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‘Administration report on the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Maskat Political Agency for 1901-1902’ [9r] (19/123)
The record is made up of 1 volume (60 folios). It was created in 1902. 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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EESIDENCY AND MASKAT POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
FOR THE YEAE 1901-1902.
11
A man of masterful disposition and pronounced views wliich he did not
hesitate to give expression to, it was not within the nature of things that he
should have been a generally popular personality; but while on the one hand it
is doubtful if the present Sultan ever had any personal regard for him, it is none
the less certain that His Highness fully recognised the fact that in all matters
lying beyond the scope of parochial politics the statesmanlike perspicacity of his
kinsman was a valuable asset to himself.
On the day of the Vazir's demise, the Sultan's Flag was half-masted and the
several Consular representatives followed suit as a mark of respect to deceased's
memory. They also paid visits of condolence at tiie palace, 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.
being directed to convey to His Highness expressions of regret on behalf of His
Excellency the Viceroy and of the Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
on hearing of
the loss which he had sustained.
9. On 26th November 1901, the telegraph cable, which had been extended Ma ^ t 1 ^ ask
from Jask across the Gulf of Oman to Maskat, was opened for traffic—an
important event in the annals of Maskat. When the question of the extension
was under consideration it was not estimated that the takings would amount to
more than Rs. 1,000 per mensem, but the average of the first four months of its
working is found to be about l^s. 1,500.
10. Maskat has enjoyed complete immunity from epidemic disease. The duties E ^®^f v | nd
of Health Officer of the port were last year entrusted by the Sultan to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Measures,
Surseon ; and this year also, the preventive arrangements under his supervision
have been carried out most satisfactorily and with an entire absence of friction.
On the transfer of Captain F. A. Smith, I.M.S., to India just before the end
of the year. His Highness wisely continued the same arrangement m the case
of his successor. Captain J. W. Grant, I.M.S.
11. No slave dhows were brought in for adjudication during the year by siave-Trade,
anv of His Majesty's men-of-war, and it is to be noted that for the last three i
seasons there has been no slave cruising under Admiralty orders. Fifty-four
fugitive slaves applied to this Consulate during the year for protection and
freedom. Of these one absconded while his case was under investigation ; three
were dismissed as not being slaves, and fifty were given freedom with the con
currence of the Local Government. The Africans were sent direct to Zanzibar, m
accordance with the orders of Government providing for repatriation of Negroes.
12. Maskat was visited during the year by His Majesty's ships Cosset, Navy.
Fioeon Assaye, Sphinx, Ferseus, 3Iarathon i Fomone, Lapwing, Fox and
Eedbreast—Sind. by the Royal Indian Marine Steamers Minto and Investigator.
Foreign navies were represented as under :—
French.— Fean F olt I , lufeTnGt, Catinat, Chasseloup Louhat,
Russian.— Varyag.
13 Captain F. A. Smith, I.M.S., was transferred to India and handed over
his duties to Captain J. W. Grant, I.M.S., on 14th February 1902.
Monsieur P. Ottavi, Consul for the French Republic, left for Europe on
5th July 1901, and was relieved by Monsieur R. Laronce.
P. Z. COX, Major,
Folitical Agent, Masqat.
M askat;
The 2nd April 1902.
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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. 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 [Muscat] Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1901-02, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, Calcutta [Kolkata], forming part of the 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. and other Agents in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The Administration Report is organised as follows:
1. General Summary , submitted by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Arnold Kemball, Officiating 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. , dated 21 April 1902 (folios 4-6), with overviews of: the year’s rainfall and harvest, and the impact of drought; the governorship of Bushire and Gulf ports; public peace; public health; currency; customs administration in the Gulf, under Belgian control; settlement of claims for compensation. The General Summary also includes summaries for key towns and regions, chiefly comprising accounts of local politics: Oman and Muscat; the Oman Coast; Bahrain; Koweit [Kuwait] and Nejd, including details of the loss of a decisive battle by Shaikh Mubarak al-Sabah at the hands of the Amir of Nejd, and the capture of Riadh [Riyadh] by Abdul Aziz [Ibn Sa‘ūd]; Persian Arabistan; Fars and the Persian Coast; Persian Baluchistan. Further reports are included on: the slave trade, including numbers of slaves manumitted by British officials in the region; incidents of piracy; naval movements, chiefly British but also Russian and French vessels; changes in British official personnel; and movements and changes in foreign representatives. An appendix to part 1 comprises statistical tables with meteorological data for the region.
2. Administration Report of the Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , 1901-02 , submitted by Major Percy Zachariah Cox, His Britannic Majesty’s Consul and 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, dated 2 April 1902 (folios 7-9) including: an account of recent tribal politics of Oman, most notably disturbances at Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Maawal; events in Sohar; ill-treatment of British Indian subjects in Muscat and Oman; customs; arms trafficking; pearl disputes; the death of the Sultan’s Vazir [ Wazir Minister. ], Sayyid Saeed bin Mahomed bin Salimin, and a brief account of his life; opening of the Muscat to Jask telegraph cable; epidemics and preventative measures; the slave trade; and naval movements.
3. Trade Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1901 , submitted by Kemball, in his capacity at His Britannic Majesty’s Acting Consul-General for Fars, Khuzistan, etc., dated 31 March 1902 (folios 9-39), with summaries on: imports and exports; the harvest; exchange; currency and specie; mule hire; freight and shipping activity; Russian commerce; customs administration; administration of justice; further details of imports and exports, with reference to particular commodities including cotton, medicines, kerosene, opium and shells. An appendix follows with tabulated trade data of the principal imports and exports, and number, tonnage and nationality of vessels.
4. Trade Report for Maskat [Muscat], 1901-02 , submitted by Cox (folios 40-41), with brief summaries on the import of arms, cereals, coffee and silk, and the export of dates and dried fish. An appendix follows the report, containing tabulated trade statistics.
5. Report on the Trade and Commerce of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] for 1900 (folios 42-46), with remarks on: exchange; exports; imports; shipping; caravan routes; agriculture; health; and the river trade. An appendix follows the report, containing tabulated trade data.
6. Trade Report of Bundar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] for the Year 1901 , submitted by Captain C H Boxer, His Britannic Majesty’s Vice-Consul at Bandar-e ʻAbbās, dated 12 March 1902 (folios 46-52), with remarks on: the value of imports and exports; harvest; exchange; transport; shipping; and the benefits to British trade that an extension of the telegraph cable to Bandar-e ʻAbbās would bring. An appendix follows the report, containing tabulated trade data.
7. Report on the Trade and Commerce of the Bahrein Islands for the Year 1901 , submitted by John Calcott Gaskin, Assistant 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. , dated 7 February 1902 (folios 53-60), containing remarks on: total trade in Bahrain; the year’s pearl fishing season; importation of cotton and coffee; exports, including oyster shells; imports from India, Turkey and Persia; weights and measures in Bahrain; shipping; and a schedule of the lighterage rates at the Port of Bahrain. An appendix follows the report, containing tabulated trade data.
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- 1 volume (60 folios)
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The report is arranged into a number of parts and sections, with tabulated statistical data directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (folio 3), which refers to the report’s internal pagination sequence.
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- ‘Administration report on the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Maskat Political Agency for 1901-1902’
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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