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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [33v] (71/616)
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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60
APMINISTEATION REPORT ON THE PERSIAN GCLP POLITICAL
members of the " Societe Israelite " working among the Jews. There are also
branches of this Society at Kermanshah, Senna, Sakiz and Bijar.
Tours. —In October 1905 I visited Senna, Bijar and Hamadan, being
most hospitably treated at all three places.
At Senna I was much struck by the order and cleanliness of the towc
and by the smart appearance of the soldiers in the palace. These may not
appear to be very important, but when the state of an ordinary town in Persia
is considered, it seems truly wonderful.
Everywhere I found that distress, more or less acute, prevailed, though
less in the province of Kurdistan than in either Kermanshah or Hamadan,
In March 1906 I travelled down to Kasr-i-Shirm by the main pila r i m
route. At Kerind I saw some of the rifles manufactured in the town. These
rifles are not at all badly turned out, and cost from 20 to 80
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
apiece
(roughly from Rs. 50 to Rs. 75).
At Kasr-i-Shirin I rode out to the oil wells at Chikkar (or Ohiah) Surkh,
the property of the d ? Aroy Company. I found the wells guarded by tribes
men and everything in good order. The wells were both spouting, though not
a very large amount of oil was coming out.
The road from Kasr-i-Shirin to Chikkar Surkh consists of about ten miles
of good going across undulating plains.
The road from Kermanshah to Kasr-i-Shirin is in a shooking condition
after every rainfall, though in fine weather it is passable enough, as it lies for
the most part across open plains.
There is some talk of a Persian Company having been, or being formed
to improve this road. It would be a most excellent thing for trade generally
if some encouragement could be given to this Company. Any money laid out
on the improvement of this road would be a most paying investment, and
expense could be easily recouped by rolls, as the traffic is enormous,—this
road being the main pilgrim route to Kerbela.
The only portion of the road requiring any engineering skill is the pass
Ijing between Sar-i-pul and Surkh-i-Dizeb.
H. GOUGH, Captaifii
His Britanmo Majesty's Consul)
Kermanshah.
Keemanshah ;
The 10th May 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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There is a list of contents at the front of each Report.
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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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