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'File 22/16 II (A66) Gwadur' [31r] (66/380)
The record is made up of 1 volume (188 folios). It was created in 11 May 1929-13 Jun 1932. 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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26* "" —
(T) A"bseiic0 of limiclpal or other nenjessary
sufficient funds to cle'\r the rubbish of the torn, though
much credit is <luo to the local B^Ladiah for clearing the
"bazars and main streets of the ruhbish due mostly to the
fish refuse etc., the "bad odour of 'rtiich is often a nuisance
to the passers ly.
(3) Careless and irregular hahits of the to^sflok
^ho often ro to stool in vicinity of their o^m houses or
sea "beach#
(4) Scarcity of drinking crater, . ost of the poor
people irin 1 ' rain mtar accu ulated in tanks. This water is
often stagnant and full of insects or germs. In the absence
of rain water in surrarner, all people resort to the only well
of the to'tn situated near the iritish Post Oil ice. The master?
of this sweet well irio undoubtedly took considerable pains .
"before they could find this locality of sweet water,
customarily charge one Jasaati Pice per pitcher filled fro®
the -"ell *
The a"bove facts often increase the death roll,
^The increasing deaths of infants and pregnant women -were the
chief characteristics of the year under report. This may "be
attributed to the total absence of a doctor. Government or
rivate one.
The deaths of British and British Protected
persons are often notified to the Political ^gent, l^uscat,
according to the provisions of the Luscat
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
#
1915, The same holds good in the case of registration of d
British or British Protected Persons a list of ^tiich is =
prepared at this British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in the beginning of each
year.
The appointing of a doctor wtiose presence is
• • ?!
absolutely essential for the welfare of about 550 British
Subjects and about 9500 Sultan Sui^ects, is a question
*3hich is at present engaging the serious attention of
\ • \
L^adur Public Mio have entrusted the entire matter to the
1
British Agent, Cwadur and he is busy devising the best; w*y
to nsure getting monthly donations from His iiighness
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The file covers political, economic and general matters at Gwadar (which is referred to throughout as ‘Gwadur’). The file includes Annual Report of the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Gwadar for the year 1928, written by the British Agent, M Waris Ali, which includes sections on ancient history; area and population; main villages of the Gwadar territory; languages, religion and instruction; constitution, government and justice; British and state representatives; cases settled during the year under report; defence; passports and certificates of identity; frontier news in brief; shipping, communications and trade; foreign and inland commerce and the way in which both have contributed to bring about a destructive effect on Gwadar trade; fish trade; state customs, finance and baladiah; sanitation and doctor; climate, soil, rainfall and agriculture; production, industries and manufactures; mineralogy; slaves and their manumission; government buildings and their upkeep; government post office and telegraph office; meteorological and aeroplanes; banking and currency; weights and measures; the Anglo-Persian Oil Company; distinguished visitors to Gwadar during the year under report; archaeology; locusts; earthquakes; tides and tempests; and obituary for the late British agent, Raja King Lal Khan, who had committed suicide after going insane one night as a result of ‘super abundance [sic] of passport drudgery and other work mixed with anxieties and cares’.
The file also includes papers relating to communal disturbances at Gwadar between Khojas/Aga Khanis (who were British subjects) and Baluchis (subjects of the Sultan of Muscat). The troubles, which followed allegations of the defilement of a mosque with dung by Khojas, resulted in deaths of two members of the Khoja community, 1929-1932
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (188 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in a circle in the top right hand corner of each page. There is also an old foliation system (not circled), numbered 1 (folio 6); then 98 (folio 103) - end of volume.
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- IOR/R/15/1/379
- Title
- 'File 22/16 II (A66) Gwadur'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:98v, 99ar:99bv, 100r:111v, 114r:185v, 186ar:186av, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence