‘Works required to supply Aden with Water’

Title:

‘Works required to supply Aden with Water’

Date:

1848/1848

Description:

Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, memoranda, resolutions, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Military Board of Bombay; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Waddington, Superintending and Executive Engineer at Aden; James Brown, Engineer; and the Government of India.The item concerns the proposals to supply water to the isthmus of Aden. The two proposals involve supplying water through a tunnel or by a military road. The advantages and disadvantages of both proposals are discussed, including details of the machinery and the equipment required, and the cost.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 6349, Collection No 3’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 335, and terminates at f 379 as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival item

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Military engineering
Water supply

Geographic region:

Aden

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100098575150.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100098575150.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2280/116885
IOR/F/4/2280/116885

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