'ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE SETTLEMENT OF ADEN FOR 1896-97' [‎145r] (3/55)

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'ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE SETTLEMENT OF ADEN FOR 1896-97'

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The record is made up of 1 item (28 folios). It was created in 1897?. 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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(TVs;
No. 245 of 1897.
from
Political Department.
Aden 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. , the 30th July 1897.
Brigadier-General C. A. CUNINGHAM,
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. , Aden;
To
The SECRETARY to GOVERNMENT,
Bombay.
Sir,
I have the honour to forward herewith the Annual Administration Report
for the Settlement of Aden for the year 1896-97.
2. I beg that I may be supplied with 40 copies of the report when printed.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
C. A. CUNINGHAM, Brigadier-General,
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. , Aden.
b 881—5

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Annual administration report of the Aden Settlement, providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Administration of Aden during the financial year 1896-97.

The main body of the report is headed 'PART II'. The first part is not present. Part II of the report is divided into the following sections, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:

'I.–PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY' (f 120)
'II.–POLITICAL' (f 120), consisting of: Changes in Administration; Relations with the Representatives of other Powers and with Tributary States and Foreign Affairs
'III.–PROTECTION' (ff 120-130), consisting of: Police; Criminal Justice; Prisons; Civil Justice; Registration; Municipal Administration; Military; Marine
'IV.–PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION' (ff 131-133), consisting of: Weather; Trade; Public Works; Post Office
'V.–REVENUE AND FINANCE' (ff 133-135), consisting of: Imperial Revenue and Finance; Revenue and Finance other than Imperial
'VI.–VITAL STATISTICS AND MEDICAL SERVICES' (ff 135-138), consisting of: Births and Deaths; Medical Relief
'VII.–INSTRUCTION' (f 138), consisting of: Education; Literature and Press
'IX.–MISCELLANEOUS' (f 139).

The remainder of the report consists of appendices (ff 139-140), a statement of meteorological observations (ff 140-141) and a 'REPORT OF STATION HOSPITAL, ADEN FOR THE YEAR 1896' (ff 141-142).

An index listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folios 117-118. In a small number of instances there are discrepancies in the spelling or phrasing of sub-headings between the index and the body of the report. In these cases the sub-heading as it appears in the body of the report is included above.

This item is a duplicate of IOR/V/10/560/4.

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Reference: IOR/V/10/560/5
Title: 'ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE SETTLEMENT OF ADEN FOR 1896-97'
Pages: 144r:169r, 170r:171v
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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