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'Précis on slave trade in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, 1873-1905 (With a Retrospect into previous history from 1852) By J A Saldanha BA, LL B' [‎29] (37/126)

The record is made up of 1 volume (63 folios). It was created in 23 Jun 1906. 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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ARTICLE XXXI.
ditioJs h :- erra " natiVe VeSSel " applieS t0 Ves5e,s fulfillin S one ot ">6 following con-
1. It shall present the outward appearance of native build or rigging.
2. It shall be manned by a crew of whom the ranfain nnrl ™ ' ' l e **
ssozsr - - "• ■'••••"■ •• "* —Wisar.wi-ia ars
ARTICLE XXXII.
the Pow^r^wh^se^fiag^e^clafni^ocarry^ 6 e ' t ^ er » P-ons protected by
of the o^to
a guarantee of the payment of the lines which might be incurred.
3. The above-named fitters-out or owners of ships, as well as the cantain of th*
n'el'btte and that '» P-'-ula? they have
ARTICLE XXXIII.
This authorization granted shall be renewed every year. It can at anv H m * h*
snspended or wthdrawn by the authorities of the LLr whose colours^heTessel
ARTICLE XXXIV.
nf thJ h v aCt i 0f ^i thorizat, ? n ^ bear indications necessary to establish the identity
of the vessel. The captain shall have the keeping thereof. The name of the native
vessel and the mdicatlon of its tonnage shall be inlaid and painted in Latin characters on
the stern, and on the place where the initials of the name of the port of registry as well ac
on thl sIii a s UOn aUm SaneS 0f the numbers ^at port, shall be printed in black
ARTICLE XXXV.
A hst of the crew shall be issued to the captain of the vessel at the port of departure
by the authorities of the Power whose colours it carries. It shall be renewed at every fresh
provisions VeS ' 0r| at Iatest > at tlie en(1 of a y ear J and in conformity with the following
issued it he Slia11 be eXamined at the of the vessel by the authority which has
2. No negro can be engaged as a seaman on a vessel without having been beforehand
questioned by the authority of the Power whose colours it carries, or, in default thereof bv
the territorial authority, with a view to ascertain the fact of his having contracted a free
enagagement. 0
3. This authority shall see that the proportion of seamen and boys is not out of nro-
portion to the tonnage or rigging.
T ^ e aUt ^ 0r ! tie v Wh0 r (!Uestionecl the men before their departure shall
msaribe them on the list of the crew in which they shall be mentioned, with the summary
description of each of them alongside his name.
5. In order to more effectivdy prevent any substitution the seamen may, more
over, be provided with a distinctive mark. ^
ARTICLE XXXVI.
If the captain of a vessel should desire to embark negro passengers he shall make
thLeof T ttie i authorit y of the Power whose colours he carries, or, in default
thereof, to the territorial authority. The passengers shall be interrogated, and after it has
been ascertained that they embarked of their own free will they shall be inscribed in a
special manifest, bearing the description of each of them alongside their names and indicat
ing especially the sex and the height. Negro children shall not be admitted as passen-
gers unless they are accompanied by their relations, or by persons whose respectability is
well known. At the departure the passenger roll shall be m* by the above said authority
mentioned on the"criwHst.'"" ^ ^ paSSengerS 0n board ' this sha11 "pecUlly
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This volume is a summary of events, treaties and correspondence about the suppression of slavery and the slave trade in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , curated by Jerome Anthony Saldanha, and printed in Simla in June 1906.

The volume is marked as secret and divided into chapters:

  • Measures for the suppression of slavery and slave trade in the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , up to 1873 (ff 5-7);
  • Measures against traffic in slaves by Natives of India (ff 8-16);General measures taken for the suppression of Slave Trade from 1874 to 1905 (ff 16v-22);
  • Anti-Slave Trade Operations (ff 22v-30);
  • Runaway slaves at Gwadur (ff 31-34);
  • Trade in Baluchi slaves from Mekran to the Arab coast (ff 34-35);
  • Reception of fugitive slaves on board Her Majesty's ships of war and other British vessels (ff 35v-38);
  • Grant of protection to fugitive slaves on the Coast (ff 39-40);
  • Some questions of practice of courts (ff 41-45);
  • Miscellaneous questions and facts (ff 45v-48.

In Appendix, Reports on Slave Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1852-1859 (folios 59-61).

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1 volume (63 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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'Précis on slave trade in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, 1873-1905 (With a Retrospect into previous history from 1852) By J A Saldanha BA, LL B' [‎29] (37/126), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C246, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023517342.0x000027> [accessed 13 May 2024]

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