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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [155v] (315/1028)
The record is made up of 1 volume (510 folios). It was created in 19 May 1927-14 Nov 1939. 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 December respectively, in connection with the Company's proposed
accelerated service in 1937.
20 . British Interests.—(i) Mr. J. M. Russell held charge of the Bahrain
Branch of the Mesopatamia Persia (corporation Limited, until the 31st
March when he proceeded on leave on relief by Mr. G. W. R. Smith.
The Mesopotamia Persia Corporation have acted as Agents for Imperial
Airwavs throughout the year and are also in charge of landing arrange
ments for the Bahrain Petroleum Company, Limited, and the California
Arabian Standard Oil Company.
(ii) Mr. G. W. R. Smith also succeeded Mr. J. M. Russell as Chief
Local Representative of The Bahrain Petroleum Company, Limited.
(iii) Mr. D. Ham held charge of the Eastern Bank limited, till the
22nd April, when he was relieved by Mr. C. W. F. Skrimshire.
(iv) Khan Sahib Yusuf bin Ahmad Kanoo, C.I.E., has been the local
agent of the Anglo-lranian Oil Company, Limited, throughout the year.
(v) In November Cable and Wireless Limited, decided to reorganise
their cable system in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
by connecting Bahrain (which had
hitherto only been served by a wireless service) to the Bushire-Karachi cable
system. The Cable Ship Lady Dennison-Pender arrived at Bahrain on
the 4th November to carry out the laying of the cable and on the 2nd
December the first message by cable was received at Bahrain.
Mr. C. Bottomley arrived on the 9th November and assumed charge as
Officer-in-Charge of the Bahrain Branch of Cable and Wireless Limited.
21. Post Office. —(i) There has been a considerable increase in the work
of the Post Office. Four mails a week are now close for the air services,
two a week for the seaservices and one mail for a daily service to the main
land. The transference of the Naval Base to Bahrain, the general expan
sion of Bahrain following the development of the Oil Field of the Bahrain
Petroleum Company Limited, and the establishment of an oil field on the
mainland have also added considerably to the work of the Post Office.
(ii) Mr. Zaffar Husain has been in charge throughout the year and he
and his limited staff have done excelent work.
(iii) During the year under review 10,146 registered letter mails were
dealt witn as compared with 8,919 dealt with during 1934, and 6,646
dealt with during 1931. The value of stamps sold amounted to Rs. 28.389
and 670-529 kilogrammes of mail were closed for the air services as compared
with 496-687 kilogrammes closed during 1934.
22. Medical.—(1) Victoria Memorial Hospital.—i\) Assistant Surgeon
R. Holmes. Indian Medical Denartment, has held charge of the Victoria
Memorial Hospital throughout the year. He has in addition been Quaran
tine Medical Officer.
(ii) 17,454 outdoor patients and 293 indoor patients were treated during
the year as' compared with 16,472 outdoor patients and 334 indoor patients
treated during 1934. 1,190 major and minor operations were performed
as compared with 876 performed during the preceding year.
(iii) There has been a slight decrease in the number of Malaria cases,
4,002 having been treated as compared with 4,456 during 1934.
(iv) Early in the year there was an epidemic outbreak of smallpox. 1,032
cases of influenza were treated during 1935.
2. Hospitals of the Arabian Mission. —(i) Dr. L. P. Dame, M.D.,
assisted bv Dr. W\ Wh Thoms, M.D., and Dr. LI. Storm, M.D., held charge
of the Mission Hospitals throughout the year.
(ii) On the 18th Februarv Dr. Dame led a medical mission composed of
the Reverend and Mrs. van Peursem and a medical staff to the mainland.
Master van Peursem travelled with his parents and proceeded on to Jedda.
The mission was joined in June by Dr. H. Storm and Dr. W„ P. Harrisoir
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This volume contains copies of the annual 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' prepared by 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. in Bushire and printed at the Government of India Press in New Delhi for the years 1926-1938.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire and Hinterland
- Administration Report of the Kerman and Bandar Abbas Consulates
- Administration Report for Fars
- Report on AIOC [Anglo-Iranian Oil Company] Southern Area
- Administration Report of the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections including the following:
- Visitors
- British interests
- Foreign Interests
- Local Government
- Military
- Communications
- Trade Developments
- Slavery
The reports are all introduced by a short review of the year written 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. .
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- 1 volume (510 folios)
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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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The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 512. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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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