Coll 1/42 'Aden. Changes in civil administration in the event of separation from India: lighthouses'
Date:
1933/1936
Description:
Abstract: The file contains correspondence between the Aden Chief Commissioner (Bernard Reilly), the India Office, and the Government of India Department of Commerce, regarding the administration of lighthouses and related dues.The correspondence concerns the lighthouses at Aden and Perim: the Elephant's Back Light and Ras Marshag Light, maintained by the Aden Port Trust; and the High Light and Half Point Light, maintained by the Government of India. The collection of light dues is also discussed.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 19; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.