مجموعة ٣٠ /١١١ "محطات بحرية بريطانية في: إنشاءات في خور قوي والبحرين. إخلاء هنجام وباسعيدو." [و‎‎٤‎١‎٢] (١١٥٤/٨٢٨)

A F ^ s N D I x
WO. 2.
Pago 8.
for till o t3.SG aroo no ffroat,or 1 +-u^ .. . .
be enjoyed at Home Stations, ^ n ° e i ' ,Tnicil T ' vould normally
Method of carrying; out work.
29, There are only two possible methods:-
(a ) By contract
(b) By direct labour,
?Lhn% oa d ied out ln th9 Perslan
Se'in h wav »ohnn°d tB 8 th ® r ® ar « have no Plant and
p urthorm°,e, tney ax-e illiterate and totally incapable of
estimating» _ They either put in a particularly high trice or
on^ too low vhicn is qiite inadequate for the work. Neither
°i an ? 5 ;@ ? t he ma y employ is sufficiently
s.^ille to bv, entrusted nth such work as is proposed, and when
contracts cn tins nature are entered into, the usual result is
the supervisory agent of the Government actually carrying the
job through, °
30* # It is wherefore recommended that the work be carried
out by direct labour under an efficient supervisor. It would
06 preferable if a British Clerk of Corks could be employed,
with an Indian Supervisor to assist him with language
difficulties. In this connection, particular use could be made
of the present Clerk-in-Charge at Henjam, especially in regard
to the recruitment, of laloour. If, however, it is considered
that the expense of a British Clerk of Corks is too heavy, it
might be possible for the work to be carried out under the
immediate supervision of an Indian Supervisor such as the man
at present employed on the extension to the Rest House at
Sharjah* Such a course would involve freqient visits (once a
month) by a British Engineer, The R,A*F. Works and Buildings
Section Staff at Basrah are not, under present arrangements,
in a position to take on this extra commitment.
Cons ide rati on of us ing materi al from Hen jam.,
31. The possibility of using materials, particularly
joinery, from, the demolition of the buildings at Henjam has
been considered. Having regard hoover to the peculiar
political situation, it has been thought inadvisable to take
this factor into consideration in estimating.
Period required for car ryin g ou t the work .
32• This is extremely difficult to determine, okilled
labour and material conditions in this locality are largely
unknown factors, whilst a considerable amount of the stores,
‘Y fit tings, piping, gene r ating sets, pump s ,
i ^.n-nmnr^arv. and internal fitments, would
such as sanitar
O O-iJ. J. U (J-.L J J- J. u u w J ir—JT— O ' -
distilling plant, ironmongery, and internal
have to be obtained from the United Kingdom,
33. It is possible that provided these stores were
obtained in advance the work could be carrxe 0 , , W” th
of approximately seven months. This period may b. taxan as the
absolute minimum. In this connection it must Dv uninhabited
the proposed site for the Naval Base is a barren and uninhabi .
island, and that everything used in t,n^
Establishment must be imported. Purtner,
that the climatic
conditions are not
kJ C/ Xi t X sO V/ O’ W w , •
conducive to rapid construction.
PART TV