'Report on the Administration of the Bushire Residency including that of the Muscat Political Agency, with Reports on Trade for 1873-74.' [15v] (30/92)
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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28
REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE
F.
ABSTRACT Table showing the total estimated value of the principal
A bticles.
To
England.
To other
European
or
American
countries.
To India.
To Java.
To Aden,
Red Sea, &c
Animals living—
Horses
Asms, Ammunition, &c.—
Caps, percussion
Flints
Flint locks
Guns
Gun barrels
Pistols
Powder
Swords
Candles
Cattle—
Goats, sheep, &c.
Chunam and lime
Clocks and watches
Cocoanuts, dry
Coffee
Coir and coir rope
Cotton Goods—
Piece goods all kinds
Thread and twist
Cotton, raw
Dates
Dates, dry
Date juice
Deugs and Medicines-
Aloes
Alum
Assafcetida
Camphor
Cassiafistula
Quinine
Salammoniac
Saleb
Sena leaves
Dyeing & Coloring mateeials-
Gallnuts
Madder roots ...
Safflower
Feuits and Vegetables—
Almonds
Alook (wild almonds)
Ms.
19,200
Ms.
1,35,000
1,34,400
35,200
6,400
17,280
1,200
4,500
21,720
3,000
72,000
9,000
Ms.
7,500
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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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- 'Report on the Administration of the Bushire Residency including that of the Muscat Political Agency, with Reports on Trade for 1873-74.'
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- 1r:46v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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