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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.' [7r] (13/92)
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.
On the Arabian Coast trade is almost exclusively in the hands of the
Hindoo and Khojah communities.
In Persia the merchants who have acquired great wealth are few,
and with increased competition the number would scarcely increase.
The famine of 1871 caused the failure of many cloth merchants of
Bushire.
Trade between the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and India. —In previous reports
statements drawn up from the records of the Custom Houses of Cal
cutta, Bombay, and Sind have been submitted showing- the value of the
import and export trade between those parts and the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
The latest of these was for the year 1868-69.
Through the courtesy of the Collectors of Customs at the above
Indian ports I have received similar information for the year 1869-70
to 1872-73 inclusive.
This information is exhibited in the annexed Tables marked A., B., C.
It must be borne in mind that the figures include the trade with
Muscat.
Calcutta in former years drew large supplies of salt from the
south coast of Persia through Muscat. This trade appears to have
decreased from causes which it is probable are well known to the Depart
ment of Revenue and Commerce. The aggregate imports to Calcutta
have decreased nearly by one-half in four years.
The exports from Calcutta to the Gulf have kept tolerably steady
for the same period and show latterly a slight increase. The chief
articles being grain, indigo, silk, raw and manufactured.
The Bombay trade with the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
import and export has
steadily decreased for four years. The same remark applies to the trade
with Sind.
Taking the aggregate of the three ports the total
Imports from the Gulf for 1869-70 are ... ... Rs. 1,38,88,437
Ex P orts ... ... ... ... „ 1,38,25,373
are-
The equality being remarkable. For the year 1872-73 the figures
Imports from Gulf
Exports
Rs. 86,68,573
„ 1,28,75,698
The produce of Persia in Oman being less in the latter year.
The total value of the trade between these three ports of India and
the Gulf was—
For 1869-70
1872-73
Decrease
Rs. 2,77,13,810
„ 2,14,44,721
62,69,089
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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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- 46 folios
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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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