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Correspondence, Printed Papers and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Ltd [259r] (559/586)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (276 folios). It was created in 1 Jul 1889-20 Dec 1892. It was written in English and German. 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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Class No. 3 to have stable accommodation for 150 horses •with small sheds
and storerooms.
Class No. 4 to have stable accommodation for 100 horses with small sheds
and storerooms.
If route No. 1 be followed there will be required 4 of No. 1, 3 No. 2 ,
10 No. 3 and 23 No. 4, while if route No. 2 be followed an additional No. 3
will be required.
It is not at all necessary to completely finish these right off, but a portion
only may be built at first and the accommodation increased as the traffic
requires.
The kind of road for which I give the following detailed estimate is by no
means a very high-class one. Fifteen feet is the minimum on which Persian
four sons can be worked as the horses are harnessed four abreast, and although
we for ourselves will not continue this system, it would be necessary to prohibit
all other vehicles from passing over the road if a less width be adopted. Where
possible gravel is used as the road covering material in order to . avoid the
expense of breaking stones. The gradient, 1 in 9, is the steepest on which wheeled
traffic can be properly worked, indeed many Engineers consider that when
an ascent is continuous for miles, no steeper gradient than 1 in 20 should be
permitted.
The estimated costs are for No. 1, 4,316,902 krans, and for No. 2, 5,364,924,
while the total lengths to be constructed are 694 and 705 miles respectively.
Considering the excessively mountainous character of the country I think that
sums ranging from £180 to £220 per mile, moderate.
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These papers, which are spread across two volumes, contain material relating to mines and mining rights in Persia, and more specifically to the affairs of the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Limited, of which George Nathaniel Curzon was a director.
The first part (26 March 1890-27 March 1892) is mostly comprised of received correspondence regarding Curzon's appointment to the board of directors of the recently formed Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation and the company's interests in mines and mining rights in Persia. Also included in this part are facsimiles of company correspondence and reports, forwarded to Curzon by the company's Secretary, Lewis Hamilton, concerning the company's affairs, with discussion of existing and potential mining sites in Persia. Notable correspondents in this part include Edward Albert Sassoon of David Sassoon and Company, as well as fellow board members and other representatives and associates of the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation such as Lewis Hamilton, Sir Lepel Henry Griffin, and Albert Houtum-Schindler.
The second part (1 July 1889-20 December 1892) consists of Curzon's own handwritten notes plus a selection of reports, printed papers, newspaper cuttings, and correspondence, not only on mining and mining rights in Persia, but also regarding the affairs of the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation. It includes a list of those mines that are privately-owned and those that have been given in lease by the Persian Government, as well as details of Persian mines that are at the disposal of the Imperial Bank of Persia. Papers directly relating to the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation include copies of a memorandum and articles of association, as well as circulars, balance sheets, and a copy of extensive correspondence between the company and Houtum-Schindler. Also included is a copy of the general report of another company, the Persian Road and Transport Company, dated March 1891.
Among the papers are four plans: three of the Elburz [Alborz] mountains (folios 33, 36 and 45) and one showing transport routes across Persia (folio 266).
The German language material consists of three book titles cited by Houtum-Schindler.
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- 2 volumes (276 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in both volumes proceed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio of volume one (ff 1-138) and terminates at the last folio of volume two (ff 139-276); 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-276; these numbers are printed, and are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include either the front and back covers or the flyleaves of the volumes.
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- Mss Eur F111/71
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- Correspondence, Printed Papers and Newspaper Cuttings Relating to the Persian Bank Mining Rights Corporation Ltd
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- 256r:267v
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- Persian Transport Company
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