"لنش بحري للوكيل السياسي في البحرين. مراسلات تتعلق بمحرك كيلفين." [و‎‎١‎٥‎٠] (٣٩٨/٣٣٣)

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•S.Ho. 156. Ho.•2079,dated 4-I0-I933, from Bushire ,
o.Ho.i^i?. D.O.No.SIOS.d/V-IO-SS, from Mr.A.Stewart to Oapt.l .H.Gactreli',
v* -Re. Sale of Launches.
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Submitted. The B.P.O. and Imp.Airways have already decline#
to purchase the launches in ntion #
2, Col.LocK, when here, proposed the transfer of "Felix Jone^
from Bunderabbas for use in Bahrain, vide S,Nos.I49 and 151,
File 3/6. freight charges quoted by the Mespers for the carriage
of the boat by a Stride Steamer from Henjem to Bahrain are
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£ 50. Buehire has been informed acoordinly but tjwsre reply is
still awaited.
3. At present the crew of the ^ohn Lambert consists of the
followings:-
Number.
Designation.
Engineer.
Sukhani
Lascars
Bhandari
Stoker
bav.
Rs.
150
56
25
15
10
p.m.
p.m.
p.m.each
» "7. ^ >
f
^m I h-
The above staff are reponsible for the care of the small
launch also and in their spare time they attend to the painting
in the Agency. Bushire knows it and it was suggested to them,
that if the John larabert is disposed of, an additional amount
would be required for the Central Contract Grant.Vide portion
sidelined blue on page 505, File 4/4,
4, In addition to the above crew the Motor Driver is also
paid off his monthly salary (Rs 65/-) from our funds of
Rs 9000/- allotted for the care and maintenance of the steam
launches,
5, If John Lambert is sold wway or disposed of otherwise,
the question of reducing the crew will have to be considered
s i mu1taneonsly T
6, In the memorandum attached to their letter No,1223,
dated I5-6-I93I, Bushire asked the then Political Agent,Bahrain,
as a measure of economy t "If John Lambert is sold would