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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [‎163v] (331/616)

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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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adm1nisteati0n 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.
Fars. The road guards became absolutely beyond control, and as a result
rates of mule hire rose to unprecedented heights, as shown in the annp 5
table for the Bushire road. * xe(i
Church This institution enjoyed comparative peace throughout the period n
socTety ar ^ difficulty over Mr. Clifton's house, referred to in the last annual report con
tinned, but eventually he left it with flying colours and a solatium of tW
months' rent in cash and a donation of tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. 25 to the school. A small
attempt at persecution was made in November under the auspices of a leadino
Mullah but it never received any popular support and was soon dropped. It
was apparently instigated by the notorious Italian Jew and Moslem convert
Veneziani, who had recently returned to Shiraz and was desirous of opening
a rival institution.
slaves. No letters of manumission were granted during the period. The five
slaves mentioned in last year's report were eventually induced to return to
their masters on the latters' assurances of good treatment. One female slave
was in the Consulate awaiting manumission at the close of the year.
Travellers, These were not very numerous; Mr. E. E. Holland and Captain Bird--
etc. ' wood of the Political Department, with Lieutenant Meade, I. A., stayed some
days in Shiraz at the end of April, and accompanied Mr. Grahame to Ispahan
by the unfrequented Sarhad route; Mme. la Comtesse de Clermont-Tonnerre,
accompanied by M. Pierri, a Corfiote, arrived early in August after a very
hazardous and trying journey from Ahwaz via Behbehan and remained
about two months. Mr. J. C. Pearson, of the Carnegie Institute, Washing
ton, who is engaged on a magnetic survey, stayed four days at Shiraz in Nov
ember; and Captain Anginieur of the French Army passed through on the
way to Bushire in the same month.
Tour. His Majesty's Acting Consul undertook a short tour in the summer, pro
ceeding by the ordinary road to Dehbid and diverging on the return journey
to visit the Baunat valley. He had an opportunity of making the acquaint
ance of all the leading Arab chiefs including the redoubtable Asgbar Khan,
and of verifying the reports of widespread disorder. Mansur-es-Sultaneh,
who was then in charge of the Arabs, and Haji Muhammad Ali Khan,
Governor of Baunat, were most cordial and hospitable.
Bia Majesty's Mr. G. Grahame left on promotion as Consul-General, Ispahan, on April
29th. Mr. J. H. Bill, I.C.S., was in charge as Acting Consul for the
remainder of the year.
J. H. BILL,
His Britannic Majesty's Acting Consul, Shiraz.
S hiraz :
The 21st March 1909.
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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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