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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [256v] (517/616)
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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12
ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
first half of the year, Ahmed Khan, Amir Panj, Deputy Governor and Com
mandant of the Persian Regiment at Bushire acting as Governor during his
absence. The Amir Panj, though not an over-strong administrator, is above
the average of local Persian officials in intelligence and education, and speaks
excellent English. He, however, appears to have fallen out with the Darya
Begi after the latter's return from Bandar Abbas, and was dismissed by His
Excellency from the post of Deputy Governor, this appointment then being
held at different periods by Shaikh Naser Chahkutai, Shuja-el-Mamalek
(Commandant of Topchis) and Mirza Abdul Reza, the son of one of the Malek-
ut-Tujjar's slaves, all of whom were equally incompetent. The Amir Panj,
with the permission of the Tehran authorities, left Bushire during the middle
of August for Ispahan, taking his detachment with him.
Karguzar. —Mirza Ghulam Ali Khan, Saad-es-Sultan, held the post of
Foreign Office Agent throughout the year. He is believed to have been origin
ally appointed at the request of the German Consulate. His attitude towards
the
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.
, however, has been friendly, though perhaps characterised by
excessive caution and timidity in dealing with British cases.^ He is, however,
an inoffensive official without any apparent tendency to intrigue.
Kalantar and Kadkhoda. —The direct responsibility for the maintenance
of good order in the Bushire Peninsula is entrusted to two officials, the Kalan
tar and the Kadkhoda. The former is responsible for the safety of Bushire
town, the latter for that of the suburbs of Bushire. The post of Kalantar
was held throughout the year by Meshedi Abdul Rasul regarding whose hostile
attitude towards the
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.
, complaint had several times to be made to the
local authorities.
The appointment of Kadkhoda was held for a like period by Zair Ali
Tangistani, except for a short interval, in July, when His Excellency the
Darya Begi re-instated Kaid Muhammad Jaffer, a former Kadkhoda. This
appointment was objected to by the T^angistani supporters of Zair Ali who
feared less lucrative results from their smuggling operations from Tangistan
into Bushire, and His Excellency was eventually compelled to give way and re
appoint the Tangistani nominee. In the event of refusal to comply with the
Tangistani demands the Darya Begi would in all probability have had to face
an invasion similar to that of 1909 which, without troops or funds, it would
have been impossible for His Excellency to prevent. The incident is typical
of the impotence to which the administration of the Gulf Ports has been re
duced under the present regime.
Mamoor-i-Maliyeh and Rais-i-Nazmieh. —Two new posts of the " Con
stitutional " order were created this year by the Central Government. On the
18th October an official entitled the Mamoor-i-Maliyeh made his appearance
for the first time in Bushire. He was appointed by the Minister of Finance
apparently to act as Finance Secretary and collect revenue. Needless to say
it has not been possible for him to perform the latter duty. The incumbent of
the appointment is one Mahmood Khan, formerly an interpreter in the Im
perial Bank of Persia, Shiraz, from which post he was dismissed. He con
tinued in office throughout the year.
The other official appointed was the Rais-i-Nazmieh or Chief of Police,
one Abdullah Khan, Etezad-i-Hazret, by name. He arrived in Bushire on
the 19th December. His activities were limited to wrangles with the Gover
nor and the Kalantar regarding the financing of his Department, both of the
above-named officials declaring their complete inability to provide him with
funds.
The Central Government also announced the despatch of two other offi
cials from Tehran, namely, an Inspector of Justice and an Inspector of the
Municipality. Neither officials, however, arrived in Bushire during the year.
At present all four of these officials are a useless charge upon the revenue.
Monsieur Leleux held the post of Provincial Director of Customs at
Bushire from the beginning of the year
till the 12th May when he went on leave
being relieved by Monsieur Constant, Director of Customs at Bandar Abbas,
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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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