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‘Persia – especially Seistan’ [440v] (879/949)
The record is made up of 1 file (475 folios). It was created in 7 Nov 1901-23 Aug 1905. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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There is no douht that speaking generally, the tea trade ^
^^•n^^eTr^XTere^kS tenner times, now all
Srtekhtfbut a^want a UghTtoToury tea with tets of aroma as mrlk rs newer
used. __ , . . p arai - Q mnnot be looked on perhaps as
The importation Jav ?“ ade with India as all Java teas are imported
altogether an alien trade. It is ame way . The opening up of
from Bombay, China tea to a less m , ov inces such as Bokhara, to avoid the
the Batoum rout 3 , enabling B-ussi P trade but is likely to improve
Customs duty has of course the Gulf trade, but m ^ aU
trade in tea by gmng it greater < imnorted through Bombay, with
the teas found in Kerman all of ".^’Xly consumption, cost landed
Enclosure A, giving detai ^ th aP 0 P f r ™ te 0 ccu3 Tn transit from Bunder
S«,!ST« I ciS. b°«. p“«»W toll..b«i»»" 1 «>*»<
communities here, ; s ^'c to report that the Deputy Governor
p. S wine » ,, Pprcian Consul of Kerman, have asked to
of Kerman and Jemit, a be presented w i t h some for
S Of cours^havemade all arrangements for their reeeption and presents
^“fmaTmentottaUhe above is an unprecedented course of action for
these officials to have taken, and 1 only trust it may foreshadow an mterest in
Indian trade.
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Enclosure A.
There are seven varieties of tea imported into Ker “ a “ . Customs
sorts o-reen tea, Appar and Indian black tea of one r anety. ihe Customs
authorities however recognise only three varieties, and green tea, of which the
import i? very small, is reckoned as being black, all teas bemg bought m and
manifested from Bombay, the Customs officials say that they often have
considerable difficulty in determining the country of origin, and are afraid the
China t Pas —Anpar and green—often get listed as India. . ,
All tea is purchased in Bombay, payment being made by agents m cash or
by cheque against documents. It is imported through Bunder Abbas. The
time occupied in transit from the port to Kerman is about 30 days. The cost
of carriage varies from 1 Kran to 1} Kraus per batman or Tabreez maund.
The approximate cost landed in Persia is :
Lamsars No. 1, S52-8-0 per box of 40 lbs.
„ No. 2, K14 to 45 „
„ No. 3, 4*37-8-0
„ No. 4,11*5-0-0 „
Green tea ft 4 to S6-4 per Tabreez maund.
Appar tea fttd2 to S63 per box of 40 lbs.
Black tea at 8 annas per lb in Bombay at ft5 per Tabraez maund.
Approximate yearly demand*
Java, Lamsar, No. 1, ftl,S00 boxes (of 40 lbs).
No. 2 , Rl ,200 ,, ,,
,, No. 3, R800 „ ,,
,, No. 4, R8U0 » >> > . . j
China green 4 Indian maunds yearly imported in bags covered with matting ana
then wrapped in leather.
China Appar, 20 boxes of 40 lbs.
Indian black, 300 boxes of 80 lbs.
No. 4 Lamsar is packed in 40 lb. boxes containing some time four boxes
of 5 and 10 lbs. There is no Lamsar imported in fancy tin boxes.
The Indian black tea is only used for mixing to meet the demands of the
poorer classes. . ,
So far as we can ascertain no tea is imported through Kussian sources to
Kerman,
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This part contains papers mostly relating to British interests in Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
It includes a copy of the Board of Trade Commercial Intelligence Committee ‘Report received from Mr. H. W. Maclean, the Special Commissioner appointed by the Commercial Intelligence Committee of the Board of Trade, on the conditions and prospects of British trade in Persia.’
A handwritten note at the front of the file, on folio 5, states ‘Spare copy of notes & correspondence of the “Helmand Control” file (with maps)’. Folio 110 consists of handwritten notes, including one dated 27 April 1904, which states ‘The secret Helmand papers have been printed up, and a set, with necessary maps, is submitted for H.E. the Viceroy to take to England.’ Much of the file concerns the question of controlling the water of the Helmand river and irrigating its whole delta, and the work of the Seistan Arbitration Commission to arbitrate between Persia and Afghanistan on the question of rights to the water of the Helmand in Seistan.
The file also includes reports by W A Johns on reconnaissances of potential railway routes made while he was attached to the Seistan Arbitration Commission, and other papers relating to railways and roads in Persia.
In addition, the file includes copies of the following Government of India Foreign Department Proceedings, which reproduce received Foreign Department correspondence on the following subjects: ‘Selection of a British naval base in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .’, November 1901, Nos. 74-83; ‘Visit of His Excellency the Viceroy to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. during November-December 1903.’, February 1904, Nos. 33-127; ‘Establishment of telegraphic communication with Henjam. Question of the selection of a naval base in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Aggressive action of the Persians at Tamb and Abu Musa; their claim to the Islands.’, June 1904, Nos. 300-388; ‘Reports of the Commercial Mission to Persia.’, June 1905, Nos. 45-111; ‘Question of retaining flagstaffs erected in the neighbourhood of the Musandim Promontory’, August 1905, Nos. 288-307.’
The file also includes: brief handwritten notes written by Curzon on headed paper belonging to the Viceregal Lodge, Simla, relating to Seistan and to Lord Kitchener’s planned reforms for the reorganisation and redistribution of the Indian Army; and a printed copy of the report ‘A Note by Major H.L. [Herbert Lionel] Showers, C.I.E., on the present state of affairs in Kelat and a review of the system of Administration now being pursued.’
The file includes four maps: ‘Map of the Tail waters of Helmand River’ (13 July 1903), f 122; ‘Plan Shewing Proposed Routes for a Railway from Nushki to Afghan Frontier near Robat’ (10 April 1903), f 139; ‘Extract from Admiralty Chart No. 753. (Entrance to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ).’ (October 1901), f 219; and ‘Sketch of route Ram Hormuz to Fellahieh.’ (April 1904), f 230.
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- 1 file (475 folios)
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The papers are arranged in no apparent order, apart from the Government of India Foreign Department Proceedings, folios 231 to 474, which are arranged in chronological order.
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- ‘Persia – especially Seistan’
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- front, 2r:194v, 195v:196r, 197v:199v, 200v, 201v, 203r:272r, 273v:275v, 277r:405v, 408r:408v, 409v, 411r:413v, 414v:419v, 420v:424v, 425v:432v, 433v:435v, 436v, 437v:443v, 444v:471v, 473r:475v
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