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Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05 [‎192v] (389/602)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (299 folios). It was created in 1884-1906. 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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ADMINISTRATION EEPORT ON THE PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. POLITICAL
Quarantine. —Quarantine has been enforced during the year against port
in India infected with plague. The arrangements have been in the charge of
Surgeon-Captain P. Lumsden, who has carried out his difficult duties in a
thoroughly satisfactory manner. Quarantine interferes with trade, and with
the comfort of individuals, and the efforts to evade it are unceasing. Dr.
Lumsden and those working under him deserve much credit for the manner
in which they have enforced the regulations laid down by the Venice Con
ference, in the face of much opposition. I am glad to say that up to the end of
the year under report no case of plague has occurred in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. or at
Maskat.
In May 1897 the Turkish Government deputed two Turkish doctors to
Kowait, to inspect the quarantine arrangements between Maskat and that
place.
Anniversary of Her Majesty's accession. —The anniversary of the sixtieth
year of the accession of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen-Empress was
duly celebrated at Bushire, Maskat, Mohammerah, Shiraz and other places on
the 22nd June 1897.
Demand of Persian garrison for arrears of pay and rations. —In July the
Persian garrison at Bushire took " Bust " under the 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. flagstaff, and
demanded our assistance in obtaining arrears of pay which had not, so they
stated, been paid for five months. After a time some arrangement was arrived
at, and the men returned to their own quarters.
Mail rohheries. —There was some unrest among the tribes between Shiraz
and Bushire during the past year, and several robberies occurred on the trade
route. Among others was the robbery of the Legation Kossid with despatches
for Bushire, who was attacked at a defile, called the Tang-i-Turkan, about 20
miles south of Kazeroon. The bags were taken, and some of the contents were
destroyed, the remainder being recovered. The day after this occurrence the
Persian post was also robbed, and the Commandant of the body-guard of the
Governor-General of Pars was sent with a small force to arrest the
robbers. The action taken by this official is instructive. It is stated that he
and his followers looted the surrounding villages to the extent of 10,000 to
mans, about R30,000, but failed to arrest the real culprits, and compensation
has only lately been awarded, since I came to Shiraz and took up the matter
with the Governor-General.
Consular changes.—In November 1897 Dr. Robert Hauck, the newly
appointed Consul for Germany, arrived at Bushire. This appointment indicates
the intention of Germany to extend trade relations in the Gulf; but at present
there cannot be much consular work for a German representative.
In June 1897 M. Perrand arrived as Prench Vice-Consul at Bushire. He
remained till the end of October, when he left for Siam. He was succeeded
by M. Bryois, who took over charge of the Consulate in Pebruary 1898. My
relations with all these gentlemen, and also with Mr. Vanderzee, the Consul
for the Netherlands, have been most cordial and friendly.
Changes in the Governorship of Bushire. —There have been numerous
changes in the personnel of the Governor of Bushire. When I arrived the
Iktedar-us-Sultan was Governor; but in September he was deposed, and an
interregnum ensued, during which the Amir Panj, or Commander of the troops,
held charge. This official has since died, when employed against the murder-
ers of Mr. Graves in Persian Baluchistan. It was then stated that the Mujir-
us-Sultaneh would have the post; but, as it was discovered that he is a near
relation of the Saad-ul-Mulk and Nizam-us-Sultaneh, the brothers, who had
failed so conspicuously to protect British interests in 1896 when Messrs.
Taylor and Tanfield were attacked (vide Administration Reports for 1895-96 and
1896-97), and who had in consequence been declared ineligible for employment
in Southern Persia, the appointment was annulled, and the Mujir-us-Sultaneh
returned to Tehran from Shiraz, whidb he had reached on his way to Bushire,
Soon after it was announced that His Highness the Pirman Pirma had obtained
the Governor-Generalship of Pars, the Nazim-ud-Dowleh returning to Tehran;
and that the Kawam-ul-Mulk had obtained the Governorship of Bushire,
deputing his son the Itemad-us-Sultan, better known as the Beglar Begi, to be

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The volume contains printed copies of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Administration Reports. The Reports are incomplete (according to the introductory letters and lists of contents). Some of the Reports bear manuscript corrections. The following Reports are represented :

The Reports include a general summary 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. (covering the constituent agencies and consulates that made up the 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. , and topics such as the slave trade, piracy, the movements of Royal Navy ships, official appointments, and the weather); meteorological tables; separate reports on Muscat (also referred to as Maskat); reports on trade and commerce; and a number of appendices on special topics, such as supplementary notes on the care and culture of date trees and fruit (Report, 1883-84), historical sketch of the Portuguese in eastern Arabia (Report, 1884-85), notes on a tour through Oman and El-Dhahireh [Al Dhahirah] by Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Barrett Miles (Report, 1885-86), notes on cholera in Persia (Report, 1889-90), report on the cholera epidemic in Maskat, Matrah, and Oman (Report, 1899-1900), and information on individuals and tribes.

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1 volume (299 folios)
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The Reports are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. There is an introductory letter/table of contents at the front of each Report, but these show that the Reports are not complete.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 3 on the second folio after the front cover, and continues through to 299 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears 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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