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'Administration Reports 1920-1924' [18v] (41/412)
The record is made up of 1 volume (202 folios). It was created in 1921-1925. 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 report of the
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Other causes for cessation of work were shortage of fuel, breakages to
tools and the long distance from the base of supplies. Altogether the total
time lost in the year amounted to 12 weeks. . , ,
Oommunicalions. -ln December communications with Henjam was estab
lished by" eliograph, whereas formerly the only means o£ communication was
by launch The adranteges of rapid communication with Henjam have
already become apparent. , , t
Sulphur.—The working of the sulphur mines was found not to be prac
ticable, as a commercial proposition, and was abandoned m the month of
^'imperial Banh of Persia and British Tm^ - Pollowing the period of
depression at the close of 1919 business improved about the 7 d of .
and taking advantage of the favourable rates of exchange (about 221-260)
the Hindu merchants imported piecegoods ona large scale, whichthey disposed
of vSv profitably. This continued until the end of May, when owing to the
large stocks held by the b izaars, the tightness of money, and the rise m
erehange, reaction set in and complete stagnation prevailed until the middle
of August. About this time several large caravans of specie arrived from the
interior, Kran exchange was remitted freely from Kerman and Sirjan, aud
rupee exchange again became in good demand.
Owing to the rise in price of sugar a large speculative business was done
in that commodity, in which considerable sums were lost and made.
Pieceo-oods were again imported and a strong demand for exchange con
tinued until the end of November. The scarcity and the rise m value of
exchange then began to make itself felt. Merchants speculated freely on a fall
in exchange which did not materialize and conditions rapidly became worse,
culminating in the financial crisis at the end of December.
Money, though apparently rather tight throughout the year, was always
forthcoming, and drawings on Kerman, Sirjan, Yezd, and to a smaller extent
Teheran and Shiraz, were consistently well met.
Business generally has been brisk as compared with the previous year.
Mr. W. J. D'Alton was manager of the Imperial Bank of Persia up to the
13th February when he was relieved by Mr. D. Sandes, who remained m
charge till the end of the year.
Quarantine and Medical.
Bandar JAssistant Surgeon H. G. Berlie was m charge until the
13th July, when he was relieved by Assistant Surgeon D. L. Mackay, i.M.U.,
who remained in charge till the end of the year.
The Bandar Abbas Charitable Dispensary was formally opened in the
presence of a largo representative gathering, including the Deputy Governor,
on 30th January.
4,279 cases attended the Dispensary during the year, as compared witli
3 673 in 1919 and 3,889 in 1918. The increase in attendance ot patients this
year may be attributed to the opening of the new Charitable Dispensary, which
has ample accommodation and equipment.
In some instances cases have been brought in for treatment from distant
places, including the Islands of Kishm and Hormuz.
The following table gives the prevailing diseases during the year :
Diseases of the Digestive System
482
521
618
271
217
« . E J e ...
Malaria
Fevers of uncertain origin .
Dysentery ......
Two deaths occurred among the out-patients but were not attributable to
the above mentioned diseases. One death was due to Puerperal bep i
Intoxication, and the other to Pneumonia.
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The volume contains the following Reports: 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 1920 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1921); 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 1921 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1922); 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 1922 ; Annual 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 1923 ; and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1924 .
The Reports consist of chapters containing separate administration reports on each of the agencies, consulates, vice-consulates and other administrative areas that made up 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. . In addition, the Report for 1923 commences with a review of the year as a whole 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. . The Reports show some manuscript corrections.
The Reports include information on personnel; foreign representatives; local government; the administration of justice; political developments; notable events; official visits; military and naval matters; shipping and maritime matters; trade and commerce; economic matters; customs administration; pearl fisheries; British interests; oil; roads and communications; postal services; aviation; arms traffic; medical and health matters; water supply; meteorological conditions; slavery; and related matters.
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- 1 volume (202 folios)
- Arrangement
The Reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. There is a list of contents toward the front of each Report.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 204 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 89-91.
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- 'Administration Reports 1920-1924'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:203v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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