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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [‎190r] (384/616)

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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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CHAPTER VII.
administration report for maskat for the nine
months ending 31 ST december 1908.
On April 1st Major W. G. Grey. 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. , left Maskat on long TheP„ lit - .
leave owing to sickness. Captain Norman Scott, i .M.S., was appointed to 1™*'
officiate as 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. m addition to his own duties pending arrival of Con3ulate -
anotner oincGr.
On May 4th, Major P Z. Oox, C .i .E., arrived in the from
Bushire. The usual official visits were exchanged and the Resident left
again on May 6tn.
On May llth, Mr. D'Mello, the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Head Clerk, retired. The British
Indian Hindu community presented him with an address enclosed in a silver
CctSKGl.
the o?ce J o% 1 ol£cai a i t g a int. F ' McCona g he y' LA " arrived took charge of
escorJdie^&pneuSn^ 1106 Naik Eani ^ 0f ^ Politi0al A g ent ' S
On November 2nd, a salute of 31 guns was fired by His Highness in
JSbylhe BrfS Cro" 7 ^ ^ aSSUm P tion of the Government of
sfl Ii,t !?nf N q < r mber 9th ' e th |u Bi i hda ?. 0 1 f His Ma j est y the King-Emperor, a
salute of 31 guns was fired by His Highness's battery and the usual honours
were paia.
.ffi 0l J November llth, Mr. R. E. Holland, I.C.S., took over charge of the
of 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. from Captain McConaghey who left for India.
Captain Norman Scott, i .M.S., held charge of the office of Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
burgeon throughout the period under report.
mwPr -^^cember 1st, ten huts on the Khor Makalla, very near the Govern
ment toal Depot, caught fire and were burnt.
rpnn^^ "^^ ness tho Sultan has enjoyed good health during the period under His Highneas
lC P UI1 - the Sultan.
the Sultan received, from a Sidi subject of his, by name
? ^ lm ' reslden t in the Congo Free State, a magnificent present
plavi- + ^ 0 i cases containing telephone material, acetylene gas plant, a
artinl 0Wer an / other ar ticles to the total value of about S35,000. The
W u re x? G erm an manufacture, and the cases were consigned to His
it y tlle Hamburg firm of Warnholtz and Gossler. In October 1908
whipA™ 11 ^ Ur j t ^ at His Highness had received a letter from Hahib, in
that h* ^ e , re(i a lakl1 of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. as a present to the Sultan and mentioned
arrive shortl 7 in Maskat. He asked that a house might be
dvPD h; * disposal on arrival, and that a suitable plot of land might be
given nun for building purposes.
Said^S anot ^ e r Sidi subject of His Highness, by name Majid-bin
Presents "to His H' 0 h^ 8 ^ 611 ^ ^ ^ ^ 0n ^ 0 "^ ree ^ tate ' wrote and offered
Salir^K* Highness received news of the death of his uncle,
^aiim-bin-Hamed-bin-Sultan, in Zanzibar.
0 Be of^his^ns^' ^ a ^i ( i Muhammad-bin-Turki, the Sultan's brother, lost
on sons ' Saiyids Taimur and Nadir, went to Watayah
on October 26tl i a nd returned on November 5th.
^rdi^] 6 through e ^rth n ^ ^ ^ enc ^ an< ^ His Highness the Sultan were entirely

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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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