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‘Administration report on the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Maskat Political Agency for 1901-1902’ [‎46v] (94/123)

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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AWIISISTB a TION REPORT ON THE PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. POLITICAL
P ART VI.— TRADE REPORT OE BANDAR ABBAS FOR THE YEAR
1901 •
Bs. 72 at 114.
Ils.26 at 57-
~bSl» Su'i ""1 favourably ojramra will. tb»e ot praadlug ,«»
fn recovering from tlie effects of heavy decline last yeai.
The rise 0 in exports amovmted to Rs. 7,79,064 compared with the year 1900
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buted Sfpally to piece-goods, yam and twist, drags and medicines indigo,
glaffi and glassware, g P rain fnd pulse, hardware, wmes, matches, oils,
spices, silk piece -goods, loaf sugar and woollen piece-goods. ^
Harvest.—The grain crop during the year has not been as productive as
was anticipated owin| to the failure of late rains. In consequence of wjjich the
^eM has been below the average. A good deal of gram and pulse was brought
from Karachi at the latter part of the year, as there has been a brisk demand
for the same from up-country, brought about by the scanty rainfall. Ep o the
date of this report, viz., 12th March 1902, there has been practically no rainfa
whatever for the last 12 months, and there is no douit that the country will
have to face a famine during the ensuing year. ^
Exchange.—The exchange opened with 3^ krans per rupee and varied m
the course of the year from 3f krans at the close of the cold season to 3 8 krans
per rupee with the advent of the hot weather when rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. were much easier.
Consequently the rate per pound sterling fluctuated between 51 and ol krans.
Transport. —The rates of hire for carriage up-country have undergone
considerable change for the better, varying from 25 to 40 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. per load ot
1,400 lbs. to Yezd, while the rate for Kerman per load of /00 lbs. varied trom
9 to 18 tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. . It is greatly feared in some quarters that fewer animals will
visit bandar Abbas in course of the current year on account of fodder being
scarce in these parts, and that the rate will consequently go up much higher as
was the case last year.
Shipping, —There have been a large number of steam vessels calling at this
port during the year with large quantities of cargoes both from England and
India which is shown to be one-third greater than the preceding year. The
reason for this extraordinary increase in the number of arrivals has been due to
large shipments of food stuffs to meet the failure of the crops.
The total tonnage of vessels that entered at and cleared from the port ot
Bandar Abbas during the period under review has been put down respectively
at tons 156,260 and 156 J 20J, showing a respective increase of tons 9,35G and
* 8,982.
Telegraph. —I may add in conclusion that the mercantile community ot
this port consider that if the telegraph system of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. cable be
extended to Bandar Abbas, British trade of this port would be greatly benefited
thereby.
C. H. BOXER, Captain,
Sis Britannic Majesty's Vice-Consul,
Bandar Jbbas.
Bandar Abbas;
The 12th March 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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