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'Administration Reports for 1947' [57r] (113/128)
The record is made up of 1 file (62 folios). It was created in 1948. 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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rHap© could oe given to the various well considered ocneiaes sanc
tioned by the Govemz&ecit unless tfte necessary staff was first
recruited, Aat recruitment of staff was unfortunately delayed
inspite of continuous efforts due to unsettled conditions then
prevailing in India.
ft* "mpplis8°^ j* B » **** wltii the situation resulting from
the universal iiiortage of essential commodities and to improve the
rationing system, a Control Committee consisting of 11 members from
the officials, gentry and merchant community was formed in the
begining of the year under report. Main function of the Committee
i fe» to ensure by devising cuch workable means according to the local
conditions, as would result in equitable distribution of essential
commodities to the public on rates fixed by the committee. Allowing
margin for unavoidable pilferage and profiteering, the system levies
under guidance of the Administrator had been working satisfactorily
on the whole, a detailed report in this connection had already bean
made vide "3.0.Ho.9/9-47, dated the 2oth. January, 1948, to the
address of the Cecrotaxy to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman* Copies
of the proceedings of meetings held were also fUmished to the
secretary from time to time.
-i-— * | 9* improve sanitation, street-lighting and other
important affaire connect ad with the civic life, the municipality
which existed already in a miniature form was expanded by forming
a committee of six nominated members from the Baluchis, Hghakhanls
and Hindu communities with a ratio of 3-2-1 respectively on the
lines and principle of the municipality in Muscat. But due to un-
foreeon circumstances the committee could not function properly as
it should have done. Bemiee of Kauda Abdulla, one of the leading
members of the committee, whose substitute is still in Karachi
settling buseine86 affairs of his deceased father and long absence
of two other leading members from the ,*ghakhaai8 i.e. doth r?ahmat~
ulla^Bashlr and oeth Badeall—Ahmad who are hi so in Karachi settling
tneir bossiness affairs & arising from the evacuation of Hindu
merchants of that place are the main causes for the above explained 1
position. However, efforts are being made either to replace theme
mauibers by those who retdde better part of tne year in Quadur or
some aich mitable arrangement as would facilitate proper
function ox the committee. 5?he matter has already be n referred to
the rtgfcaiiuani Council at Guadur. ^soaranc© has bo n given that the
<iU©&tion will be dircueeed and settled by the Council as soon as
its quorum Is complete. From the info itu at ion received, it is belimv^i
the committee will be able to strart its function properly by the
and of march or at the latest beglning of April 1948.
1o. fne post of Sanitary Inspector remained vacant during
the whole year. Although sanitation, as far as was possible, has
been improved, yet there still remain much to be done in this
reflect. The sanitary staff of ten sweepers only is inadefpiatG
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The file contains unpublished typescript Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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 the year 1947, starting with the Report of the 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. , Bahrain, followed by Reports for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain (including The Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Qatar); the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait; and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat. The Reports cover political developments; oil and oil companies; aviation matters; trade and economic matters; lists of officials; details of local government; Ruling Families; customs; shipping; transport; communications; the administration of justice; medical matters; Royal Navy (RN), Royal Indian Navy (RIN), and Royal Air Force (RAF); notable visitors to the Gulf; meteorological information; slavery and piracy; pearling; date gardens in Kuwait; French and American interests in Muscat; missionary work in Muscat; a report on Gwadur [Gwadar] 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. , Muscat; and a separate report on Guadur [Gwadar] written by the Administrator there.
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The Report of the 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. , Bahrain appears at the front of the file, followed by the Reports of the various Political Agencies.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 62, the last folio but one before the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
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- Title
- 'Administration Reports for 1947'
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- front, front-i, 2r:63v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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