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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [166v] (337/488)
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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66
PEESIAN GTJLF ADMINISTRATION REPORT
should be confiscated. This, however, was not possible as the holders of the
had in the meantime disappeared. His Majesty's Consul, Sistan, wno was
no way responsible for these certificates, which were old, expressed his intentio 11
of strictly supervising the issue of such documents in the future. Sistanis no
doubt, do actually work for British Indian traders in Sistan, but their main
object in coming to Kerman appears to be to deal (presumably on their own
account) in bad ghee, arms, and opium "sukhtah, " in which they are muck
assisted by being able to pose as British proteges.
The commercial conditions of the year were not unfavourable, but there
Commercial was ai1 inlieritailce trouble from 1912
in several difficult bankruptcy cases, in
which the Imperial Bank of Persia and the Hindus were creditors. These
cases had fallen into a state of great confusion, but were brought into some
degree of order during the year, though they still remained unsettled and are
likely to remain so for some time to come.
During the year the security of the routes was in general satisfactory, but
there were unhappily a few serious outrages. The robbery of large caravans
at Sarvistan and Marghak by Baluchis has been already mentioned. This
robbery was followed by that of a large carpet caravan at Daulatabad, on the
Pars border. Portunately, thanks perhaps to action by the Amir Mufakham,
the greater part of the property was at once recovered.
The Kawam-ul-Mulk has since led an expedition to Darab to secure the
restoration of the residue, but, s far as is at present known, he has suffered
defeat and is unlikely to be successful.
During the year the Consulate had to deal with some five fresh robberies
but the number of claims involved considerably exceeds that of the robberies.
In the way of recoveries the year was a red-letter one, though that, as will
be seen, means little.
Eecoveries aggregating 16,068 Krans were actually effected by the Amir
Mufakham in regard to three robbery cases, and one of these was settled,
albeit only on the basis of a compromise.
Such results, it would seem, are without precedent in the records of the
Consulate during the last ten years.
Robbery Claims. —Entered during 1913 as unrecoverable locally
(Daulatabad robbery not included) ..... Krs. 239,811-76
Recovered during 1913 . . . . . . . • „ 16,068
Total unsatisfied robbery claims on 31st December 1913 about . „ 975,610-90
or at present rates of exchange
about Rs. 2,71,000.
All outstanding robbery claims lodged by the Indo-European Telegraph
Department were settled in Tehran by the Persian Government in autumn.
Deht Claims. —There were no serious debt claims lodged in the Consulate
during the year.
The following table shows approximately how matters stand in regard to
Debt Claims :—
No.
Value.
Settled.
Recoveries
No. and balance out
standing on Sis t
December 1913.
Cases outstanding on
1st January J 913.
45
1,190,118
3
770-95
42
],143,347-05
Fresh cases lodged dur
ing 1913.
7
22,679-45
2
18,280
5
9,399-45
Totals .
52
1,212,797-45
5
60,050-95
47
1,153,M6-50
—■ r" T#
Of the 47 cases shown as still outstanding, however, 9 have been written off,
7 as having been settled in Bandar Abbas, and two brought on to robbery i
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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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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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