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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [83r] (170/616)
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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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 1906-1907.
55
A comparison of the items of news furnished by the line-guards with the
itineraries of the smuggling caravans clearly shows that the information supplied
by telephone stations, although good and reliable, was received much too late.
It must be remembered that Jagin telephone is situated 14 miles from the beach,
the country for miles around the mouth of the J agin Kiver being marshy and inter
sected by water, courses, and the line-guard who is single-handed, had to travel
over miles of bad ground to gather information which was reported to Jask by tele
phone only on his return. It must also be remembered that the Afghans themselves
have very little idea of the exact position at which the arms will be landed, and that
they employ scouts along the coast who report at once to the main body when their
boat is sighted.
The traffic is undoubtedly increasing, and, judging by the freedom with which
the Afghans are empowered to expend money on boat hire, camels and bribery,
the undertaking is evidently being cleverly organised by some prominent person
or society. The Afghans pay a liberal fee to local chiefs in lieu of Customs duty.
slave Traffic reports have been furnished pointing
to the continuance of any traffic in slaves
from the ports of Gaih.
The seasonal rainfall was late but satisfactory, and the crops of dates, rice,
barley, jowari and cotton should do well,
products of Gaih. The export of sheep to the Arab Coast
is increasing.
DASHTIAM DISTRICT.
The brothers Mir Abdi Khan and Mir Mahmud Khan were with difficulty
, persuaded to attend the meeting held at
Charbar in July. Mir Abdi Khan has for
some years been at enmity with
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Syed Khan of Gaih, but a reconciliation
has lately been arranged and they are now the best of friends. Both the brothers
were in attendance on Syed Khan during the whole of his tour through the
Dashtiari and Baho Districts.
The district is in a comparatively flourishing condition, and no disturbances
of any kind have occurred during the year.
u j , ^ . The rainfall has been good, and the barley,
Products of Da.ht.an. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
BAHO DISTRICT.
The Baho District has been in a state of disorder almost throughout the year.
On the 9 th November, a nephew of
Mir Ashraf Khan, named Kadirbux, was
murdered by Jalal Khan, brother of Mir Ahmed Khan. There has been a blood
feud between the families for some years past, but it is said Ahmed Khan was the
instigator of this particular crime.
Early in November
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Syed Khan of Gaih, and the representative of the
Governor of Bampur arrived at the town of Dashtiari, from where they opened
negociations with the Chiefs of Baho for payment of the annual tax. Mir Ashraf
Khan declined to collect the full amount demanded by Syed Khan, on the ground
that Syed Khan had previously agreed to reduce the tax from 1,200 " Sonars "
(Rs. 6,000) to 800 " Sonars " (Rs. 4,000) on account of the acknowledged poor
condition of the district.
Ahmed Khan, who was only waiting for a favourable opportunity to depose
Ashraf Khan, volunteered^ to collect the full annual tax, and an additional sum of
1,000 "Sonars" (Rs. 5,000) as blood money for the murder of Kadirbux. Syed Khan
and the Governor's representative readily accepted the offer, and on about the 13tli
November Ahmed Khan was appointed Chief of Baho.
It was arranged that Ahmed Khan, while raiding, would be accompanied by
Mahmud Khan, brother of Syed Khan, probably because he could not be trusted
and he wats moreover supplied with a personal bodyguard of ten mounted Persian
soldiers. He was given a perfectly free hand, the only restriction being that
British Indian subjects were not to be molested. Ahmed Khan commenced his
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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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