'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [‎226r] (456/488)

Km THE YEAH
1914; 43
During the year under report, applications for freedom were received from
Slave Trade. ^ slaves, of whom. 34i were freed, 1 ab-
f a p - r , . , sconded and 1 was repatriated. Of the 36
slaves, 14 were from Mekran and the rest from Zanzibar.
His Excellency Admiral Peirse, O.B, M.V.O, the Naval Commander-in-
Royal Navy. Chief of the East Indies Squadron, visited
t ? i u- « <a --pf ' j i i . t ^ as kat on the 8th April on board the
Flagship Swiftsure and saluted the port. The salute was dulv returned
from His Highness Saluting Battery. The Flagship was escorted byH. M. S.
'•Dartmouth "lox' and "Alert." After a week's stay in Maskat His
Excellency returned to Karachi on the 18th April.
^ All the other ships of the East Indies Squadron have visited Maskat
during the year.
The Erench cruiser and training ship C£ Jeanne d'Arc" visited Maskat
Foreign Navy. the 22nd January from Charbar. The
v -n i Commander of the cruisep, accompanied
by the Erench Consul, visited His Highness the Sultan on the following day,
the latter paying a return visit on board the cruiser the same evening. Three
salutes were fired on the conclusion of the visit. The cruiser then proceeded
to Bandar Abbas and Lingah.
Dr. Worrall has succeeded the late Dr. Thoms at Matrah. The
American and Carmelite Missions. Mission has added a special room to the
Mission house at Maskat wherein
Dr. Hosman, M.B., a lady doctor, treats female patients. In November the
members of the Mission in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. held their annual conference in
Maskat. Heverend Eather Bernard of the Carmelite Mission visited Maskat
from Bushire in May.
In the month of January telegraphic information was received from the
Eainfali and Weather. 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. , Aden, of the wreck of
the Greek steamer "Aliki" at Merbat.
The Resident, Aden, requested arrangements to be made through the Sultan
for the protection and safety of the salvors. The matter was referred to His
Highness the Sultan but no assistance could be sent firstly owing to there not
being any of His Majesty's Ships available at the time and secondly because
no lives or property of British subjects were involved. The ship was given
up as a total wreck.
The rainfall for the year amounted to 5*45 inches more than the last
year. The summer was long and severe. The highest temperature during the
year recorded was 114° on the 9th June. The highest average day tempera
ture was lOO'^ 0 in the month of May and the highest average night tempera
ture was 88 3° in the month of June. The lowest day temperature recorded
was 64r0 o on the 5th February and the lowest night temperature was 59'8°
on the Ist January.
The usual tables of rainfall and temperature are appended to this report.
In the months of March and April, when the rebel tribes were reported
m » .i jj . . active, 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 Barka
Tours of the rohtical Aarent. j, - -it?- j • TTT\rci
thrice and Karyat once m H. M. b.
Dartmouth," "Alert," and {f Eox," which were kindly placed at his disposal
by the courtesy of the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Shaikh Buti bin Eashid of Debai visited Maskat in Eebruary. While in
^ . . Maskat he called on 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.
Foreign interests. an( l complained against the Captain of
the British India Company's slow mail Baroda" for not hoistmg his flag
on approaching Maskat. The Shaikh was, however, advised that his proper
course was to approach 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. .
Sayid Hashim, a relative of the Nakib of Basrah, and Shaikh Sagar bin
Zaid of Abu Thabi also visited Maskat in Eebruary.
Monsieur Lequellec, Erench Coal Superintendent) relieved Mons. Le Galle
on the 27th May, the latter proceeding to Paris. Monsieur Lequellec died in
Maskat on the 30th August after a short illness of 3 days.
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