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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [32r] (68/616)
The record is made up of 1 volume (304 folios). It was created in 1907-1911. 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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RESIDENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
FOR THE YEAR 1905-1906. 47
Other causes besides the cost of living liave, however, helped towards this
falling off of trade, as for example, the depreciation in the value of the Kran,
the fact that transport has been much more expensive, and much more difficult
to get from Baghdad, owing to the fact that the Turkish authorities have
seized most of the camels for their expeditions. The increased facilities for
transport to the north by the new Russian built road from Kazwin toHamadan
has also attracted much of the trade from the Baghdad-Kermanshah route.
The following "is an approximate estimate of the number of loads brought
into Kermanshah by the Baghdad route during the last year,—camels, 17,000,
mules 69,000, donkeys 15,000.
Traffic in arms —The confiscations of arms smuggled into the country
according to the Director-General, amounted to—
Rifles 32
Double-barrelled guns ....... 6
Cartridges . . .1,600
Revolvers ......... 12
Revolver-cartridges . , ...... 700
Gunpowder, about . . • . , . . , 40 lbs.
The above will show that there is not much smuggling in arms done by
this route.
Customs. —The customs when I arrived here in 1904 were under the
charge of Monsieur A. Molitor, with a M. Eabri under him.
In 1905, on my return from Urumia, the Director-General was Monsieur
Waffelaert, with an assistant. Baron Fallon, This Monsieur WafPelaert was
the same gentleman who was removed from Bushire. I am glad to say that
he has given no trouble of any sort here, and, indeed, has said that if he were
allowed to return to Bushire the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
would find no difficulty
whatsoever with him.
Baron Pallon retired from the service during the year, and has not been
replaced.
The Director-General at Kermansliah is also in charge of the Customs of
Hamadan, Malayar and Kurdistan. He has, however, so much work at head
quarters, especially while he is without an assistant, that he is utterly unable
to personally supervise his sub rdinates at the branch offices, with what results
may be imagined.
All goods coming from Baghdad are sealed at the frontier, and passed on
to Kermansbah, where the Customs duties are calculated and in the case of
goods for the town, are handed over to the consignees, while goods for other
parts of Persia are passed on on payment of the dues.
Goods coming from the North are registered at Resht, and do not come
into the figures of the Kermanshah Qustoms Keports at all. It is therefore
absolutely impossible to get accurate figures for the trade of this province.
Not only do the imports from the North not figure at all, but a great deal
of the goods that are entered as imported into Kermanshah are really for
distribution to other parts of Persia.
The Customs are also in charge of the Imperial Treasury at Kermanshah,
and meet the expenditure for public buildings and the general administration
of the province.
The Customs receipts for the last three years for this province are as
follows:—
Krana.
1903-04 . . * 4,500,000
1904-05 . 4,300,000
1905-06 , , , . , , , , , 3,6U0,000 approxi
mately.
Prom these receipts are met the expenses of administration, pay of customs
officers, furniture, rent of all buildings, repairs, etc. Also all expenses or
indemnities ordered by the Central Administration, and the balance is sent
through the Russian Bank at Hamadan (with the exception of Krans 10,000
per week paid into the Imperial Bank of Persia here), for transmission to
Tehran.
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The volume contains Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for 1905-1906 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1907); Administration Report on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1906-1907 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1908); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1907-1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for April-December1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year Ending 31st December 1909 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911); and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. for the Year 1910 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911).
The Reports contain reviews by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and chapters on each of the consulates, agencies, and other administrative regions that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. . The Reports contain information on political developments, territorial divisions, local administration, principal tribes, British personnel and appointments, trade and commerce, naval and marine matters, communications, judicial matters, archaeology, pearl fisheries, the slave trade, arms and ammunition traffic, medical matters and public health, oil, notable visitors and events, meteorological data, and related topics.
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There is a list of contents at the front of each Report.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 306 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 40, 261.
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