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'File [XI A/1] Muscat Administration Reports and related correspondence' [178r] (360/390)
The record is made up of 1 file (191 folios). It was created in 3 Mar 1933-6 Jan 1942. 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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4
Salim bin Humaid appointed Wali of Quriyat in January.
Hamad bin Hilal as Somar (ex-Wali of Quriyat) appointed
Wali of Gwadur in January.
Hsonood bin Ahmad (ex-Wali of Gwadur) appointed Wali of
Sib in April.
Sultan bin Hamood appointed Wali of Quriyat in October.
Khan Sahib Maqbul Hussain Khan, formerly Treasury Officer of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, was appointed Finance Officer on the 6th October.
4. JUDICIAL .
Judicial matters form the subject of a separate report.
5. TRADE .
(i). The following table shows the total imports and exports
during the year 1940-41 as compared with the figures for previous
Exports .
Rs. 33,31,939.
Rs. 34,55,795.
Rs. 30,22,170.
The approximate maintenance of the value of imports should not give
a false impression of prosperity, as it merely means that a fall
in the quantity of imports has corresponded to the rise in the price
of commodities. In the case of rice, the most essential food
stuff, imports fall hy 45 thousand hags. The average rise in the
level of the price of essential food-stuffs is nearing the 50% mark,
the effect of which on the poorer classes may he imagined. The;,
have naturally had to restrict consumption, and imports have
therefore dropped.
(ii). The rise in steamer freights has played its part in
forcing prices up. To Bombay, the rise is nearly 50% and to
Colombo 20%. Dhows are consequently at a premium, and a good
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
may nearly puy for itself in a single voyage.
years s-
Year.
Imports
1338-39.
Bs. 48,76,193
1939-40.
Rs. 46,49,765
1940-41.
Rs. 46,28,977
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This file consists of correspondence concerning the Muscat Administration Annual Reports for the years 1932-33 to 1941-42 and contains copies of all the reports, from 1933-34.
The file features the following principal correspondents: 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. and Consul, Muscat; 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. ; the Medical Officer, Muscat.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (191 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 193; 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.
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- IOR/R/15/6/338
- Title
- 'File [XI A/1] Muscat Administration Reports and related correspondence'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:192v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence