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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [‎113r] (230/488)

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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FOR THE YEAR 1912.
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more frequent, if there were any likelihood of redress, or of
of offenders.
the punishment
To facilitate the landing of cargo His Highness has begun building a iettv
running out from his customs wharf 100 feet out to sea.
His Highness approached the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. with a view to collecting
ma'asharat (export duty) from British subjects in the Batinah ports. The
question was placed before the leading British Indian merchants who objected
to the proposal on the grounds that His Highness' authority in those parts was
so weak that the result of any such orders would be that British merchants
would pay the ma'asharat, whereas Arab merchants, in those parts usually
Bedouin Shaikhs, would escape. They therefore thought that, in the Batinah
ports, the ma'asharat should be levied from the cultivators, who would be able
to collect from merchants by charging a higher price for their goods. The
proposal therefore fell through and His Highness has not raised it again.
During the year under report applications for freedom were received
Slave Trade. from 46 slaves of whom 33 were freed.
. Of the 46, 15 were from Mekran and the
remainder rrom Zanzibar.
His Excellency the Hon'ble Sir Alexander E. Bethell, K.C.M.G., Bear
Eoyai Navy. Admiral and Naval Oommander"in-Ohief
H/T i x * i of the East Indies Squadron, visited
JVlaskat _ twice during the year on board the H. M. S. " Highflyer". His
first visit was in April and the second lasted from 30th September to 2nd
December This is the first time in Maskat history that an English Admiral
has stayed at Maskat for over two months.
All the other ships of the East Indies Squadron have been constantly in
and out ot the port m connection with the arms traffic operations and when the
Admiral visited Maskat on the second occasion, six Men-of-War remained
stationed m the port for two months.
Foreign Xavy,-
American and Carmelite Missions.
Off
No Foreign Man-of War visited Maskat
during the year under report.
The Beverend Eather Bernard of the
Carmelite Mission visited Maskat in May.
-n Visionaries have been active as usual throughout the year.
f ^ dur 1 i e g tl10 ^ar. Dr. Thorns ha! remained in
f Hospital and has made himself very popular. The Mission
has bought and rebuilt a room in the bazaar at Maskat wherein books are
sold by a Baghdadi christian.
During the month of January a Kuwait "boom" "Ambar Towil."
Weather and rainfall. belonging to Shahin bin Ghanim was
nf ^ 4.1 ' U. * TiT re P orted wrecked and lost with her cargo
Lhrf Vb .SB.™. 1 0f
T 1 h ?. rai ^ fa11 for the year amounted to 7 59 inches. The hot weather
though it lasted longer than usual, was not for Maskat severe. The highest
temperature during the year recorded was 113'2 0 on the 26th Mav 5 The
highest average day temperature was 104-5° in the month of June and the
Jugnest average n^ght temperature was 901° in the month of Julv The
lowest day temperature recorded was 65-4° on the 27th January, and the
lowest night temperature was 57-4- on the 1st January.
Tables of temperature and rainfall are appended.
The Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. made a short tour to Oman ports during the month of
Tours of Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. . January in the B.I.M.S. t£ Minto , '
t x . kindly placed at his disposal by the
Senior Naval Officer. In the course of his tour the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. visited
Kunyat, Sur, Masna, Sohar and Shenas. g
In the month of Eebruary, Mr. J. B. Wood, O LE., of the Foreign
nistinguifched visitors. Department of the Government of India,
• j i .. . . visited Maskat in connection with the
introduction oi ec, mounts m the working of the offices in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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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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