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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [‎93v] (191/488)

The record is made up of 1 volume (241 folios). It was created in 1912-1915. 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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48
PEKSIAN GULF ADMINISTEATION REPORT
station. It is a great improYement on the previous building, the accommodation
in which was most indifferent.
During the year under review there has been little or no direct import nf
arms m or around Bandar Abbas I
Arms Traffic. certain number of rifles were brought inf
the town overland from the direction of Lingah. The traffic is in the hands
of certain Ewazi merchants who dispose o± the rifles to caravans from the
interior a certain number being also sent through Minab into Persian Ealn-
chistan' The traffic however has become considerably attenuated of late
In June a consignment of coal was put down at Hen jam for the use of
His Majesty's ships. The coal depot at Basidu possesses but little shelter from
the North-West wind and the entrance is blocked by a shoal, which renders it
difficult for the largest ships to approach. Henjam possesses a sheltered
anchorage, is easy of access and centrally situated. As soon as the supply of
coal at Basidu is exhausted, His Majesty's ships will coal at Henjam, 50 tons
only being left at Basidu.
Thirty slaves took refuge at the Consulate during the past year, out of
which number 13 were manumitted, the
remainder being either restored amicaWj
to their masters, or leaving the Consulate while their cases were undei
investigation.
His Majesty's Consul visited Basidu and
Tour8, Lingah in December.
The Resident arrived in the R. I. M. 8. ^Investigator" on the 1
and left on the 10th June.
Visits.
H. V. BISCOE, Captain,
Assistant
Consul, Bandar Ahki
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The volume contains 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 1911 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1912); 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 1912 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1913); 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 1913 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing India, 1914); 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 1914 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing India, 1915).

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 districts 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 places and tribes, British personnel and appointments, trade and commerce, naval and marine matters, communications, transport, judicial matters, 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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1 volume (241 folios)
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There is a list of contents toward the front of each Report.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 2 on the first folio after the front cover, and terminates at 242 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil and enclosed in a circle, and appear 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.

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