ملف ٧٨٨\١٩١٩ الجزء ٤ "بلاد الرافدين: التخلص من المراكب النهرية" [ظ‎‎١‎٠‎٥] (٢٤٠/٢٠٧)

Sealed Tenders should be addressed to : —
Commissioner, River Craft Disposals,
c/o The Civil Commissioner,
Baghdad.
or
Commissioner, River Craft Disposals,
c/o Officer Commanding River Area,
I.G.C.’s Office,
Basrah.
(j) The Commissioner Ministry of Munitions Disposal Board or any
Authority whom he may represent does not bind himself to accept
the lowest, highest or any tender.
(k) All tenders will be considered as accepting the foregoing condi
tions.
The undersigned will be at the River Front Hotel Basrah, on March
10th for the purpose of closing tenders.
JOHN de GREY, Lieut.-Colonel,
Commissioner,
Ministry of Munitions Disposal Board.
Telegram—Code (Pty.)
From—Secretary of State for India, London.
To—Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
No. Nil.
Dated 27th, received 28th February, 1920.
* * * * *
Fourthly .—I should be glad of early reply to question asked in my tele
gram, dated January 31st, regarding cost of maintenance of river craft.' It
is important for the purpose of discussion with Treasury that I should be
furnished with approximate figures as soon as possible.
Telegram.—
From—Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
To—India Office, London.
No. 2852.
Dated 2nd March, 1920.
Your telegram of 27th February, para. 4.
Further examination ma^e of effect of transfer of Inland Water Trans-
T°f Srt 1 sl L owed th f t real of Proposals as put forward by Director
r 194 J^ h i’ whi ^’ b y tlle exercise economy,
, • be reduced to 169 lakhs. This figure includes recoverable expenditure
" fV 9 lakhs - Net co . s \ to clvl1 90 lakhs, of which 33 lakhs repre
sent an existing charge, viz., civil transportation pool.
t,.w. :!l, aC r C0 ! mt i 0 i ,leav y expeI,d itu r e involved, it has been decided not to
^1° T i lan , d Water Transport, but to restrict ourselves to following ser-
Mces, viz., bridges, dredging, civil transportation pool, and to contract for
carriage of civil stores. Net cost of these as reduced by strict economies is
of^tores 5 b 1 v k conti re + dg b lg f 1 ? l^ 8 ’ trans P ortatio11 33 lakhs, and carriage
mental agency 1 ^ 5 ^ agaiI1St 8 lakhs P robable cost of depart-
Total new expenditure involved is therefore about 20 lakhs and efforts
are being made to reduce existing charge for transportation pool.
Effect of above arrangements will be to reduce also cost of military fleet,
owing to decrease m administrative charges.' y