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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [44v] (93/616)
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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ADMINIgTHATlON EEPORT ON THE PERSIAN GtrLP POLITICAL
that tlio Sultan's prisoners should be released on payment of
$2,COO by them. Hostilities then commenced, and two indecisive
actions were fought between Sulaiman supported by the Ban
Buwahah and the Riyamis in which eighteen rebels were killed
and two of Sulaiman's force. The position at the time of writin?
is a deadlock, the fort of Ziki has been relieved and the garrison
strengthened, but no further fighting has taken place and His
Highness is trying to raise a larger force in order to recover
possession of Birkat-al-Mauz, a place which has always had
considerable attractions for the Sultans of Oman.
II. Oman was visited by no epidemic disease during the past year, and
Epidemics and Calamities. the health of Maskat and Mattrah was
normal throughout. No fires of im-
portance have occurred and the only calamity worthy of mention was that
which overtook a large Houri conveying passengers who had arrived from
India by the mail of the 15th January to the quarantine station. This boat
contrived to upset en route in a rough sea, and of the occupants 8 were
drowned. It appeared that they had little chance of escape as they were
carrying their money, which amounted to several hundred
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
per man
in belts round their waists. The victims of this disaster were all Biluchis. '
Quarantine arrangements have been carried out during the year as usual
and no complaints have been made against the administration which has been
as before in the hands of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Surgeon.
III. The condition of the Customs department in Oman still gives cause for
n . concern and needs considerable imnrove-
ustom '* men t* In August last His Highness the
Sultan being convinced of fraud on the part of his Superintendent, Mr
Mahomed Ibrahim, who had served him continously in this capacity for Wee
years, suddenly suspended him, and placed the routine arrangements in charge
of the second official, Abd-ul-Karim, who has since carried on in the same
manner as his predecessor. His Highness has the accounts supervised how
ever by one of the principal Banyas of Maskat, Mr. Hamodar Dharamsi
who receives $100 per mensem for his trouble. '
The unsatisfactory method of raising money to meet sudden calls upon
the Imperial Exchequer to which a brief allusion was made in the report of
last year has still been maintained, and it is apparent that the consequence
has been that the debts of His Highness to merchants generally have still
further increased. It is hoped that before the end of the present official year
arrangements may have been made to place the Oman finances on a satisfac
tory basis.
IV. During the past 12 months there has been a perceptible decrease in
Arms Traffic. va ^ ue 0: ^ arms and ammunition
imported, such value bem 0, ffiven sq
$1,074380 against 1,664,900 in 1904-1905. This decrease however does not
signify any reduction m the number of articles imported, but merely a reduc-
tion in the current proes, and there has not in fact been any diminution of
the annual supply or demand. The export to Koweit and the Arab coast has
been maintained; but fewer arms have been imported into the Mekran and
Persian ^ Coasts than m 1904-1905, owing to the presence of one of His
Majesty s Ships of war upon those coasts during a large portion of the season
employed by Afghans and others for their smuggling operations.
V. The question of the legality or otherwise of the issue by Prance to
French Flag difficulty. the subjects of His Highness the Sultan
-P XI n , 0± authorisation to sail under the French
flag has ^en frequently alluded to in these reports as having given rise to
W Jl betweel1 msHi S Imess the French Government!
but also between the latter and the Government of His Majesty. During the
persons of^ referred to tbe Ha ^ e titration tribunal ^ the
(1) Mr- Melville y. FuHer. Chief Justice of the United States of
mmt; d as Arbltrator b y His Majesty's Govern-
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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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