"دليل الخليج. مجلد I. القسم التاريخي. الأجزاء Iأ و Iب. ج.ج. لوريمر ١٩١٥" [‎١‎٥‎٣‎٩] (١٧٨٢/١٦٩٤)

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the Indian establishment, whose salary should be paid by the Indian and
Home Governments jointly in equal shares, should be attached to the
British Residency at Baghdad to advise as to the works required and to
superintend their execution. This scheme was referred to the Govern
ment of India and to the Resident at Baghdad for opinion, but was
disapproved on its being pointed out by the latter authority that an
expenditure was involved which the Turkish Government would pro
bably be unable to meet, that the irrigation of the Sultan's private
domains would be affected, and that there would certainly be opposi
tion on the part of the Arab tribes.
The question of the employment of barges as adjuncts to the Euphrates
and Tigris S. N. Co/s steamers meanwhile remained undecided. Barges
were employed by them, but on sufferance only ; and in 1S92, on the
formation of the new Ottoman Navigation Company already mentioned,
the local representative of Messrs. Lynch, who were never backward
in pressing for increased facilities, suggested that the removal of a
restrictions on the use by them of barges might be sought ; but the
time was considerdby Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador at Constanti-
nopole to be inopportune for making such a request.
In 1899, on the ground of the impaired navigability of the river, the
Euphrates and Tigris Steam Navigation Co. again moved for dxstact
permission to use barges in the low season or, preferably to he allowed to
emplov a third steamer. In June of that year Su- N. O . ouor Her
Britannic Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople, was J
obtaining, on the plea of a deterioration in the nav.gab.UtT of the 1.
whth the Turkish Government were unable to remedy, tissue o a
Vizirial letter to the Wall of Baghdad allowing the ™ 0 " Jith-
the British steamers In AngusUhe per— ^_
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when there was an accumulation or g '
and m writing. . though His Britannic Majesty's
The question thus remained though n could
Ambassador at Constantinople claimed that the perm.ss.on 0
uot be revoked, virtually « stalu quo ante. of carg0 .t
At the end of 1902 there was a oona .... ■ st eam Naviga-
Basrah due to the inability of the f P hrat - t L goods con-
tion Co., with restr .cted means of "j™ 8 ? 0 ' , t j ( . wer e received,
signed to then, for conveyance to Baghdad as ,«.ekU as they ^
Question of
the towing
of barges by
British
steamers,
1892-99.
Congestion
of cargo at
Basrah,
1902-03.
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