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'35/149 I (A 67) Batineh date trade. Dowson's reports' [27r] (59/164)
The record is made up of 1 volume (78 folios). It was created in 15 Nov 1927-28 Aug 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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HOTES OE A FKW DAY *S JOUMEY TO THE WEST OP MASKAT
At
f; ^
IUT.R OD UC TI OJSf
PLATE. I • Mat rah from the .Blast#
ThanKs to the Kindness of certain persons In naatrah, the
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
was gi'toen tne opportunity of apendlng a few days, early
last June, in the
wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Samayii» He has written tnese notes, not
because he can speaic with any authority concerning the district,
after so short a stay, but because he is ay/are of only a little
recorded of this Interesting region; and, hence, the information,
however meagre, may have at least a certain value for those who
are concerned with the affairs of the Uman»
The
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Samayil was visited in 1835 and 1836 by
Lieutenants Welle stead and whitelock of the Indian isavy, and in
1838 by tne botanists, monsieur Aucher lsloy» Colonel Miles
visited JJialchal in 1876* perhaps he also visited the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Samayil*
Several years ago, the Keverend Mr- Pennings, tne present head
of the American Mission at .Bahrein, went there; and Dt * Harrison,
of the same Mission, spent a few montns in the neighbourhood in
1915# There were followed last winter by i>r»JL»ai»u Mr»(i4ow Dr-}
P-Fopence was there studying date culture in 1912; and a report
of his investigations is available in the i5ul-Calif»Comm.Hort»
for Jan-1914» The
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
is indebted to the kindness of Mr# W.H.
Lowson for tne information tnat Dr# Pilgrim, &f the (xeological
Survey of mdia, visited the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Samayil, "under conditions of
considerable personal risk, w while traversing uman in 1905, and
that an account of his findings has been published in the
MenuGeo-Sur-Ind#,Vol-XXXIT, Part 4»
CLIMATE
The following table, adapted from one given in "The
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Pilot M for 1924, gives the meteorological informa
tion collected for Maskat twn during the previous twenty-eight
years#
Month
Rain In» Rel-Hunu/S
Mean Mean
Monthly Month
Max»T»F»^ly
Min*T*F,
Extreme Extreme
MajuT».!f. Min»
T»F»
1#16
68
81
61
87
51
0#84
69
81
62
88
56
0#60
66
89
66
99
62
0#40
60
97
72
105
66
H
0#00
5?
104
80
112
75
0#12
62
106
83
114
78
0.04
74
104
81
113
77
0#04
80
100
79
108
76
0#00
74
98
79
107
77
0#08
63
97
75
105
71
0#32
66
89
69
96
62
0#60
67
83
65
89
60
Jan»
.Feb-
Mar#
Apr#
May
Jun#
Jul#
Aug#
Sep#
Oct#
isov#
Dec#
Mean
67
Extreme
114
51
Total
4 #20
-
The maximum rainfall in 24 hours was 3#16 inches#
36/fc of the days of the year are calm.
On 26/S do# do# do. the wind is is.W., and
On 18/5 do# do# do# do# S#E#
Average Annual Kelative numidity is 3^> greter than
that oi .Basrah, and 6% less than that of Bahrein In
however, the maximum humidity occurs in winter, In Maskat in
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Consists of a report by Valentine Hugh Wilfred Dowson entitled 'Notes on a few day's journey to the West of Maskat'. The report is divided into sections including climate; geology; communications; flora and fauna. There then follows three sections on agriculture. Agriculture I reports on labour, cultivation and implements and irrigation. The section 'Agriculture II' reports on dates and date palms, their distribution and incidence; cultivation; date of ripening; cooked dates, disease, yield, price, packing and varieties. The section 'Agriculture III' examines other crops such as fruit trees and ground crops. Other sections cover population, government, and trade.
There is correspondence between Dowson and Major George Patrick Murphy, 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 discussing the report's significance. Also included is correspondence between Lionel Berkeley Haworth, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the 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. and Department of Overseas Trade about the potential of the date trade in Muscat.
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- 1 volume (78 folios)
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The contents page for the report is given on folio 26.
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A second foliation sequence runs between ff 2-71; these numbers are written in a combination of pencil and type (sometimes the pencil corrects the type, or duplicates it), are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
Foliation errors. 1 and 1A.
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- '35/149 I (A 67) Batineh date trade. Dowson's reports'
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