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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [16v] (37/616)
The record is made up of 1 volume (304 folios). It was created in 1907-1911. 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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16 ADMINISTEATION REPORT ON THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL
generally have the cordial support of the Mullahs, the Customs Administr f
is still very unpopular. atlon
Thus when in February 1906 the Director-General prohibited the land*
of cargo from native coasting boats at private wharves as had previouslv h 1 ^
the custom, an appeal to the TJluma was at once made, and on this occasion th 1
latter were able to induce the Director-General to cancel the order ontl
boatmen agreeing to discharge their cargo in the presence of a customs official 6
The fact is that the introduction of the new tariff has given an enorm
impetus to smuggling, with which it is impossible for the Customs Admiak!
tration, as at present equipped, to compete effectively, and any Director wh'
attempts to do so with too much persistence, especially in reference to the arms
traffic, naturally makes himself anathema to the native element.
The result of this ubiquitous smuggling is that the customs import
revenue at Bushire is gradually diminishing and the only effective remedv
would be a return to an all round 5 per cent, tariff to escape which native craft
would net find it worth while running much risk.
In October 1905 the inland Customs Bureaux at Daliki on the Bushire-
Shiraz road, and Godar-Balutak on the Ahwaz-Tspahan road were abolished'
at the instance of the
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 His Majesty's Legation.
The smuggling of arms from Maskat to the coast of Fars and Persian
Arms Traffic. Mekran has continued to flourish in spite
of all efforts made to check it The
present Director-General of Customs, Monsieur Heynssens, has, I believe done
his utmost to contend with the traffic and specific information received of
consignments of arms going across from Maskat has been at once communi
cated to him ; but at present he is not adequately equipped for coping with the
determined resistance generally offered-by the smugglers who are invariably
assisted by the villagers on shore. Furthermore, it is impossible to expect
petty native officials even if honest to do their duty fearlessly when located in
isolated places, at the mercy of local inhabitants, who only tolerate their
presence as long as they remain innocuous and merely ornamental.
Thmat the small Tangistan port of Kari, in May 1005, a representatiye
or the customs who had been deputed to inves igate a case of arms smueglinff
was flogged^and expelledJiy the inhabitants, and on the proceedinff
to the locality to his assistance, she was unable to take any action as the
natives who were well armed would not allow anyone to approach the shore.
On another occasion, in December 1905, a customs sailing-boat contaimnff
a Mudir and four tofangebis was despatched from Lingah to intercept a boat
from Maskat of whose departure from the latter port the Customs Authorities
had been warned by the fiesidency. The boat fell in with the
Dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
but was
nred on and had a man wounded, and failed to prevent the
Dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
from
r 7tf nill S^ ? re , ai1 !* Partially landing her cargo. In the meantime the
Mozaffer arrived with the Director of Customs, and as soon as she appeared
the smugglers decamped to the hills with what rifles they had managed to land.
The deputy Director, however, followed them and succeeded in unearthing
some of the arms which had been buried; 85 rifles, 15,000 cartridges and 7
revolvers being recovered in all. g * a u i
I mention these two instances to demonstrate the difficulties with which
the customs at present have to contend, but it is hoped that the employment
ae ve sea-going launches which the Government of India are having cons-
cwnf + ^ombay Dockyard for the Persian Government and which are
in +hp ^ ass ^ Customs Administration materially
m the suppression of the traffic.
-he export of the following commodities was placed under embargo
^ Embargoes. at different times during the year
up to thtei^ofXeyeaf. 0 ' 18 0f ^
PerSian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
fr0m 17111 I)eoember 1903
that ? C ,^ er to eDd of the year. The eustoms notified
but as a matter nf lambsMns would not be permitted after 3rd January 1906,
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The volume contains Administration Report on 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. for 1905-1906 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1907); Administration Report on 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 Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1906-1907 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1908); Administration Report of 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 the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1907-1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); Administration Report of 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 the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for April-December1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); Administration Report of 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. for the Year Ending 31st December 1909 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911); and Administration Report of 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. for the Year 1910 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911).
The Reports contain reviews 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. and chapters on each of the consulates, agencies, and other administrative regions that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. . The Reports contain information on political developments, territorial divisions, local administration, principal tribes, British personnel and appointments, trade and commerce, naval and marine matters, communications, judicial matters, archaeology, pearl fisheries, the slave trade, arms and ammunition traffic, medical matters and public health, oil, notable visitors and events, meteorological data, and related topics.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 306 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 40, 261.
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