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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [‎247r] (498/616)

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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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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 1909.
77
In February it was reported that the Commandant of the Turkish fort
a t Fao had entertained the Shaikh when the latter visited the newly con
structed embankments, regarding which there were difficulties in 1908. The
Shaikh has not complained of any further encroachment, and the above would
appear to show that some friendly understanding has been reached between
the parties.
In May the Turkish authorities requested Shaikh Mobarak to assist them
in punishing the robbers of a caravan between Ojair and Hasa, but the
Shaikh replied that he was unable to do so owing to these places being beyond
his territory.
Shaikh Mobarak concluded, in February, the purchase for T£14,000
„ , x , from Shaikh Saadun of the Muntafik of
Purchase o a e-gar ens. his riverain property known as Muta-
wiya adjoining Zain, in the sale of which the Turkish authorities had pre
viously interfered.
The purchase of the Fa-Chagiya property from the as-Zuhair family,
mentioned in last year's report, was not actually completed until the 14th
February 1909 (21st Mohurrum 1326).
The friendship between Shaikhs Mobarak and Khazal continues as close
as ever, and the former has frequently
Shaikh's relations with Mohammerai. Fallahiyah
Shaikh Khazal paid a surprise visit to Kuwait in October, the ostensible
reason being that, hearing his friend was either ill or dead, and knowing his
scruples, Shaikh Khazal brought down his own medical man to treat him.
Shaikh Khazal stayed only 2 days as Shaikh Mobarak was quite well, though
it is true he had been seriously ill some time before. Shaikh Khazal arrived
with a retinue of about 80 armed men and one cannot but think that his visit
was prompted not solely by anxiety for his friend's health, for Shaikh Khazal
still remains heavily in debt to Shaikh Mobarak. To what extent it is diffi
cult to estimate, though local gossip puts the balance at some T£10,000 to
T£ 15,000, and 4 years of the period agreed upon for liquidation have still to
run.
Shaikh Khazal is the only person in whom Shaikh Mobarak can be said
to repose absolute confidence, or whose advice he seeks and acts upon.
Whether this influence is entirely for good or whether Shaikh Khazal
reciprocates the confidence is doubtful.
The public health of Kuwait has not been good during the year;
small-pox has been prevalent through-
Public Health. ou t and many deaths have occurred,
especially among children. As the people take no precautions for isolation
the disease became epidemic towards the end of the year and still continues,
though in a less severe form.
The Dispensary has been regularly open and in all 5,582 patients (over
4,000 men and only 615 children) were
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Dispensary. treated, averaging a daily attendance of
50*56. The Dispensary returns show digestive system ailments, worms, eye-
diseases, and malaria to be the most prevalent maladies. Only 185 vaccina
tions were performed in spite of the continuance of small-pox, the Arabs
believing that once in a life-time is sufficient protection.
The Ddspensary is badly in need of proper accommodation, and it is to
be hoped that the execution of the plans drawn up in 1909 may be made pos
sible early in the next financial year.
No effective quarantine as required under the Paris Convention was
enforced. Towards the end of May inti-
Quarantme. mation was conveyed to the Shaikh
officially of the outbreak of plague in Bahrain and he was urged to take
precautionary measures, the^ Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Assistant Surgeon's services being
placed at his disposal. Though ridiculing the idea that the disease in

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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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