'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [‎678v] (1358/1386)

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lasting 15 hours, 53 minutes and 7 hours 5 minutes respectively, but as neither of
these exceeded the limit of 24 hours, they are not taken into account for pur
poses of the joint purse agreement.
8. The total interruptions on the Indo-European Company’s line between
Lowestoft and Tehran aggregated 8 days, 19 hours 37 minutes. The Turkish
route was totally interrupted between Fao and Constantinople for 30 days, 22
hours, and 35 minutes, and between Constantinople and Western Europe for 23
hours and 40 minutes.
9. The duration of interruptions between Western Europe and India on the
Turkish route for the last five years has been—
Days.
Hours.
Minutes.
1885 86
• ••
• ••
• • •
129
9
1
1886-87
o•
• ••
• ••
109
9
9
1887-88
• • •
• ••
• • •
59
20
59
1888-89
• ••
aov
51
17
22
1889-90
...
• • •
...
31
22
15
The improvement noticeable in the last three years shows that the efforts
made by the Turkish Administration to improve the line between Fao and Con
stantinople has met with a fair amount of success.
TRAFFIC.
10. The service regulations of the Berlin International Telegraph Convention
of 1885 were in force throughout the year.
11. The tariff on messages from stations in the Gulf to the westward was
• r •
increased by three annas a word from the 21st February 1890. The increase of
tariff on telegrams from Gulf stations to India, which came into force on the 1st
July 1888, remained in force till the
• From the 1st April 1890 this tariff was reduced z1st March 1800.* in Appendix E is
by one anna a word. ’ i i - 1 c 1 1 r c 1
shown the net value of the tralc during
1889-90, amounting to Rs. 11,24,014-6-9, which is divided as follows :—
Rs.
A.
P.
Messages from India and Eastward
... 5.63-036
3
5
,, ,, Westward of Bushire
... 5,09-563
7
5
», » » ,, Fao
38,759
4
3
„ „ Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. stations
12,655
7
8
Total Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
... 11,24,014
6
9
12. Appendix F is a comparative statement showing the number of messages
and words and the percentages of messages received from and forwarded to the
Persian and Turkish lines during 1888-89, and 1889-90. The following is a
table comparing the traffic for the past six years :
13. From this table it will be seen that the traffic, during the years 1885-86
to 1888-89 inclusive, was abnormal, owing to change of tariffs or interruptions on
either the Suez or the Indo-European routes, necessitating the diversion of
YEAR.
Number op
Net Receipts.
Remarks.
Messages.
Words.
1884-85
93,335
1,325,404
Rs. A. P.
9,5i>348 5 0
Normal year.
1885-86
113,5/6
1,672,002
11,83,190 11 0
Suez route interrupted 2 months.
1886-87
99,733
1,364,192
9,30,361 7 0
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Transit rates reduced
1887-88
82,540
1,266,849
8,87,956 10 0
and Press rates lowered from
July.
Indo-European Company’s lines in-
1888-89
114,991
1,642,079
11,87,669 0 0
terrupted February and March 1888.
Suez rjute interrupted during
1889-90 ... ...
106,702
1,558,695
11,24,014 6 9
August and September 1888.
Normal year.