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wharf on an internal river of the Empire for
their own use. The Imperial Crovernment is tlie
less inclined to act, as Messrs. Lynch seem
unfortunately disposed to abuse the facilities
granted to them. Fhus, though Ihe express
condition of their firman allows them to keep
two vessels on the Euphrates, they have ex
tended their service to the Tigris, constantly seek
to increase their fleet, and actually style them
selves unduly ' Tigris and Euphrates Navigation
Company,* a title which even Her Majesty's
Embassy gives them. The Sublime Porte there
fore begs Her Majesty's Embassy to request
Messrs, Lynch to abstain from infringing the
conditions of their privilege, and thus adding to
to the already numerous difficulties of the
question." This communication was referred for
observations to the consul-general at Bagdad,
who replied that it would be inopportune to do
anything which might result in reopening the
Tigris navigation question, and the matter was,
therefore, allowed to drop.
The Porte complained that the new " Comet"
had proceeded to Samarra, and that this was
un fait etant sans precedent et depassant
I'autorisation accord^e." Musurus Pasha was
told in reply that the consul at Bagdad had
proceeded to Samarra in the " Comet" for the
sole purpose of visiting his consular district,
and had no reason to anticipate any objection
being raised to his adopting this course as the
safest and most convenient mode of discharging
his consular dutv of inspection. Her Majesty's
Government said that in future, however, due
notice of any such intention would be given to
the local authorities.
In July the Euphrates and Tigris Steam
Navigation Company informed the consul-general
at Bagdad that they had made an arrangement
with the local authorities to convey Ottoman
mails to KM, Amarah and Bussorah, and vice
versd, and that the opposition to the loading and
unloading of their steamers at Bagdad had been
removed.
1886. —On the 18th March the Euphrates and
Tigris Steam Navigation Company asked that
action might be taken to obtain the release of
their £ third steamer and of four barges then
lying at Bussorah," and were informed that Her
Majesty's Government were of the opinion that
it was undesirable to reopen the question of the
1885— (cont.)
Musurus Pasha,
May 18.
To Musurus Pasha,
July 11.
Enclosure in Sir
W. White
(Oonstantinople),
No. 104,
Commercial,
August 20.
1886.
To Euphrates and
Tigris Steam
Navigation
Company,
April 9, 1886.
Kir