'Railways Mesopotamia and L of C [Lines of Communications] Policy, Vol. II' [‎106r] (211/274)

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la sufficient dene in training personnel locally - more
the lower and Less tiki lied gr&dii^s?
especially in
Is there any co-ordination in labour saving arra^nperients
as between the various Directorates?
Terras o* service of personnel - Are faeilitiea adequate
for perauaciing men to re-enrage - Any aw^ostions?
Wh !: t if. reason for hi-rh ratio o? sunervision both in shape
of officers and subordinates?
10. Is distribution of staff subordinates and labour arranged
m keeping with actual requirement!! at tim??
11. Are hallway lines and Diver Transport worked for commercial
t rat fie to, any or an uiidue extent?
12. how does the quality of the skilled personnel, Europeans
inclusive, compare with that usually employed in India,
jiach department may be treated separately, tfhat suggestions
have you for improvement?
13. How does the unskilled personnel compare with that usually
employed on similar work in India, bearing in mind the v
military restrictions on classes recruited: have you any
suggestions for improvement?
14. The question ol establishing a general store where all articles
of general u&e, such as timber, nuts, and bolts, etc. could
be stocked for all Directorates may be consicered.
15. Are river transport, and port craft, allotted respectively,
to meet, satisfactorily^ requirements of each?
16. Are vessels in con-mission temporarily released to carry out
satisfactorily overhaul, rcpairs t ooiler clejining^ etc. to
keen them in a high stats o? efficiency?
17. Are all ’typea of eradt being utilioed to the best advantage,
uaking^ into consideration their power, draft, aid carrying
capacity: ^
lb. Are all vessels reasonably manned, or are any overmanned or
unoermarnea r
1°. Are all classes of offieer# and nen utilised io tiie beat
advantage m the posts allotted to them, with due regard
to their ^rolessional qualifications and BKperionce?
men poaitioni, or doing
duties rnich might' l e undertaken reasonably by iuniors
or vice ^ersa? ■ *
21. Is the system of Traffic management on the river such as to
extract the maximum of carrying power out of the self-
propel,sd and dumb craft respectively and is the proportion
of barges .»o tugs suitable now and will it be so when
prograrme is complete?
22. Are there classes of artisans, labourers or ethers in India
which nave not vet been employed in 1 e sopot ami a or
employed only to a anall extent, and what wight be usefully
employee to any or & great extent? J
23. T s it possible by working sections of the Desopotamian
+ ai ]f ayR ^ Telephones, Neals roKena or othex' auch appliances
oO dispense with highly trained Station Masters and Signallers?