‘REPORT FOR THE ARMY COUNCIL ON MESOPOTAMIA’ [‎34v] (73/94)

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APPENDIX XXII.
Estimates.
1. Cost of Permanent Wharves.
2. Cost of Semaphore Station.
3. Cost of Electric Cranes and Gear.
4. Cost of Steam Cranes.
5. Cost of Port Construction and Conservancy Depot, MagiJ.
6. Cost of Construction Plant.
7. Statement of Craft allotted to the Port Construction and Conservancy.
1. Estimated Cost of Permanent Wharves in the Port of Basrah.
Upper Magil Wharves
225,000 s. ft. at Rs. 20 per s. ft.
No. 7 Wharf—24,500 s. ft. at Rs. 20 per s. ft.
No. 9 Wharf 12,000 s. ft. at Rs. 20 per s ft
No. 10 Wharf—15,000 s. ft. at Rs. 20 per s. ft
No. 11 Wharf—13,200 s. ft. at Rs. 20 per s. ft.
Four pontoon landing stages at Rs. 30,000 each
Ordnance Barge Wharf—4,472 s. ft. at Rs. 20 per s. ft.
Total ...
Rs.
45,00,000
4.90.000
2.40.000
3,00,000
2.64.000
1 . 20.000
89,440
60,03,440 (£400,229):
N.B. The above estimated costs include everything except freights, which are unknown.
2. Estimated Cost of Semaphore Station at Outer Bar
Rs. 87,500 (£5,833)
3 Statement of Elect r .c Crakes akd Gear available fob Port Work.
5 D.C. gantry cranes, capacity 35 cwts. at 45 feet radius Rs 30 oro u
8 A.C. gantry cranes, -pacify 3 tons, at 46 feet radius. Rs. 82 5^each
0 . „ (HiStimated war cost).
2 &tac Bn ^machines' "T* * ^ * 46 feet rad '^ 80,000 each
14 Humping machines
900 Portable belt conveyor
11 Portable power frames
6 Electric capstans
'■Supplied from War Office, cost unknown
Total
Cost.
Rs.
1.50.000
6.60.000
1,80,000
9,90,000 (£66,000)