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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.' [‎9r] (17/92)

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
The districts of Bushire are assessed at about Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 1,50,000.
Octroi duties are also levied at liushire gate.
The farmer of customs employs his own servants to manage, Gov
ernment officials not interfering. The transactions are kept secret, no
returns being required by the Government.
The system is felt to be inconvenient by traders.
Duty,—European merchants pay 5 per cent, ad valorem in money or
kind on exports and imports in accordance with Treaty stipulations. This
payment frees them from internal transit duties.
Native merchants pay in an established scale varying for different
articles. The Tables marked M. N. show these rates. »
The working of the arrangements as regards Europeans is not
invariably to their advantage. There are certain articles which will not
bear 5 per cent, unless private arrangements could be made with the
Custom House officials, Europeans would be debarred from trading in
these goods. Each Custom House being as a rule independent of others.
The farmers at the interior towns naturally dislike a system which pre
vents their getting a share of duty in foreign imports and exports. ISo
doubt annoyances occur in consequence. The general result is, however,
favorable to the trade of the foreigners.
At Lingah the duty is uniformly 2^ per cent, for all, and at Bunder
Abbass 3^ per cent.
Arab Coast. —With the exception of the Islands of Bahrein the
trade of the Arab ports is comparatively petty. A small band of Banyans
usually resides at each place and make a living ? little more.
The prosperity of the Coastal Arab depends mainly on the pearl
fisheries. The total outturn of these was estimated by Colonel Pelly in
1865 at 40 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. or £400,000. There is no reason to suppose
that any remarkable increase or decrease in the trade has since occurred.
Bahrein. —The trade of Bahrein has been flourishing of late years.
The accompanying Tables marked O. P. and ti. speak for themselves.
They have been drawn up for information carefully collected by the news
a<jent. It will be readily observed from the figures that Bahrein like
Lingah is a depot whence other ports and districts draw supplies of cer
tain articles imported to Bahrein from other places.
The Table Q. shows the amount of revenue of the Chief and the
sources whence derived. The aggregate is double what it was estimated
at twenty years ago.
Pirate Coast. —The Tables marked R. S. T. U. V. W. exhibit the
import and export trade of the ports of Abi Thebi, Debey, Sharkah,
Ajman, Umm-el-Kowein, and Ras-el-Kheyma situated on the Arab
littoral known as the Pirate Coast. The table X. shows the number and
tonnage of native
Native Agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. resides.
craft trading with the port
of Shargah, where a
(Sd.) E. C. Ross, Lieut.-Col.,
1£. B. M.'s Poltl. Resdt., Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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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:

The second section on Muscat consists of two sub-sections:

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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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'Report on the Administration of the Bushire Residency including that of the Muscat Political Agency, with Reports on Trade for 1873-74.' [‎9r] (17/92), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/V/10/680, ff 1-46, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023882947.0x000018> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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