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'Administration Reports 1925-1930' [‎24r] (52/418)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (205 folios). It was created in 1926-1931. 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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34
Test wells at Salakh,
It was decided in April to abandon further operations at these wells, for
which borings had first been made in July 1914.
The Company's Works at Ras Tarkun, which were under the management
of Mr. W. A. Sharp were accordingly closed down, their stores and other pro
perty either sold locally or shipped to Mohammerah, and their well established
settlement on Kishm Island was evacuated at the end of May, much to the re
gret of the inhabitants of that Island to whom it had given employment for the
past ten or eleven years.
Imperial Bank of Persia.
Mr. A. B. Hutchison was Manager of the Bandar Abbas branch of the Bank
until the 20th January, when Mr. W. R. Ward took over charge.
Tlfe acceptance by the Bank of mutilated and light weight krans was -con
tinued until the 22nd June on which date the Persian Government's undertaking
to accept such coins at their face value expired.
. Owing to local trade depression there appears to have been a decrease in its
transactions as compared with the preceding 3^ear.
Rates of exchange as quoted by the Bank were as follows :—
Highest sterling rate Krans 45 per £1.
Lowest sterling rate Krans 42^ per £1.
Average sterling rate Krans 43f per £1.
Highest rupee selling rate Krans 339 for Rs. 100.
Lowest rupee selling rate Krans 317 for Rs. 100.
Average rupee selling rate Krans 330 for Rs. 100.
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Bed Oxide of Iron.
Hormuz Island. —-The output from the mines increased considerably.
The export of red oxide during tlfe year under report amounted to 11,115
tons against 6,000 tons in 1924, the whole quantity being transported in British
bottoms.
8,615 tons were sent to the United Kingdom and 1,000 tons to the United
States of America on account of Frank Strick and Company, London, 1,000 tons
to Garston near Liverpool on account of Messrs. Haji Ali Akbar and Sons of
Manchester and 500 tons were shipped to India on behalf of Messrs. Turner
Morrison and Company.
Trade and Commerce.
Bandar Ahhas. —Local trade which had considerably expanded received a
•set back and gradually decreased till late in the year when it was practically at a
stand still.
This was due to general trade depression in Persia and other contributary
causes, such as decline in the export of opium, the introduction of the surtax
on tea and sugar, etc.
As a result of the marked decrease in the business in the bazaars, there was
one important bankruptcy and several small failures amongst Persian traders.
The branch of a British Indian firm that had failed in India, suspended
its operations locally and closed down during the year.
The Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and Transport firms, on the other hand, who deal with the
greater part of the imports into Bandar Abbas appear to have been reasonably
busy and prosperous.
During 1924-25 (Persian year 1,303), the latest year for which statistics
from the Customs Department are available, the total volume of trade of this
district amounted to £1,798,775 roundly of which the imports included £1,310,940
and exports £487,835.
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An important factor- militating against trade and commerce at this port is
the deplorable conditions under which merchandise is landed on the pier where it
is subject to pilferage and deterioration through exposure and adverse climatic
conditions obtaining.

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The volume includes 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 1925 (GIPS, 1926); 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 1926 (GIPD, 1927); 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 1927 (GIPD, 1928); 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 1928 (GIPS, 1929); [ 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 1929 ] (GIPS, 1930); 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 1930 (GIPS, 1931); . The volume bears some manuscript corrections.

The Administration Reports contain separate reports, arranged in chapters, on each of the principal Agencies, Consulates, and Vice-Consulates 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. , and provide a wide variety of information, including review 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. ; details of senior British administrative personnel and foreign representatives; local government; military, naval, and air force matters; political developments; trade and economic matters; shipping; aviation; communications; notable events; medical reports; the slave trade; and meteorological details.

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1 volume (205 folios)
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The Reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the front cover and continues through to 207 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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