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'Administration Reports 1925-1930' [153r] (310/418)
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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The wall of the customs house which is situated on the beach was washed
away by a storm in the summer and as no repairs have been carried out, the
goods of the merchants were damaged to a certain extent by the heavy rain
falls that occurred during the month of December.
The relations between the British Indian traders and the Director of the
Sultan's customs seem to have been cordial during the year.
Police.—As' a result of there being no police force at (xwadur, four thefts
were reported during the year. The victims in each case were British Indian
traders. One Shakar Ali who during the riots stole some clothes, etc., from the
house of a Khoja, was arrested in Pasni while disposing of them. For this he
was tried by the Naib
Wazir
Minister.
-i-Azam Kalat State at Turbat and subsequently
sent to Gwadur. While in the Wali's custody he managed to escape to Ormara
where he was re-arrested and sent to Muscat to be tried by 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.
there.
Riots. —On the 24th March communal trouble occurred between iSunni sub
jects of the Sultan and Khoja British Indian subjects over a Sunni mosque
which had been desecrated. The Khoja community was blamed for this act and
in the disturbance which ensued a Khoja died of a pistol wound, another Khoja
was wounded by a sword and two others beaten by lathis. Three of the Sultan's
subjects were arrested and placed in custody by the Wali and six Khojas were
detained in the building of the British Agent Gwadur pending enquiry of the
case by a Sultan's official. The Khoja community closed their shops and
remained shut up'in their Jamaat Khana. The funeral of the deceased Khoja
occurred without an incident. A number of levies were sent from Muscat to
Gwadur and had a good effect in restoring confidence. A sharii court enquiry
was held by a Qazi specially sent from Muscat for the purpose. He took to
Muscat one Essa accused of shooting the deceased Khoja and also two women
who were Sultan's subjects. The Khojas who were detained in the building of
the British Agent were released. As the enquiry held by the Qazi was deemed
inadequate, in the month of May, Mr. B. S. Thomas and Major G. P. Murphy
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.
Muscat arrived at Gwadur and made an exhaustive enquiry
into the riots. They submitted their reports direct.
Navy.—-IL M. S. " Cyclamen " called at Gwadur on the 25th November
1929. She left for Bombay after taking mail bags and pro-visions..
Bain-falls. —Heavy rains fell at Gwadur towards the close of the year with
the result that many houses collapsed. The water that collected in the irrigation
reservoir on the neighbouring hill broke its embankment and flowed into the
sea, causing much loss of revenue.-
Locusts.—A flight of locusts appeared both in British and Persian Mekran
during the year and caused considerable harm to the harvests. Owing to the
famine that followed, many people emigrated to India via Gwadur.
M emorandum on the condition op the districts between J ask and G wadur.
Jask district.
Mir Mustafa Khan and Mir Hoti control this district but are practically
powerless owing to Mustafa Khan's sons Murad Khan and Chiragh Khan who
have a large following each, and seek every possible means of extorting money,
etc., from the poorer and weaker inhabitants. The latter are entirely at the
mercy of these arbitrary sons. The Officer Commanding Troops Jask has not
been able to exercise any authority in their area.
Biyahan district.
This district is governed by Mir Barkat Khan whose attitude towards the
British Government is very cordial, and he is also on good terms with the
Persian Government. He has the reputation of managing the internal affaiis
of his district much better than other tribal chiefs and he is very popular among
the inhabitants. The Persian Government have now decided to disarm all the
tribesmen and Mir Barkat has been called upon to surrender 600 rifles. This
he is most reluctant to do and he is reported to have the intention of crossing
over to the Arab coast.
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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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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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