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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [187r] (378/488)
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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POE THE TEAE 1913. 10 y
supervised by Muhammad Ibrahim former Superintendent of Customs and
now head
Munshi
A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf.
in the palace^ There hare not been many complaints against
th e working of the Customs. The landing arrangements have remained with
the company of 4 Arabs mentioned in last year's report. The head of these
^ AH Musa was banished as already menfioned in this report.
During the year under report, applications for freedom were received
slave trade. ^ slaves of whom 32 were freed.
1 , r/ '\, i q 16 wer e from Mekran and the
remainder from Zanzibar and Somaliland. ■
His Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief of the Fast Indies Squadron
Royal Navy.
visited Maskat twice during the year.
J • rw I, 1, TT- XI 11 1S first yisit of 5 da y 9 wa s in April and
the second m October, when His Excellency spent 15 days here.
All the other ships of the East Indies Squadron have visited the port
frequently.
Foreign Navy. , No foreign man-of-war visited Maskat
aunng the year under report.
On the 15th January, Dr. Thomas of the American Mission died of injuries
American and Carmelite Missions. Sustained fiom a fall while he Was fixing a
j -o i/u -n i telephone to a pole on rocky ground near
Matrah. Reverend Father Bernard, of the Carmelite Mission, visited Maskat
once during the year m February.
In the month of May a " badau ", belonging to the firm of Monsieur
Weather and Kainfail. Coguyer, was reported wrecked near
Umm-ul-Kaiwain with her cargo of dates.
No lives were however lost
The rainfall for the year was less than last year and amounted to onlv
5^7 inches The summer was, as usual, long but not severe. The highest
temperature during the year recorded was 110-4 0 on the 21st May. The highest
average day temperature was lOl-S 0 in the month of May, and the highest
average night temperature was 88 0° in the month of August. The lowest
day temperature recorded was 69-2 0 on the 11th February and the lowest ni-ht
temperature was 59'8° on the 31st December. b
Tables of temperature and rainfall are appended.
In May 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 Sur and Quryat in H. M. S. " Odin ".
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.
. J?. visited Sib to confer there with
u i r « . t7"t. i- , , Hls Highness, and m September he visited
Barkah Suwaiq Khaburah and Sohar in H. M. S. Fox," kindly placed at his
disposal by the Senior Naval Officer.
On the 20th October, Admiral Slade passed through Maskat on his way up
Visits of Distinguished Officials.
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and in November came
General Bird wood, Secretary to the Govern-
ATwlPnW/iT 1X1 „ ment of India in the Army Department
Colonel Lee, lately Military Secretary to the Viceroy.
The Midhat-us-Sultaneh, Persian Government Foreign Office Agent,
Foreign interests. visited Maskat in January. Unofficial
visits were exchanged.
Mudb^^TJ U1 i ish ^ Con . Sul a t Ull & h and Abdul Wahhab, a Turkish
Sultan in March 01n ■ R;USSian steamer u Euphrates " and visited the late
On the 19th August, Mr. E. A. Wood, a mechanic employed by Messrs.
Miscellaneous. Chance Brothers of Birmingham in con-
honcno j.'l -r> • nection with the construction of Light-
from pneumonia rSlan ' died in the Maskat Hos P itaL He was suffering
S. G, KNOX, MA joe ,
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.
and His Britannic
Majestys Consul, Maskat.
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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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- Title
- 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:240v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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