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'35/149 I (A 67) Batineh date trade. Dowson's reports' [48r] (101/164)
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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above from aaothar authority.
Behind Wadam a^airi there are 4 villas 03 from 6 to 6
miles inland all with extensive grove©,
Su<iai<i is the port for the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
3ani Cthafir# The upper
portion of the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
contains at least S5,000 palms amongst
other crops• The lower portion is said to contain the same
orops so I presume it also contains date palms though I
do not the number,
Khabarah is the port for the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Hawasinah t Quasaf,
one hoar inland, contains extensive groves, though I cannot
say whether these are oontlgous with those of Khaburah#
At least 9 places in the T ? adi Hawasinah have extensive groves.
At Saham, the dates of tho place are estimated at about
30,000 but dates are grown in terraces in the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Ahin and
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
DhanJc behind it •
At Sohar, the Batinah date belt is about 3 miles deep.
On the other side of the Hajar range, at Ibri, there is
an extensive date groves, stated by one authority to be the
most extensive in Oman with the exception of Semall {presumab
ly also excluding the Batinah, ^loh is not in Oman proper)#
At Barimi, some of the best varieties of dates are grown,
including Fard, Khalas and Mibsali but they are not held
in equal estimation with those of Semall and Badly ah ♦ The
palms are said to mdsmx aumber about 60,000.
The breadth of the date belt along the Batinah is governed
by the distance inland at which it is economic to work wells
by the primitive methods at present in use# The wells are
15 to 20 feet deep# I dare say that with more modern methods
of pumping water could be obtained economically at a greater
distance from the coast thereby enlarging the area.
The above data which are from reliable sources in my re
cords are as near as answer as I can give you to questions
1 and 2# I think personally that you have untidy « taw * kthwrr
underestimated the number of palms.
Thirdly, as regards prices, I enclose alist I have
the Sustoms wHich you oan compare for yoursel-P
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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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- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 2r:78v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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