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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [172v] (349/616)
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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35 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.
86. The Germans. —There have been no visible signs of German co
mercial activity at Ahwaz or further north. m '
Precise information is not available regarding their prosrp^ h
Mohammerah. ■ S at
87. Messrs. As far & Co., of Basrah.—R&zvk.\, the agent of this Compaiiv
went bankrupt in August. This event had been long anticipated as also the
fact that he had made away with his principal's money.
An enquiry under the auspices of Haji Rais fixed his liabilities to
Messrs. Asfar & Co. at £1,000, which he is to pay up gradually, but Messrs
Asfar's losses are probably in reality much greater.
The Company is still represented at Ahwaz but appears to be doing no
business at present.
Eazuki himself returned about the end of the year, and it is said that he
is starting business on his own account with a capital of some £8,000.
88. The French Mission Scientijique en Perse. —The members of the
French Scientific Mission made their appearance at Ahwaz en route to
Shush, in December, a little earlier than usual. M. de Morgan is not with
them having gone to Tehran, whence he proceeds to Shiraz with a view to
opening work at Persepolis, or in that neighbourhood.
From the statements of the other members it appears that at length the
attention of the French Government has fallen on the leisurely and expensive
way in which researches have been pursued in Persia under M. de Morgan's
management.
They have no good to say of de Morgan, and, if anything, less still of
each other whom they variously represent to strangers as adventurers of
dubious rectitude and shady antecedents.
An expert has been sent out by the Louvre authorities, it is believed to
watch their interests and observe the others. This expert, M. Tascon 5 (?)
states that for some years only articles duplicating what already exist in
the museum and practically worthless have been sent home. He considers
Shush worked out and prophesies that work there is likely to be soon
discontinued.
89. Foreign Visitors. —Herr Mygind's journey through the Bakhtiari
country to Ahwaz and Mohammerah has already been referred to in para
graph 83.
The only other foreign visitor was a French Countess, name unknown,
who also travelled through the Bakhtiari country and visited Dizful, Shush
and Shushter in June.
She suffered some incivility from the children of Dizful and in trying
to resist it came into collision with a ' fanatic Seyyid
She left Shushter for Behbahan on 21st June.
The Countess claimed descent from Napoleon and was an ardent
Monarchist.
90. The Muin-ut-Tujjar. —In April, the Muin's new boat for the upper
Karun commenced running between Ahwaz and Shushter. It is a screw
steamer and this fact was found to give considerable trouble in low water,
and during the summer the " Muawin " frequently took several days over the
voyage, which has made it very unpopular with the native travelling public.
The boat is now in a very bad state of repair and constantly requires atten
tion. Add to this that she is run with coal fuel, which is very expensive,
and only one conclusion can be admitted, that she must have been worked at a
heavy loss.
91. The experiment of putting a European in charge of the boat on the
lower river was tried, and Mr. Thornburn, lately in the British. India Steam
Navigation Company^ service, accepted the post in the beginning of April.
The experiment however soon proved a failure. Mr. Thornburn did not
like his employers, nor apparently they him, and there was probably justice on
both sides.
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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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