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'3/12 Officials of the Public Works Department' [4r] (9/50)
The record is made up of 1 file (25 folios). It was created in 17 Dec 1935-22 Jul 1942. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Enclosure r A n ,
I should like nn ex lanatlon by Mr. j4inc.mnk~u Isi aq
vhy rotten vood v.as used for the handrail of the stair
Iea( ing up to the Confidential Office. The v.ood is so rotten
as to be povdery and the fault extends for some couple of
feet at intervals. It s deep and obviously T.as visible
when the vood was put in as in places there Is oni^ the jaint
over it,
10/1 736.
A.P.A to see. G .A.C.-10/12.
Mr. Muhammad Ishaq#
P.A.
c
I beg to explain that the stair case leading up to the
Confidential Office vas completed in May last and I can only
assure you that there vas no sign of any defect whit soever in
the vood used for the handrail when it vas put in. If the
defect in the wood v-as visible during the progress of the
work I would never have allowed this v.ood to be used as it
was a matter of about Rs«3/- only. It appears that trie wood
was rotten from inside and no one noticed the fault till the
recent visit of Sir Andrew Ryan when big wooden cases were
carried up through this stair case so carelessly which damaged
the hand rail and the next morning the rotten wood vas noticed*
M. Ishe
i i C Q . y
10/1S/1935.
I cannot accept this explanation* had the slightest
care been taken in choosing the wood, this defect must have
been noticed. The pieces which I have removed show that the
rotten (it is dry rot) state of the wood must have bten
visible.
g.i ,.- le/is/iass.
■I
MM
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This file contains correspondence between the British Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain; the British Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire; Major C C L Ryan, Secretary to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire; and S G Murteza, Assistant Engineer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Independent Sub-Division, Bushire.
- Folios 1-12 concern the poor quality of work undertaken at the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in May 1935 by Mr Muhammad Ishaq, Overseer, Public Works Department;
- Folios 13-16 concern the consideration of Pardhan Singh and Abdul Wahab, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Sub-Division Overseers, for the post of Assistant Engineer at Bushire;
- Folios 17-22 concern the abolition of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Independent Sub-Division of the Public Works Department during the period of the Second World War and the release of S G Murteza for military service.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence runs from the first page following the front cover to the last page before the back cover; it appears in pencil in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of the folio and is uncircled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/186
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- '3/12 Officials of the Public Works Department'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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