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‘Administration report on the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency for 1893-94’ [‎122v] (15/63)

The record is made up of 1 volume (30 folios). It was created in 1894. 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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ADMINISTRATION REPORT ON THE PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. POLITICAL
the Telegraph, who induced the fishermen to retire by promising to report the
state of affairs; and on his representation, the desirability in the interests of
peace, of the removal of the Deputy Governor Ghulam Reza Beg, having been
brought to the notice of the authorities at Bushire by the Resident, that
official was replaced by a Military Yavar.
A most unwarrantable interference by the local Persian authorities of
Dizak and Bampur in the affairs of certain British Indian subjects had a de
plorable result. A Guru, who is also a trader, having claimed a Hindu girl in
marriage, seems to have appealed for aid in securing her, to the Persian autho
rities, and Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Muhammad Khan of Dizak thereupon caused the girl and her
family to be seized and carried to Sib, where the former was made over to the
Guru. The unhappy girl died the same night, and the circumstances have a
very grave aspect. Sirteep Zain-ul-Abadin of Bampur would seem not to be
free from suspicion of concern in the proceedings in this case. Enquiries
have been made as far as possible; Lieutenant Sykes, who was travelling in
those parts, investigated the matter, and the Guru was summoned to Karachi
for examination. The accounts furnished by the Persian authorities have been
recklessly contradictory, and it has not been possible to clear up the facts
attending the girl's death, which has been attributed to poison given by the
girl's mother, to hardships in the course of the forcible abduction to Sib, and to
natural causes. There seems little prospect of sufficiently trustworthy evidence
being obtained for formal proceedings against the Guru.
No result has been reached in the case of the abduction of the mother and
sister of a Telegraph line-man at Jask, notwithstanding the orders noted in last
year's report as having been issued by the Persian Government. The difficulty
of finding Dadullah, who was guilty of the abduction, has constantly been put
forward to account for the failure in this case. The women have not been
restored.
A destructive fire in April 1893 rendered a thousand persons homeless at
Gwadur. The loss of property, chiefly belonging to Arab subjects, was esti
mated at Rs. 78,000.
The position with regard to the escaped slaves who have sought refuge at
Gwadur, has continued to be a source of anxiety to His Highness the Sultan
of Muscat and his "Wali at Gwadur. The demands of the Rinds for the resto
ration of these refugees have constantly been renewed, and have at times been
threatening; but the force at the disposal of the Wali having been strength
ened, he has been enabled to resist the demands made upon him, without a
resort to violence. At the visit of 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. for South Eastern
Baluchistan, the Rinds were required to desist from their violent^claims for the
surrender of their slaves, who, as a matter of expediency, and in order to
remove all cause of irritation, have been, as far as possible, conveyed to
India.
10.—SLAVE TRADE.
There were no captures of slave dhows by Her Majesty's Ships during the
year under report.
There were a few cases in which slaves appealed to 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. for
freedom. Where it was found that importation into Persia had been recent,
manumission was granted, and if the freed slaves desired it, and it was possible,
they were conveyed to their former homes.
11.—ROYAL NAVY VESSELS.
Captain J. H. Pelly, R. N., H. M. S. Sphinx, was the Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division, throughout the year, with the exception of the tem
porary intervals of the absence of the ship from the station.

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Administration Report of 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. and Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1893-94, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and 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. at Muscat.

The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:

Part 1 , is a General Summary (folios 118-123r) written by Colonel Frederick Alexander Wilson, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and is divided up as follows:

1. Oman-Muscat Coast, gives a summary of political and military developments on the coast with a brief comment on trade matters.

2. Oman Pirate Coast, gives a summary of relations between the various ruling families on the coast.

3. Bahrain, summary of developments in Bahrain during the previous year including news that the Ottoman Governor of El Katif [Al Qatif] had put up notices there asserting Turkish (Ottoman) sovereignty over Bahrain. It also reports a decline in pearl-fishing caused by a cholera outbreak and heavy rainfall that led to a number of fatalities.

4. El Hasa and Ojair, a brief account of tribal movements and gatherings in the area.

5. El Katif [Al Qatif], a summary of events in El Katif; records an outbreak of cholera, the appointment of a new Ottoman governor and other developments.

6. El Katr [Qatar], a summary of events in El Katr during the previous year including details of a confrontation between Shaikh Jasim and forces of the Ottoman Government.

7. Persian Arabistan, a summary of events in the region in the previous year. Reports outbreaks of disease and several other matters.

8. Fars and Persian Coast, a summary of events in the region in the previous year including details regarding a cholera outbreak, an embargo on the export of wheat, the appearance of locusts, serious flooding in Shiraz and several other matters.

9. Persian Baluchistan and Mekran, a summary of developments in the region during the previous year including details of raids and violence on the Perso-Baluch frontier, a large fire at Gwadur and several other matters.

10. Slave Trade, a brief summary of the status of slave traffic in the region that reports no slave dhows were captured during the previous year.

11. Royal Navy Vessels, records movements of British Government ships in the region and reports that Captain J H Pelly of the H. M. S. Sphinx was Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. throughout the year with the exception of temporary intervals.

12. Political Appointments, reports details of changes in staff during the previous year including the appointment of John Calcott Gaskin as Extra Assistant Resident and Vice-Consul in June and Surgeon-Captain P Lumsden as 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. Surgeon also in June.

13. Observatory, points the reader to Appendix A (see below).

Part 1 contains the following Appendix: A) Table showing force and prevailing directions of winds and recorded rainfall at Bushire for the Year 1894-94 (folios 123v-124).

Part 2, is an Administration Report of the Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and Consulate for the Year 1893-94 written by Major James Hayes Sadler, 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 Consul, Muscat (folios 125-126).

Part 3, is a Report on the Trade and Commerce of the Consular District of Bushire for the Year 1893 written by Fred A. Wilson, Consul General (folios 127-129). Appendix A to part 3 consists of 25 tabular charts related to trade and commerce in Bushire and the surrounding region (folios 129-136).

Part 4, is a report entitled 'Trade Statistics for 1893-4' written by Major James Hayes Sadler, 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 Consul, Muscat (folios 137-142). The report contains a number of detailed tables related to trade to/from Muscat.

Part 5, is a Report on the Trade of Mohammerah for the Year 1893 (folio 143). The report contains a description of the state of trade in Mohammerah. Appendix A (folios 144-45) contains several tabular charts regarding imports and exports to/from Mohammerah and the surrounding region.

Extent and format
1 volume (30 folios)
Arrangement

The report is arranged into a number of sections and subsections, with statistic data in tabular format directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (folio 117) which list the report's contents.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which 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, on number 116, and ends on the last folio, on number 145.

Pagination: The volume contains an original typed pagination sequence.

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