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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2448] (965/1262)
The record is made up of 1 volume (1165 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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availed themselves of the insurance system for the despatch abroad of
large quantities of valuable pearls. By this practice the British India
Steam Navigation Company were the principal losers, and they too
protested against the competition of the Post Office with their legitimate
carrying trade. As the contentions of the two companies appeared to the
Government of India to be reasonable and as there was considerable risk
of loss of specie, especially in transhipment at Basrah or while deposited
there in the unprotected post office, the faculty of insurance was abolished,
with effect from the 1st of July 1885, in regard to articles despatched to,
from or between the post offices of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
division. The aboli
tion of insurance stimulated the demand for money orders ; but there was
a loss of revenue to the post office which was estimated in the years
immediately following the change at over Rs. 18,001) per annum and
something like consternation at first prevailed among the native merch
ants of Baghdad, whose established method of doing business was
totally upset.
Indian Cas- I n 1894, in consequence of the passing of the Indian Tariff Act, it
m^ts^TsQl" Was or ^ ere( ^ ^hat all parcels despatched from the post offices of the Gulf
I9Q7 # *' division should thenceforward be accompanied by customs declarations.
Histories, in brief, of the various Indian post offices and postal
stations in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, 1864-1907.
Before we pass on to consider political questions that have arisen
in connection with British Indian post offices in Persia and Turkish ^Iraq
it will be convenient to summarise separately the history of each of the
Gulf offices.*
Masqat, The post office at Masqat was opened on the 1st of May 1864, and
1864-1907. the duties of Postmaster were at first carried on, under the supervision or
the
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.
, by a subordinate of the Indian Medical Department,
who was in medical charge of the British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
; the postal work was
then transacted at a rented building in the town. In 1866,
the disturbances which accompanied the accession of Salim to the Sult
anate of ; Oman, no steamers called at iMasqat between March and July ;
and the post office was temporarily closed.
In 1869 it was found necessary, in consequence of the increase oi
postal business, to appoint a, regular postmaster from India ; but the
change gave rise to trouble which continued until 187a. The first Post
master under the new system assumed independent powers vis a vts o
the
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.
and in 187^ accepted the local
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
of the Oman
Ottoman line of steamers—a Turkish interest; he was ultiinaey
removed from the Masqat appointment and dismissed from the Posta
Department. His successor proved corrupt and disrespectful and w aS
transferred to another post. In 1871, during the struggle between
Turki and 'Azzan in the neighbourhood of Masqat, the post office was
# A fable of the exiating officeg in the Gulf, with particulars of staff, etc.,
tormi Annexure No. 3 to this Appendix.
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This volume is Volume I, Part II (Historical) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.
Part II contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914, 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (pags v-viii), and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (ix-cxxx). These are also found in Volume I, Part IA of the Gazetteer (IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1).
Part II consists of three chapters:
- 'Chapter X. History of ’Arabistān' (pages 1625-1775);
- 'Chapter XI. History of the Persian Coast and Islands' (pages 1776-2149);
- 'Chapter XII. History of Persian Makrān' (pages 2150-2203).
The chapters are followed by nineteen appendices:
- 'Appendix A: Meteorology and Health in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2205-2211);
- 'Appendix B: Geology of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2212-2219);
- 'Appendix C: The Pearl and Mother-of-Pearl Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2220-2293);
- 'Appendix D: Date Production and the Date Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2294-2307);
- 'Appendix E: Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2308-2318);
- 'Appendix F: Sailing Craft of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2319-2332);
- 'Appendix G: Transport Animals and Livestock of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2333-2348);
- 'Appendix H: Religions and Sects of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2349-2385);
- 'Appendix I: Western Christianity and Missions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2386-2399);
- 'Appendix J: The Telegraphs of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in their relation to the Telegraph Systems of Persia and Turkey' (pages 2400-2438);
- 'Appendix K: Mail Communications and the Indian Post Office in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2439-2474);
- 'Appendix L: The Slave Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2475-2516);
- 'Appendix M: Epidemics and Sanitary Organization in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2517-2555);
- 'Appendix N: The Arms and Ammunition Traffic in the Gulfs of Persia and ’Omān' (pages 2556-2593);
- 'Appendix O: The Imperial Persian Customs' (pages 2594-2625);
- 'Appendix P: Cruise of His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. [1903]' (pages 2626-2662);
- 'Appendix Q: British and Foreign Diplomatic Political; and Consular Representation in the Countries Bordering on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2663-2699);
- 'Appendix R: Book References' (pages 2700-2736)
- 'Appendix S: Explanation of the System of Transliteration' (pages 2737-2741).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (1165 pages)
- Arrangement
Volume I, Part II is arranged into chapters that are sub-divided into numbered periods covering, for example, the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The appendices are sub-divided into lettered subject headings and also contain numbered annexures, as well as charts. Both the chapters and appendices have further subject headings that appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally througout the volume at the bottom of the page which provide further details and references. A 'Detailed Table of Contents' for Part II and the Appendices is on pages cii-cxxx.
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The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the first folio with text, on number 879, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 1503.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:130, 1625:2742, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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