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'Administration Reports 1925-1930' [187v] (379/418)
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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CHAPTER VL
A dministration R eport of the P olitical A gency, M uscat, for 1930.
1. Personnel—M^oT G. P. Murphy, I.A. r held charge of the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and Consulate from the 1st January to 14th June when he was relieved by Major
T. C. Fowle, C.B.E., who continued to hold charge of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and Consulate
till the end of the year.
2. The post of
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Surgeon was held throughout the year by Captain D L
Mackay, I.M.D., and that of Sub-Assistant Surgeon by Mr. G. B. Yemkanmardi.
3. The post of Treasury Officer was held by the following officers during the
year :—
Mr. M. A. Fernandez, M.B.E., from 1st January to 30th June.
Mr. L. C. deSouza, from 1st July to 4th November-
Mr. T. M. Nicholas, from 5th to 16th November.
Mr. M. J. Gazdar, M.B.E., from 17th November till the end of the year.
4.
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Hospital, —The Hospital grows in popularity despite the fact that
there are two hospitals maintained by the American Missionaries. In addition
to the local inhabitants of Muscat and Matrah the hospital is much used by Arabs
from the interior.
. During the year 8,311 outdoor and 125 indoor patients were treated, showing
an increase of 897 outdoor and 41 indoor patients over 1929, and 21 major and
683 minor operations were performed.
5. Public Health and Sanitation. —There were no epidemic during the year. unfi
Local sanitation is bad. Tanks for the storage of drinking water drawn from sk
wells afford ample breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Moscjuito larvge are conveyed lar^
into the town and continue their cycle of breeding in open earthenware pots where
water is stored for domestic use. It is hoped that in the course of time by educating Ali-
the public in anti-mosquito measures, and in sanitation, the Council of Ministers latt
will be able to improve the general health of the town. the
6. Foreign Consulates.—-The French Consulate remained closed during the year eleI
but a watchman remains in charge. of a
7. 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.
remained in charge of American interests.
8. Biding Family. His Highness the Sultan accompanied by Mr. B. S. pos
Thomas left for Dhofar on 2nd January in the State gunboat " A1 Saidi " and int:
returned to Muscat on 4th March also on board " A1 Saidi 5 '. m
9. His Highness left for Dehra Dun on 21st March and remained absent till ^
the end of the year. Ali
10. His Highness informed the Hon'ble 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.
that he did not f S1
intend to return to Muscat. The matter has been referred to the Government of
India and remained under consideration at the end of the year.
^ 11. Saiyid Nadir bin Faisal (His Highness' brother) took no active part in the
State affairs throughout the year, but as noted in the last year's report has been
present on official occasions.
12. Council of Ministers.—The composition of the Council throughout the
year was as follows :—
President. Said Saiyid, the eldest son of His Highness the Sultan, occupied
the post of President throughout the year. " i
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The other members were :— ^
13. Finance Minister. —Mr. B. S. Thomas, O.B.E., from 1st January to 27th ^Pl
December. Mr. Thomas left Muscat for Dhofar on 5th October ^ 0 ]
on 6 weeks leave. The " A1 Said " left Muscat for Dhofar on the | ^
30th November to take the Wali of Dhofar back to his post, and to av i
bring Mr. Thomas back to his. The A1 Said " returned to Muscat ^
on the 18th December without Mr. Thomas, but with an application
from him to the Council asking for one month's further leave without | ^
pay. As there is no regular communication with Dhofar which is
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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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