'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [‎687r] (1375/1386)

H. HARRISON,
QMczzzng 7rgze M/anager.
APPENDIX G.
PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. SECTION.
Showing the average daily mean rate of transmission of messages over the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Persian Sections to and from Karachi and Tehran during the year i88o-qo
compared with that of the previous year. ° y ‘ ‘
H. HARRISON,
Officiating Traffic Manager.
2 — -
18S9-90.
1888-89.
Month.
Karachi to Tehran.
Tehran to Karachi.
Remark..
Karachi to Tehran.
Tehran to Karachi.
Remarks.
April ... ...
May ... ...
June ... ...
July
August ... ...
September ... ...
October ... ...
November ...
December ...
January ...
February ... ...
March ... • ...
Mins. Secs.
7 0
8 43
8 17
8 29
10 39
8 11}
8 46
13 14
11 28
17 41
20 38
13 36
Mins. Secs.
5 33
8 4
12 41
14 40
10 4
7 15
8 23
11 28
12 15
21 14
25 1
13 5
) Working one circuit (owing to minor failing on several
C occasions); enhanced mean.
Persian minor and Gulf minor occasional bad working.
Repairing G. P. cable ; 5th and 6th working one circuit to
Tehran owing to sickness.
Persian Section bad weather, lines leaky.
Ditto Gulf Section Cable interrupted.
Minor to Bushire interrupted 9th; bad weather on Per
sian lines.
Mins. Secs.
ii 44
9 4
16 15
14 57
14 33
17 1
14 6
18 41
9 57
8 6
Mins. Secs.
to 37
8 31
9 11
20 1
17 2
17 33
14 21
25 55
9 1
5 34
•
Working one circuit Gulf Section for 4days 19 hours.
Karachi-Gwadur Section interrupted ; working through
land line 4 days 23 hours and one circuit Persian Section.
(Not recorded owing to pressure of work caused bv the
) total interruption of the Eastern Company’s lines.
Working one circuit Gulf Section for 23 days 21 hours
and one circuit Persian Section.
Working one circuit Gulf Section for 3 days 7 hours and
Persian land lines working badly.
Working one circuit Gulf Section for 2 days 19 hours ;
Persian land lines working badly.
Working 1 one circuit Gulf Section for 5 days 23 hours ;
Persian land lines working badly.
Average monthly mean rate of
transmission per message
during the Year
11 231
12 28
13 26
13 47