'File 11/14 III Gwadur Diaries' [23r] (45/62)
The record is made up of 1 file (29 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1950-22 Jan 1951. 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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CQ T ^TDI^TTIiVL . British
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
r w a d u r .
T.S.No.7 ^950. 2 9th. April,
?or the period from 26th. March to 8 th. April, 1959 .
Movements of British Officials & Others.
51. Mr. D.P.H-Momingo, the British Agent, 1 ahir, arrived from r'arachi with his
wife and family in the M.V. "Dumra" on the T 1 st. March. P!is family was also
accompanied by Miss. V. D’Cunha, sister to "rs. Domingo. She will return to
Karachi t>y the ' r .V."Dwarka” on or about the 25 th. April after spending a short
holiday at G-wadur.
Shipx)ing.
52. The M.V."Dumra" arrived from Karachi on the st. March and left for
Muscat the same day. Passengers disembarked 150, embarked 25 . Cargo landed
869 pkgs, containing C.P.goods from India and Hongkong and tinned fruit; shipped
239 pkgs. of charcoal and ghee from the interior, and mats from G-wadur.
53. The s. s. "Barala" arrived from Muscat on the 31 st. March and left for Pasni
the next morning. Passengers disembarked 20, embarked 72. Cargo landed 3 pkgs.
of cigarettest shipped "W+l pkgs. dry-fish and shark fins from G-wadur, also a
small number of bales containing goat-hair.
Bconornic.
5A. The M.L."Karachi” arrived from Karachi on the 2nd. April with 18 passengers.
She returned to Karachi with A passengers via Pasni, the same night.
55. The M.L."‘ajidiya arrived from Dubai on the 5th. April and left for Karachi
via Pasni/Ormara on the 6 th. She arrived from Dubai empty, but collected 10
passengers for Karachi, and 8 bundles C.P.goods for Pasni.
56 . :hie to the monsoon xsacfcxxx season fast approaching and heavy winds recently
experienced,
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
traffic lias subsided. By the middle of next month it will
cease completely till the middle of Spetember, or possibly August. During the
period under review there has been no
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
traffic. Incidentally, the launch
service will also stop functioning between the months May to August.
Communication s.
57* During the period under review the telegraph line has broken down once,
but was put in working order again after 12 hours.
1950.
British Agent,
G-wadur.
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This file contains copies of the fortnightly intelligence summary that was compiled by the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Gwadur [Gwadar]. The summaries are divided into different sections, typically under the following headings: Movements of British Officials & Others, Shipping, Local Affairs, Weather, Finance and Economic.
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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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 31; 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. A previous foliation sequence between ff 4-30, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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