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'Annual Report on the Administration of the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency for the Year 1874-75.' [52r] (11/46)
The record is made up of 23 folios. It was created in 1875. 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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and muscat political
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
for the yeah 1874-75.
7
quirements to facilitate commerce mig-ht Le repeated at the present time
with increased emphasis.
The Tables 1 to 6 which have been oblig-ing-ly supplied by the Col
in 1872-73, decrease from 1869-70, lectors of Customs of Calcutta, Bombay,
Rs. 61,70,051. and Kurrachee, show the continual dimi-
lu 18/3-74, decrease Rs. 9,87,878. nution of the value of the trade between
India and the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Bushire,
The XKlh June 187
875. |
(Sd.) E, C. lloss, Lieut.-Col .y
Resident,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Memorandum showing number of Returns accompanying the Trade Report 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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
1.—Statement showing imports into, and exports from, Calcutta,
from and to
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
during- the year 1873-74.
2.—Return showing the import and export trade between Bombay
and
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
for the year 1873-74.
3.—Statement showing imports into, and exports from, Kurrachee,
from and to
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
in 1873-74.
4.—Statement showing the declared value of the total import and
export trade between Calcutta and the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
from 1809-70 to
1873-74.
5.—Statement showing the declared value of the total import and
export trade between Bombay and
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
from 1H09-70 to 1873-74.
0.—Statement showing the declared value of the total import and
export trade between Kurrachee and
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
from 1809-70 to
1873-74.
7.—Table showing the average tonnage of vessels entering and
leaving the port of Bushire during twelve months in 1.^74.
8.—Abstract Table showing the total estimated value of the prin
cipal and other articles of trade imported into Bushire in 1874.
9.—Abstract Table showing the total estimated value of the prin
cipal and other articles of trade exported from Bushire in 1874.
10.—Contrasted Statement showing the value and description of
goods imported into Bushire during the year 1873-74.
11.—Contrasted Statement showing the value and description of
goods exported from Bushire in 1873-74.
12.—Table showing average tonnage of vessels entering and leav
ing the port of Bahrein during twelve months in 1874.
13.—Abstract Table showing the total estimated value of the prin
cipal and other articles of trade imported into Bahrein during the year
1874.
14.—Abstract Table showing the total estimated value of the
principal and other articles of trade exported from Bahrein during the
year 1874.
15.—Contrasted Statement showing the value and description of
goods imported into Bahrein during the year 1873-74.
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Annual Report on the Administration of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political 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 1874-75 , printed at the Foreign Department Press, Calcutta, 1875.
The report consists of a number of subsections, as follows:
- 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, with notes on personnel changes, Royal Navy vessels serving in the region,disturbances on land, The Maritime Truce, weather and winds, Bahrein [Bahrain], the coast from Kutr (Guttur) [Qatar] to the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al ʻArab], the Persian coast, the town and district of Bushire, postal services, and the slave trade (folios 49-52);
- A report on trade, also written by Ross (signed and dated 18 June 1875) (folios 51-52);
- Twenty-three tables and statements of trade statistics and data, including a memorandum on the opium trade, written by George Lucas, Uncovenanted Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 25 January 1875 (folios 52-63);
- A memorandum on the trade of Muscat, with six accompanying tables of trade statistics and data, written by Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Miles Barrett, 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 (folios 63-69).
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The report is arranged in sub-sections, those 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. appearing first, those related to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Muscat appearing second. There is a table of contents (folio 48) that gives page references.
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- 'Annual Report on the Administration of the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency for the Year 1874-75.'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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