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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [‎151r] (306/616)

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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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and the maskat political agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for the year 1907-1908.
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The daily atterdance of sick persons averaged 62. f ihe charge of the dispen
sary was held by Assistant Surgeon Uaudur Eabman from 1st April to 8th
August 1907, when he proceeded to India on transfer handing over' charge to
Assistant Surgeon Dadimaster.
Marine.
The steamers of the British India Company (fast and slow mails alternately)
called weekly, but on eight occasions the fast mails proceeded to Basrah without
calling at Koweit necessitating local arrangements to convey outward mail
to Pao and bring in the inward mails from that place. These frequent
failures have caused much inconvenience to the public and to the Political
Agent himself.
The local agent of the British India Company has been permitted by the
Sheikh to hoist a flagstaff on his house on which he shows a light on
Wednesday evenings. A similar light is shown by the 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. and
these lights prove of some slight assistance to the fast mails entering the port.
Two steamers of other companies visited this port during the year. First
S. S. Waltham (owners Messrs. V. T. Thompson & Co., Sunderland, and)
chartered by an Arab firm in Basrah, and second S. S. Nasri of the Bombay
and Persian S. N. Company. The former vessel took away a cargo of 560 tons
wheat for London and the Nasri brought a cargo of 50 cases petroleum for
the Sheikh's motor car and 15 packages other merchandise. The latter Com
pany have, it is said, arranged to send their vessels once a month to this port
at present and thereafter bi-weekly. Haji Abdul Karim Behbani of the house
of Marafi, of Persian extraction, has been appointed agent.
The lighter S. S. John O.Scott of the latter Ccmyany also called at
this port from Basrah with a cargo of 3 } 0C0 bags Basrah rice.
Pearl Fisheries.
The Ceylon pearl fishery being too small no Arab divers were required
from Koweit this season. And before the news was received from Ceylon,
the Sheikh had issued orders prohibiting Koweit divers from going to the
Ceylon pearl fisheries on the plea that they did not gain much by going there
and that, when they went, they returned from Ceylon weakened from disease
and therefore could not work at their own fisheries at Bahrein.
Piracy.
The particulars of a savage and revolting act of piracy committed on a
Koweit dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. were communicated, at the instance of Sheikh Mubarak, to 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , by this Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . The culprits were known
as the Awlad-i-Bumaidi and were wanted " for several other atrocities.
They were captured on the Persian coast by His Majesty's ships and brought
to Koweit for final identification and eventually taken to Sheikh Khazal of
Mohammerah, by whom they were interned for life. Much gratification was
expressed in Koweit at the capture of these notorious offenders.
Flagstaff.
The new flagstaff supplied by the Marine Department was erected in
January and the old one that was on the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. house cut down. Some
distaste was shown by the Arabs and especially by the inhabitants of the
houses adjoining the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , but Sheikh Mubarak was whole-heartedly in our
favour and was ready with offers of assistance of every kind.
Relations between the Sheikh and the 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. .
With the tightening of the bonds between the Sheikh and the British
Government, a marked and most satisfactory improvement has taken place
in the relations between the Sheikh and the British representative. Even in
past years, if allowance was made for the difficulties of Sheikh Mabarak's posi
tion, there was always a decided balance in our favour and it was permissible
to conclude that Sheikh Mubarak was at least far more attached to the British

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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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1 volume (304 folios)
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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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