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'Report on the Administration of the Bushire Residency including that of the Muscat Political Agency, with Reports on Trade for 1873-74.' [6r] (11/92)
The record is made up of 46 folios. It was created in 1874. 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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bushire
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 1873-74. 9
them to communicate their wishes and visit the
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
. The Chiefs
however failed to appreciate these friendly offers.
At Lahsa itself the Turkish troops were inactive as concerns any
onward progress. Sickness carried off a good many. The resident
Arabs complained loudly of oppression on the part of Turkish officials and
soldiery.
Recently a change has come on the policy of Turkey as regards
Nejd. All intention of onward conquest from their side is abandoned;
not only so, but it was determined to withdraw the regular troops and
hold Lahsa on a different system. Instead of a Turkish
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
an Arab
Sheikh, named Bezeeah bin Areyr, of the tribe Beni KhaMd, was nomi
nated Civil Governor of Lahsa. A guard of " Gendarmes" or armed
police are to assist the new Governor, but the object is evidently to rely
mainly on the friendly Arabs of the Beni Khalid tribe for the mainte
nance of the position.
Since the official year closed these measures have been actually
carried out and the Turco-Wahabee question has passed jnto a new
phase tending to diminution of Turkish influence and power in that
province.
(Sd.) E. C. Ross, Lieut.-Col. }
II. B. M.'s Poltl. Resdt.y
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Report on trade of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
for 1873.
Collection of Statistics. —It has been so frequently brought to notice
that the means do not exist of obtaining accurate or reliable information
regarding the statistics of trade of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, either on the Persian
or Arabian side, that it is almost needless to repeat the statement. The
system everywhere obtaining of managing the Custom Houses, and the
absence of official returns accessible to the public readily account for this
difficulty.
All that can be expected is a collection of as many facts and as close
an approximation to the real truth as circumstances admit.
Without assistance from those who, though of the unofficial class,
are practically interested in estimating commerce, it would be difficult to
obtain much information of value. My obligations in this respect to
gentlemen residing in Bushire are elsewhere mentioned.
Divisions of the trade. —The sea-borne traffic of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
may be considered as branching in three divisions—
\st.
other countries.
The through
commerce between Turkish Arabian Ports and
Gulf.
Ind.—The trade with the Arabian portion of the Coast of the
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Report on the Administration of the Bushire 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. including that of the Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , with Reports on Trade for 1873-74 , printed at the Foreign Department Press, Calcutta, 1874.
The report is split into two sections and further into subsections. The first section relates 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. at Bushire, the second to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Muscat.
The first section on Bushire consists of three sub-sections:
- An administration report 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. , Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Charles Ross, that gives an update on political and administrative matters for various places and sheikhdoms in the region, as well as notes on weather, medical matters, and the slave trade (folios 2-6);
- A trade report, also written by Ross, that includes notes on the various ports, the main commodities, transport, and customs (folios 6-9);
- Twenty-four tables of trade statistics (A-X) (folios 9-38).
The second section on Muscat consists of two sub-sections:
- An administration report written by 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. , Major Samuel Barrett Miles, which gives a political and administrative update on the country, including notes on slave traffic and trade (folios 38-40);
- Six tables of trade statistics (A-F) (folios 41-46).
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The report is arranged in two sections: the first relating to the Bushire 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. , the second the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Muscat.
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