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'Report on the Development of Mesopotamia with Special Reference to the Regeneration of the River Systems' [21] (27/50)
The record is made up of 1 volume (23 folios). It was created in 1917. 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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^ in this ^ have made some definite recommendations (subject to my views being
tlie near confirmed by surveys) in the matter of the regeneration of the rivers ; and if desired
lion that ( ^ 0 S0 ' ^ s ^ ia ^ ^ )e assist on any committee of experts appointed to go
further into the matter.
^ tiat if (4) Although it is to be taken for granted that if water is required for irriga-
^ be a ' tion, navigation must give way, I believe it will be many years before irrigation
urposes develops to such an extent; and meanwhile navigation for commercial purposes
(towns should be encouraged, whilst if river improvements are carried out small tolls or
charges would be justified.
seiT j ce (5) There is a wide field for a really competent Agricultural Adviser.
Stains (6) Although I do not think it practicable to develop the country during military
many operations, there is a great deal of preliminary work in the organization of survey
3y the parties, and the .consideration of the lines on which to start work, which might be
ita flce put in hand at once.
7 386 (46) Finally, I would respectfully recommend that in the development of
10llr f Mesopotamia .and in the preliminary investigations incidental thereto, the services
be obtained of the best experts in their respective professions ; and so far as irriga-
^eir tion is concerned, I need hardly point out that India, who supplied the original
der- i engineers for Egypt, possesses the most extensive irrigation works in the world and
tfy, the engineers with the widest experience,
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The volume is Sir George Buchanan KCIE: Report on the Development of Mesopotamia with Special Reference to the Regeneration of the River Systems (Simla: Government Monotype Press, 1917).
The report contains preliminary remarks, and sections on:
- Mesopotamia as it was;
- Mesopotamia as it is;
- Reasons for the deterioration of the country since ancient times;
- Description of the Tigris and Euphrates as they appear today;
- Sir William Willcocks's Irrigation Projects;
- Suggestions for river regeneration;
- Agriculture in Mesopotamia;
- Navigation on the Tigris and Euphrates;
- Conclusions and recommendations.
The report is accompanied by seven illustrations consisting of photographs of the River Tigris at various points (folios 16-18); and five maps illustrating the courses, delta and country surrounding the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates, and proposed irrigation works (folios 20-24).
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- 1 volume (23 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 25 on the pocket attached to 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. Folios 20-24 (maps) are contained within the pocket (folio 25) and need to be folded out in order to be examined.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence, numbered 2-21 (folios 4-14).
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- Title
- 'Report on the Development of Mesopotamia with Special Reference to the Regeneration of the River Systems'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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