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PART III —{continued).
Section. Paragraphs.
V—Movements of tho Comet north of Baghdad opposed by the
Porte, 1885 202
YI—Alleged intention of the Turks to construct a canal on the
Tigris, lb86—87 ... 263-205
VII—Aliased unsuitability of tho Comet for services required at
Baghdad, 1887—90 ... ... 200-275
VIII—Rumoured formation of a new Ottoman River Company, 1892 276—278
IX—Messrs. Lynch’s claim for certain privileges allowed to the
Ottomau steamers ... 279—280
X—Behaviour of the Turkish Police towards the Comet, 1893—9*1 281—282
XI—Navigability of tho Tigris, 1899 ... 283—287
XII—Permission accoidcl to Messrs. Lynch to tow barges on the
Tigris, and subsequently withdrawn, 1899 ... 288—292
XIII— Congestion of traffic between Baghdad and Basrah, 1903 293
XIV— Unsatisfactory character of the Mail Service maintained by the
Euphrates and Tigris Navigation Company, 1899—1903 ... 293—297
XV—Opening of an improved Turkish Steam Servico on the Tigris,
1904, ... 298—299
XVI—Tho now mail contraot ... 300—301A
XVII—Proposed supply of a launch for the Residency, 1901-05 301B
XVIII—Recent Postal affairs, 1891-1905 ... 30012—300 P
CHAPTER XIII.
Turkish Fort at Fao and Military Post3 on tho Skat-el-
Aral) ... ... ... ... ... 302-335

CHAPTER XIV.
Turkish Pretentious to Jurisdiction over the Shat-el-Arab
and Mohammerak.
I—Turkish jurisdiction on tho Shat-el-Arab ... 336—339
II—Rights of British naval ships to ascend up the Shat-el-Arab ... 340—352
III— Objection of the Porto to the presence of British war-ships at
Basrah, 1833—86 • • • ... 353—359
IV— Number of guns allowed to bo carried by foroign vessels in the
Shat-el-Arab, 1893 ... ... ... ... 360—362
V—Levy of Customs dues by tho Turks on imports and exports
at Mobammerah, 1393-94 ... 363—375
VI—Turkish quarantino arrangements on tho Shat-el-Arab, 1890 ... 375—377
VII—Proposed Turkish quarantine at Fao, 1891—97 ... 378—387
VIII—Sanitary Posts in the Persian Gulf and Turkish Arabia pro­
posed by the Paris Conference of 1894 • M ... 388—301
IX—(1) Blackmailing of British Indian native craft by Turkish
Officers on the Shat-el-Arab. (2) Quarantine Restrictions.
(3) Proposed appointment of a Consul at Fao, 1894—95 ... 892—407
X—Boarding of British Indian vessels in search of arms, 1895—96 408—422
XI— Appointment of a Consul at Fao. (2) Despatch of a man-of-
war. (3) Their withdrawal, 1896—97 ... ... 423—435
XII— Plague in India and quarantine arrangements in Turkish
Arabia, 1897—98 • •• ... 436-449
CHAPTER XV.
Piracies on the Shat-el-Arab, 1888—1904 ... 451-501