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'Mesopotamian Transport Commission. Report of the Commission Appointed by the Government of India with the Approval of the Right Hon'ble The Secretary of State for India, to Enquire into Questions Connected with the Organisation and Administration of the Railway and River Transport in Mesopotamia' [52v] (104/114)
The record is made up of 1 volume (55 folios). It was created in 1918. 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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94
Storage accom
modation.
labour.
Receiving stations.
Revenue
expecta
tions.
Suggested Cleaning centres.
Beled Ruz
Dialcu
(In tons.)
Shahraban
• •
* *
• >
Buhriz
• •
Khan Beni Sa'ad
• •
Sindiyeh
• •
Deltawah
...
Mendali ..
Inland.
t
Zobatiyah
Bedra
"
Baqubah.
Jessan
6,000
Beled Ruz.
Basrughiyah
Eai.
Naairiyek.
Hai Town
J
Total ,.
57,000
It is likely to be found in practice that additional stations will be necessary and it would
be well to provide estabhsbment for five places additional to those named in column (3) above.
Consideration will have now to be given to the storage space necessary for the maximum
amount of gram and bhoosa it is estimated will be in stock at any one time, and any deficiency
should immediately be remedied by carrying out such temporary constructional work as is
required due regard being had to the probable needs of future harvests. In this connection
an important point is the placing of means of ingress and egress at separate points and so
designing the accommodation that congestion of traffic will not occur.
and SlieetS (2) and (3) giV f tlie plaCeS at Which Centres are to b0 established
nrovirWl A stora g e s P ace U P to 50% of the maximum revenue expectation should ba
p ovided. Any excess of produce procured by purchase would be set off by despatches to main
cleaning centres or direct to the Force. 1 1
Main despatching centres like Museyib, Tuerij, Hillah, Jerboiyah Nasiriveh and Kut
ftrr 1 Sp f ia l y C011sldeTed m relation to (1) the expected receipts from sub-depots and (•?)
the railway, land and water transport facilities forward to the Force. But in any case very
large storage space will be necessary at each place, in order to house and protect bhoosa prior
the opposite banVof the 18 ^ Hillah ' accommodation should be provided on
S Meed. tw 9 wo^d appea.
considerable erossing of tL na^w t ean^ ' ' ^ COngeStIOn, ^ P"™ 1 '
issue of bags andTafeefs'' 1 ma " 1 06,1416 Sh0 ' lld be Set the recei P t ' storage, repair and
a decljrr^^^ t? Sh0, . l!d T ke 4 ^ 0f ^ ^ that
accommodation and of oflrr^iTi + • m e ans of providing any necessary additional
handbng of the grain and fodder. 0 " mm0r alterat ' ons which wil1 b « beneficial to the rapid
keeper ' A^hfrTv^my^ , wh0 W0U, ' i aCt aS Weighman and 8tore -
the weight of the ijrain and KHnn^i' ' • i 16 , 001 a g ree with the Revenue Eepresentative
responsfble X' 7 'W ^ ^ ^ ^ he ™ uld be
relation to the cleanliness of the (rain i ! i '' ', 0 P ro t e ct Government interests in
V. a ,ness "I ^e gram and bhoosa offered as payment in kind. This would bo
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The volume is Mesopotamian Transport Commission. Report of the Commission Appointed by the Government of India with the Approval of the Right Hon'ble The Secretary of State for India, to Enquire into Questions Connected with the Organisation and Administration of the Railway and River Transport in Mesopotamia (Simla: Government Monotype Press, 1918).
Terms of reference of the Commission:
- (1) Are the Railway and Inland Water Transport Directorates in Mesopotamia organised and adminstered on systems which ensure the most economical utilization of the labour - both skilled and unskilled - supplied to them consistent with efficiency and military considerations? If not, what changes in organisation and administration are recommended?
- (2) Is Mesopotamia receiving its due share of personnel consistent with the claims of railways, shipping and manufacturing interests in India?
- (3) Applying the considerations mentioned in (1) is the organisation of Railways and Inland Water Transport in Mesopotamia such as to ensure that: (a) Excessive stocks of materials are not held; (b) Demands from the various Directorates are co-ordinated; (c) Machinery and tools and plant in workshops and elsewhwere are utilised to the maximum extent.
Commissioners: Major-General H F E Freeland (Chairman); Mr E A S Bell; Mr G Richards; Mr A J Chase (Secretary); Mr James E Roy; Captain E F Daldy, RNR.
The report contains the following sections:
- General description;
- Military organisation for control and supervision of transportation services;
- Tonnage requirements and capacity of rivers and railways;
- Detailed consideration of present conditions;
- Future developments;
- Conclusions and recommendations.
The volume also contains appendices on inland water transport; railways; and local resources.
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- 1 volume (55 folios)
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There is a table of contents on folio 4, which also includes a list of the maps in Volume 2 [IOR/L/MIL/17/15/125/2].
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 57 on the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. This is the system that has been used to determine the order of pages.
Pagination: there is also an original printed pagination sequence, numbered 2-100 (ff 6-55).
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