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Board of Trade respectively. Tlio further desi­
derata, excepting <1 and 0, might be dealt with
by the Board of Trade. Point <1 would require
careful consideration, and might perhaps be dis­
cussed with Messrs. Lynch. Point G is already
likely to rcceivo the attention of His Majesty’s
Legation, who have reported fully upon an irri­
gation project of a Butch engineor on the
Karun.
It is incidentally recommended in Mr. Chick’s
report that the Imperial Bank of Persia should
open a branch at Bahrein. This course is open
to objection, since it might lend colour to tho
contention that Bahroiu is Persian territory. On
this ground it would seem preferable to cn-
courage the establishment of some bank not
connected with Persia—say, the branch of a
Bombay house.

(c.) Lighthouses,0 f
[Commuuicatcd by Mr. Lovat Fraser. 1

The following notes are based on conversa­
tions with officers of the Navy and Indian Marine,
and also with commanders of mail steamers of
the British India Company; further, with poli­
tical officers.
There are at present no lights in tho Gulf at Lighthouses.
all, except a very small one (a beacon) at the
southern point of Kowcit Harbour.
There is a general consensus of opinion that a
light is chiefly wanted on Bas Musandim, at the
entrance to the Gulf. For manifest political
reasons, this is also desirable. Such a light might
be placed—(a) on ono of the Quoin Islands;
(6) on Musandim Island, the actual point, sepa­ Musandim.
rated from the mainland; (c) on the mainland
behind. All three places are lonely, the climate
is bad, supplies would h-ive to be brought from
clsewhpre, and perhaps there might at first be
danger from tho local tribesmen. The replies to
these objections are that the location is not more
lonely than tho island light* in the lied Sea, tho
climate can hardly be worse than that, and sup-

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t A Report on Lights in the Persian Gulf was drawn up in
1872 by the Consulting Engineer for Kurracbee Barbour. (See
India Office Library, No. 718.)