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'Administration Reports 1920-1924' [160r] (324/412)
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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PEBSIAN GULF POLITICAL EESIBENCY^ 1923,
71
that it would be impossible for the divers ever to pay tliem off, so that in
accordance with divmg tradition thvy would be compelled to continue to dive
annually for the Nakhuda. It was found that it the diver could succeed in repay
ing the debt, he would, actually have received, on the average, five or six
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
per mensem, for each actual month of diving. Even it the debt were not re
covered from him, the amount, on the average would not exceed Rs. 30 per men
sem. A cooly in Manameh earns, on the average, Rs. 45 per mensem. A diver's
work is extremely hard and fraught with danger. The system as at present
worked amounts therefore, for all practical purposes, to enslavement, from which
divers have been unable in the. past to obtain any redress from the powerful and
united class of Nakhudas.
MunicipaUty. —The Municipality of Manameh lias continued to do excellent
work and the Town can claim to be the most sanitary in the Gulf,
Shaik Hamad is desirous of introducing a water supply and Electric powers,
which Shaik: Easa had for so long opposed. It only remains to discover a suit-
, able and reliable to carry out the work.
Customs. —At the request of Shaik Hamad an officer was deputed by the
Government of India to oversaul the State Customs Department. Mr. G. N.
Bower of the Imperial Customs Service was detailed for this duty. The customs
receipts have been improved to the extent of Rs. 1,000 per diem, without increase
of duty, due solely to efficient supervision. The landing wharf which was built
some years ago but never completed, is now being finished. Suitable sheds are
on order, for erection on the wharf for the protection of merchandise. Mer
chants have been in the habit of petitioning Shaik Easa for this for many years
past. Inasmuch, as the customs receipts are .the main Revenue of the State
merchants have every right to expect reasonable protection for their goods while
in the customs premises,
A light railway line is about to be laid from wharf to sheds, which will
considerably reduce handling charges, now abnormally high.
Medical. —-Assistant Surgeon J. W. Woodsell, M.C., was in charge of the
Victoria Memorial Hospital till September 22nd when he was relieved by
Assistant Surgeon R. Holmes.
Indoor patients treated . .. .. ., 112
Outdoor „ „ .. .. .. 4,248
The Assistant Surgeon has also been in charge of the duties of Quarantine
Medical Officer on behalf of the local Government
Climate. —The spring rains entirely failed. The hot season was unusually
mild owing to the prevalence of a ' Shimal ' or North wind. Autumn rains were
above the average.
The Sultan of Najd. —Local relations with the Sultan of Najd have been
somewhat strained. Firstly on account of the necessity of deporting his Agent
Abdulla Qosaibi, as above described, which he resented, and secondly, owing to
the Sultan's policy of gradual interference in Bahrain affairs, which manifested
itself in the shape of encouragement to disaffected Sunni tribes, such as the
Dowasir and the reception and ostentatious entertainment of, discontented
members of A1 Khalifeh. The introduction of reforms aimed at affording to the
Shiah inhabitants some relief from ruthless oppression, is peculiarly distasteful
to the Sultan of Najd, who holding as he must (at any rate before his Ahkwan
subjects) the extreme views of the Wahabites, regards all Shiahs a/ unworthy
of any consideration. He has in Qatif and Hassa, a large number ui Shiah
subjects. These were originally inhabitants of Bahrain, who before the capture
of Hassa by Bin Sand, had crossed over there, preferring Turkish rule to'oppres-
sion by A1 Khalifeh. They are closely related to the Shiahs of Bahrain and
many of them own property in the Islands, or shares in such property, under
Muhammedan succession Laws. Bin Saud is doubtless apprehensive lest the
movement for better conditions which has been so active in Bahrain, sliould
spread to his own Shiah subjects, whom he has during the past year, taxed to the
utmost limit.
The Sultan has hot displayed any friendliness towards Shaik Hamad bin
Easa, -whose policy of co-operation, and endeavours to reform conditions in his
country, he regards as a retrograde step. This is not unnatural, the Sultan being
the most autocratical Ruler in Arabia.
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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)
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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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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