changes to RIMS Nearchus and its personnel (referred to as its 'revised permanent establishment')
- Proposed new arrangements for financing lighting and buoying in the Gulf
- Proposed alterations to RIMS Lawrence , to enable it to carry out lighting and buoying work in place of Nearchus and in addition to its present duties
- The sale of Nearchus to the Basra Port Directorate
- The estimated cost of alterations to and the upkeep of Lawrence for the performance of its duties as both the despatch vessel for 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. and the lighthouse tender in the Gulf, and how this cost should be shared between British Indian and Imperial revenues
- The cost of a replacement vessel while Lawrence undergoes its annual refit
- Plans for all expenditure relating to lighting and buoying in the Gulf to be recovered by dues on shipping using the lights from 1 November 1925 onwards
- The proposed replacement of Lawrence by Nearchus as lighthouse tender in the Gulf.
The principal correspondents are as follows: the Viceroy of India; the Secretary of State for 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 Admiralty, the Government of India's Marine Department, the Government of India's Department of Commerce, and the Indo-European Telegraph Department ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Section).
Also included are statements of expenditure for Nearchus and a précis of correspondence concerning Lawrence.
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- File 815/1917 Pt 7 'Persian Gulf:- Lighting and Buoying. Lighthouse Tender, and Despatch Vessel.'
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- 150r:198v, 199ar, 200r:227v, 229r:284v, 285ar, 286r:340r, 341r:434v
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