مجموعة ٩/٣٠(٢) "تقارير إدارية عن الخليج الفارسي - ١٩٤٥ -" [و‎‎١‎٢‎٥] (١١٤٨/٢٤٩)

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by obtaining the loan of two water-tankers from the British
Military authorities for the use of the Bushire Viater Company*
These tanker lorries were of the greatest service in
supplying water to the town until the first rains fell in
November.
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£§S<i* ‘I** 1 ® condition of the main road to
Shiras, which was no longer maintained by British authorities f
deteriorated end thoiv.h pf;S 3 ablo without nnch difficulty, was
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in need of repair and 'naintenance by the close of the year.
The exceptionally heavy autumn rains caused small landslides
on the ialu and hudak pasass which vere repaired, but net
without holding up traffic, particularly a*I*O.C* tankers,
for some days. The 'oad was ocoasionally insecure in tho
first half of the year but improved thereeifter*
The main read in Bushire town continued to deteriorate
until its condition became so bad that by the end of the year
the Municipality was obliged to take up the work of repair.
Tills has commenced frrn the torr «nd and *^ill continue up to
tho suburb of dangi.
Travel on the unmade roads to Tangistan ond Pashti
was occasionally subject to petty holdups but on the roads
north towards Hiat Baud war secure.
(b) Sea * Mail steamers were few and far between
at the beginning of the year but an Improvement set in and by
the end of the year two and occasionally three ships a iaonth
were calling. Ships however shewed a tendency to bunch
together instead of being spaced 2 *eguiarly. The M*V. Resang,
which had maintained a circular run inside the Gulf approximately
once a fortnight since 1942, was withdrawn towards the end of
the year. A.X.O.C. tugs continued to assist corimunications
with Khorramshahr and the North.