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File 815/1917 Pt 7 'Persian Gulf:- Lighting and Buoying. Lighthouse Tender, and Despatch Vessel.' [188r] (77/567)
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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Letter xrorn the director of the Royal Indian Latrine,
ho.l393-M., dated Bombay, the 13th March 1926.
In continuation of my letter ho. 389-h. of January
20th, I beg to attach copiee of correspondence between
myself and the Port Director, Basra.
This correspondence was discussed at a meeting of
the Advisory Committee held on Thursday March 4th, 1926.
The Advisory Committee strongly recommend that thjs
arrangement of tending the lights in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
may
be adopted as early as oossible, and I am in entire agree
ment with them. The Advisory Committee have asked me to
ask for the sanction of the Government of India to the
change.
ihe clerk ana the mechanic are part of the personnel
of the Persi&r: Gulf Lighting department.
The necessary medical inspections have not been
mentioned, but subject to the approval of the Government
of Indin, 1 imagine, tnis could easily be carried out by *
the Assistant o urge on at Hen jam, who could be picked up
when necessary ano travel in the “HearChios, * both light
houses and the Kais Island Light chip, being fairly close,
lie could be paia an allowance for his services by the
Lighting department.
We have been paying Hs.3,50,000 a year for the
"Lawrence" but since the inauguration of the Lighting Fund
we have to pay three-fourths of tne total charges of
maintenance for the vessel, so the economy is obvious.
Moreover the "hearchuswas specially built for this
purpose.
Ine Advisory Committee also recommend that our
present buoy depot atHenjam shall be abolished ana we have
our work done at Fao in the Port Directorate depot.
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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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