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'Military Report on S.-W. Persia, Vol. I. Bakhtiari Garmsir' [67r] (138/168)
The record is made up of 1 volume (80 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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APPENDIX III.
Statement showing carrying capacity of steamers plying on the Kdrun.
(1) The Malamir (Euphrates and Tigris S. N. Company) built in
1892 : a paddle boat: 160' long, 27' broad : cargo capacity on a 2' 9" draught
(without barges) 23 tons : on a 3' 8" draught (maximum) 60 tons.
Can tow 2 barges alongside, holding 50 to 70 tons cargo each. Amount
of cargo carried varies with the depth of water in the river, which is often
low until January, and can only be relied on to be good between Feb
ruary and June ? Can carry 300 passengers on board on a 2' 9" draught, up
to 600 on a 3' 6" draught: (but in this case no cargo on board the boat).
Average time taken from Muhammareh to Nasiri 36 hours : vice versa 10
hours; averages 5 knots up stream, and up to 14 knots down stream.
Has two decks : and cabin accommodation for 6—1st class passengers.
Receives a subsidy of £2,000 per annum from the British Government, but this is
only guaranteed until 1910. Its profitable running depends mainly on the
wheat traffic; but for the subsidy it is stated that the running of the boat
would entail a loss to the company, and would be discontinued. The Captain
and Engineer are Englishmen and the boat is registered at Lloyds. The boat
ties up at night, and only steams by day.
The Nusrat (Mu’in-ut-Tujjar, living at Tehran) put together in 1906,
122' long, 20' wide (including sponson) a stern-wheel paddle boat: cargo capa
city without barge from 25 to 40 tons according to draught: can tow 2
barges alongside, each holding 50 tons. Average time from Muhammareh to
Nasiri 28 hours, vice versa 14 hours, has 2 decks, and poor accommodation for
4-lst class passengers.
The Captain is an ’Arab.
The Shaikh of Muhammareh owns 2 boats the Iran and Karun
somewhat similar to the Nusrat, but in bad repair and not likely to be
available for military purposes. Iran and Karun draw 3' 6".
He also has two small steam launches the Nasiri and Muzaffer, but
these would be of little use for military purposes. His Britannic Majesty’s
Consul at Muhammareh also has a small steam launch which can make
about 3| knots against stream up the Karun, and draws 3' 6' / .
The Customs Service have a steamer Azarbaijan, locally known as No. 2>
built for the Persian Government in the Government dock yard at Bombay,
steams about 10 miles an hour, drught 6' to 6' 6."
In addition to the Malamir, the following three boats, owned by the
Euphrates & Tigris S. N. Company, and plying between Basrah and Baghdad,
could probably be used on the Karun.
Their names are the Khalifa, Mejidieh and the Blosse Lynch. For details
see page 96, Military Report on Eastern Turkey in Asia.
67 I. B.
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It consists of a military report on S W Persia, specifically Bakhtiari Garmsir [Bakhtīārī], created for the personal information of the officers of the Army in India. Compiled in the Division of the Chief of the Staff, Army Head Quarters, India. Printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla, 1909.
It includes: a preface by Wilfrid Malleson, Assistant Quarter-Master General, Intelligence Branch; an account of the tribal and political aspect of the district by the British Consul for Arabistan [Khūzestān], David Lockhart Robertson Lorimer; and a note on medical matters by Dr M Y Young of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company Limited.
It is divided into the following sections:
- general – geographical, geological, zoological, tribal, strategical, archaeological, and linguistic;
- military – climate, supplies, transport, communications, and medical;
- route reports - compiled in 1908 covering the whole area with a network of known tracks;
- Gazetteer notes – geographical information;
- appendices – including a statement of resources in the district, traffic returns, reports on the carrying capacity of steamers on the Kārūn and the tramway at Nasiri, genealogical trees, and a note on the operations of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.
Also includes one map on folio 81: 'MAP to illustrate Military Report on S.W. PERSIA'.
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- 1 volume (80 folios)
- Arrangement
The item consists of a single report and an accompanying map enclosed in a pocket on the inside back cover. A contents page at the front of the volume (f 4) and index at the rear (ff 72-79) both reference the volume’s original printed pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 82; 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. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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