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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [299r] (602/616)
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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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 1910.
95
In August the Mission opened a Bible shop in the bazaar with a Bagh-
dadi Christian colporteur in charge.
In November, Dr. Bennett obtained by purchase from the Shaikh a plot
of ground measuring about 1J acres on which the Mission propose to erect a
hospital for in-door patients and dwelling-houses. The plot is situated to the
west of the town close to the seashore, and is one of the best sites in Kuwait.
The Missionaries have held small religious meetings in private
houses, usually attended by a few Baghdadi Christians, but have not jet com
menced active proselytism.
The public health of Kuwait has been
Public Health. on the whole gQod
The
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Uispemctry was oppn throughout the year and the total num
ber of patients treated,; during the 11 months (January to November), amount
ed to 3,745, averaging a daily attendance of 34-62 as against 50-56 last year.
Of the 3,745 patients, 2,729 were men and 1,016 women and children. The
chief reason for this falling off is the advent of the American Mission Dispen
sary which also affords free treatment.
Only 35 vaccinations were performed during the year, of which 25 proved
successful and the results of the rest are unknown.
The dispensary was rebuilt during the year at a cost of some Rs. 3,500
which sum includes quarters for the Assistant Surgeon.
Quarantine. —No regular quarantine has yet been established m Kuwait,
though the Shaikh has consented to fairly effective measures m that direction.
In April, when Bushire was plague-infected, passengers were detained
in lame boats to undergo tt^e quarantine period, and when Maskat Muham-
merah and Basrah were chplera-infected, the passengers on the mail steamers
were released after medical inspection as. the steamer generally reached Ku
wait on the expiry of the necessary period.
It is, however, almost impossible to keep any check over native boats.
The Shaikh's Customs continue to be managed by Abdul Mehsm, the
Shaikh's landing contractor. His
„ AJ ... management seems satisfactory and no
Customs Administration. complaints have reached the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
.
Relations between the Customs and the local Agent of the British India
Steam Navigation Company have continued to be friendly and conu.iatory.
Lighters have been promptly supplied in large
nuired In this respect it is a fact that Kuwait is considerably ahead of othu
ports in the Gulf. A few small rooms have been added to the existing Cus
toms building during the year for the storage of loose grains. ^
The following ships of His Majesty s
Naval and Marine. Navy visited Kuwait during the year
H M S " Redbreast" twice in the month of August; H. M. S. Sphinx
oncefn Nolemto; and the H. M. S. "Odin" in December accompanying His
Excellency the Naval Commander-m-Chie • r
TTk Excellency Rear-Admiral Edmond J. W. Slade, M.V^O., Com
His Exceile } Squadron, visited Kuwait towards the close of
mander-m-Chief, East ^dies bquaar ^ ^ lsits were exch anged and
town before leaving for Bushire. _ . ,
RIMS" Lawrence" visited Kuwait five times during the year.
PnH of Jnne a Kuwait belonging to a
off Ras-el-Ijleiah (Qaliyah on map) by the in tfie All the
ctw, ruSb^ng^l^ere muxderg. the cash and provisions removed and
the boo in scuttled.
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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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