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‘Report on the administration of the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency for 1886-87.’ [340r] (13/60)
The record is made up of 1 volume (27 folios). It was created in 1887. 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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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.
FOE 1886.87.
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Abou 200 dhows were me w.th and boarded, but only one vessel was fonnd carrvin.
siaves. Tbs f ow ^ had twenty-one slaves on board, was captured by Her Maiestv^
Ship mMari cn 16tb J™e Most of the dhows examined were found to be in balla t, and
aceonnted for thrs by saymg that they had landed their eargoes further south at Socotra,
Makallah &e. Th.s was probably the truth, and it is more than probable that in man y
instances the cargoes consisted chiefly of slaves.
There can be no doubt that a large number of slaves were shipped from the coast of
Africa during the year, and, by means not fully ascertained, a considerable number reached
the Batinah coast and other parts of Oman.
Her Majesty's ships Woodlarh and Kingfisher cruised from July to 28th October, when
operations ceased.
An extensive a khor " or creek was discovered by Her Majesty's ship Kingfisher near the
village of Sowaih-Beni-bu-Ali.
9.—OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT.
Lieutenant-Colonel S. B. Miles held charge of 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.
during the first half of the
official year, and was relieved by Colonel E. C. Ross on 30th October.
Lieutenant-Colonel E. Mockler acted as First Assistant Resident from 1st November to
16th January, when Mr. P. J. C. Robertson relieved him.
Her Majesty's ships served on the station as follows :—
Her Majesty's ship Reindeer joined the station 30th August 1885 and left 2nd June
1886.
Her Majesty's ship Kingfisher joined 26th April 1886, proceeded to Bombay 7th July,
and returned to
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
station 10th August.
Her Majesty's ship Sphinx joined the station 8th May, proceeded to give leave 1st
August and returned 6th September. Proceeded to Bombay to recommission on
5th March 1887, and has since returned to the station.
Her Majesty's ship Woodlark joined 2nd June and left 11th December.
Her Majesty's ship Osprey joined 25th January.
Captain Rainier, Her Majesty's ship Kingfisher, was senior naval officer until he left in
April on promotion, and the duties of senior officer devolved on Captain Gissing
of Her Majesty's ship Osprey.
Rear Admiral Sir F. Richards, K.C.B., visited Muscat and the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
in April,
and was received with due courtesy and attention by the Muscat and Persian
authorities.
10.—OBSERVATORY—CLIMATE.
The usual observations have been recorded, and the results are shown in the annexed
tables.
The rainfall of 1886-87 has been very scant, but the harvest will probably be equal to
that of the previous year, which was at the last much damaged by rust.
The "Barih" shemal blew from May to 10th July, after which extreme heat was expe
rienced for about one month.
The winter was very fine and few heavy gales blew, but the autumn and early winter
season was sickly in Bushire, and rate of mortality unusually high.
CELEBRATION OF HER MAJESTY'S JUBILEE YEAR.
In accordance with orders received from the Government of India, Her Majesty's Jubilee
was celebrated in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and at Muscat on 16th February by illummations and
ceremonial observances. The enthusiasm displayed by all classes on the occasion ^ gmti y-
ing, and in many cases. Arab and Persian subjects joined m testrfying their hearty good-will.
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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 Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for the year 1886-87, published by Authority and printed by the Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta [Kolkata]. A copy of a letter from Colonel Edward Charles Ross, 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 Her Britannic Majesty’s Consul-General for Fars, to Henry Mortimer Durand, Secretary to the Government of India (Foreign Department), dated 2 June 1887, is included in the report (folio 336), the original of which submitted the report to Government, under the following headings:
Part 1 ( General Summary , folios 337-43) containing numbered summaries of local political affairs, and incidents or events of particular note for: 1) Muscat state; 2) the pirate coast of Oman; 3) Bahrain; 4) Nejd, El-Hasa [Al-Hasa] and El-Katr [Qatar]; 5) Fars, including Shiraz, Bushire and its districts, Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh] and Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; 6) Arabistan; and 7) Persian Baluchistan. The report also includes summaries for: 8) British actions against the slave trade; 9) Official appointments of British personnel and naval movements; 10) climatic observations, recorded by the observatory at Bushire; and a short note on the celebration of Queen Victoria’s jubilee in the region. Appendix A contains tabulated and graphical meteorological data for the year, supplied by the Bushire observatory.
Part 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. for the year 1886-87 ), submitted by Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Mockler, Her Britannic Majesty’s 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 at Muscat, dated 21 May 1887 (folios 344-45), containing a summary of affairs at Muscat.
Part 3 ( Report on the trade of South Persia for the year 1886 , folios 345-55), comprising a short summary of the year’s trade, with notes on: exports (cereals, tobacco); imports (Manchester [cotton] goods, metals and sugar); and shipping, including notes of freight, exchange and customs. Appendix A comprises tabulated data on import, exports and revenue, in the Gulf ports of Bushire, Bandar-e Lengeh, Bandar-e ʻAbbās, Bahrain and the Arab (Oman) coast. An index to the trade tables can be found at folio 346v.
Part 4 ( Muscat trade report for the year 1886-87 ), submitted by Mockler, dated 21 May 1887 (folios 356-62), comprising a brief summary of the year’s trade at Muscat, and also containing tabulated data on imports and exports at Muscat (listed by commodity), and the nationality and average tonnage of vessels visiting Muscat.
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- 1 volume (27 folios)
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The report is arranged into four numbered parts, with lettered appendices containing further reports and statistical data coming after each part.
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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 335, and ends on the last folio, on number 362.
Pagination: The volume contains an original typed pagination sequence.
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- IOR/V/23/50, No 229
- Title
- ‘Report on the administration of the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency for 1886-87.’
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- front, 334v:362v, i-r, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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