'Report of a committee of enquiry on the lighting and buoyage of the Persian Gulf. 1909' [9v] (18/18)
The record is made up of 1 volume (9 folios). It was created in 1909. 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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We advised in our letter No. 226, of 3rd instant, that two buoys were
being sent up owing to a change in the channel at the mouth of the Shatt al
Arab.
We have no information so Tar as to whether both these buoys have been
made use of, or whether the Commander of the "Megna," who is re-buoying
the bar, has been able to lift and make use of the old buoys. An attempt to
lift one of the old buoys failed.
So soon as we can obtain definite information we shall advise you. The
charts sent by this mail give the position so far as it is known to us, but do
not include the two new buoys now being laid.
We are, &c.,
Mackinnon, Mackenzie , & Co.,
P. W. Armour, Esq., Secretary, Agents.
British India Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., London.
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A report of a committee of enquiry on the lighting and buoyage of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1909.
The report discusses the existing lighting facilities in the Gulf (at Kuwait and Fao) and the details of a proposed scheme to construct a comprehensive network of lights at the following locations: Muscat, Musandam, Bunder Abbas, Tanb, Lingah, Shaikh Shuaib, Ras Al Mutaf, Bushire, Shatt Al Arab Bar, Koweit [Kuwait], Bahrein [Bahrain] and Debai [Dubai].
The members of the committee are listed as follows:
- Major Percy Zachariah Cox, 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. .
- Mr. D W Hood, A.M. Inst. C.E., Trinity House.
- Commander S Litchfield, R.N., H.M.S "Sphinx".
- Commander W G Beauchamp, R.I.M., in charge of the Marine Survey of India.
The report includes an appendix (folio 8-9v) entitled 'Correspondence Regarding Buoys of the British India Steam Navigation Company'.
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Condition: A report bound with string.
Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. This is the sequence which has been used by this catalogue to reference items within the volume.
Pagination: An original printed pagination sequence is also present in the file.
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