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'Report on the British Indian Commercial Mission to South-Eastern Persia during 1904-1905. By A H Gleadowe-Newcomen.' [‎12r] (28/176)

The record is made up of 1 volume (86 folios). It was created in 1906. 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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MISSION TO SOUTH-EASTERN PERSIA FOR 1904-1905. H
o-r^nf i / ( ^ 1 ^ 0U ^ ^° S au g e J but it is certain that not only would it eive a
ft i.4K«"d«“ ‘“ *w* 1 ”»11«1 -ia thi. .» e bj«t
A little rational irrigation in the plains of Bam-Namashir Jin,ft -,,,,1
SuSx’pect obrirnnHo^f 6 ab T’ w . ou ¥ “ ean a SoWen harvest for the Shah. We
f ! ex P ect i obstruction from Bussia; it is not to her interests that Persia should
develop or become rich and independent, and doubtless she will do her best to
- keep out, or squeeze out, British trade and prevent tL growth S British
car- 1 is sr
pressSe^Tehrf 6 “if’ 1 and her proximity enables her to exert
p_ ssu e on lehran. Her Consuls m some eases virtually rule Persian r,m
uZT’ur^t “ el ther the Court nor the people find cause for objection fo/are
Moscow and^^Tete b 0701- th .?A¥ de . r and ‘he Railway tracks leading up to
a™. tsa? TS
•ikmSSmSS: ,“J SSSSST l '” s 0I ”°“ 1, tha Co “'“' ‘ MSi -
Offl Jn 1 !^ ^ all 1 d01 f bt but that many of the Customs Officers keep Russian
Offic als and Merchants au/ait with Persian trade, facts and fancies P a nd act as
agents for the spread of Russian Trade. In brief, the Belg*anrtheir neutra-
? } t* v . notw itbstanding, are naturally more m sympathy with Russia on whom
their empioyment depends, than with the British, from whom they ndtW
fo/thl^eLoT anythln " } and whoni the y are regarded with some suspicion
fortunately, however for ns, the present heads of the Indian Government
following the lead of the Viceroy, have their eyes fixed on the countries beyond
I 1 ? dian , rrontier - We too, may, be permitted to find some comfort in Lord
Lansdowne s assurance that there is a limit beyond which Britain will not
tolerate ,oreign interference in her legitimate sphere of influence in Persia
and consequently to look forward to the future with hope. " *
Apart from the matter of India’s exports to Persia, which I have hict
touched upon lightly, there is a question of Persia’s exports to be considered?
ree "r 0m i llS 0r I ??? ,e of tbese are mw produce, vegetable and animal the
emammg fourth consisting of a small quantity of manufactured leather, which
^' us A SIa, for tlie use of tbe Mahommedan population
chiefly carpet^ 111 ^ 311 and AmU ^ als0 of various textiles of silk and wool,
A- ± ™ain trend of the export trade is to Russia, some of whose border
districts depend on the Trans-frontier trade for their very food. There is
^ 0 ,y e I e J f a fair export tratle to India, but this includes much merchandise
f t ^+ r - & 11:] gdom and for Continental ports, the precise details
of which it is impossible to arrive at. u > * p ueiaus
total ] f°r several years, together with the value of the pearls
- d ^ '»^
Year.
1899-1900
1902- 1903
1903- 1904
« : : : : iS? * T: '“'l 0 ^r e ’ Seistan
Total.
Pearls.
R
B
82,79,332
34,81,000
64,83,851
19,51,850
43,74,603
10,82,578
1,86,510
3,55,011
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Report by Arthur Hills Gleadowe-Newcomen, FRGS, FSA, President of the Commercial Mission to Persia. Submitted to the Government of India, and the Committees of the Upper India Chamber of Commerce, Cawnpore [Kānpur], and the Indian Tea Cess, Calcutta [Kolkata].

Publication statement: Calcutta: Government of India, Foreign Department, 1906.

The report is divided into the following sections:

  • I. Introduction.
  • II. A General Report.
  • III. Notes on Trading Centres, trade usages and other matters of interest.
  • IV. Imports and Exports, comprising: a) Articles of Commerce. b) Resumé.
  • V. Appendices: A. Tables of Weights, Measures and Currency; B. Statistical Tables; C. Trade routes, description and map [missing]; D. Tables showing cost and time of transport and keep of animals; E. Blank business contact form; F. Itinerary of journey of Mission.
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1 volume (86 folios)
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The volume contains a contents page at folio 5.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 86; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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