'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADEN SETTLEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH 1916' [‎321r] (3/44)

From
No. A.—8988-433.
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. , 1st November 1916.
To
Sir,
Major-General J. M. STEWART, C. B.
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;
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The SECRETARY to GOVERNMENT,
Political Department, Bombay.
I have the honour to submit the Administration Report of the SeftlerW
of Aden for the year ending the 31st March 1916. Settlement
2. Major-General D G L Shaw held charge of the 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. from
ctanges in office. the 1st April 1915 to the 15th July 1915; Maior-
General Sir G. TounghuGband, K. C. I E C B from
the 16th July 1915 to the 10th September 1915, and Brigadier-General'c E
y. p ™ e > C - B -> V5 n V, th fAl th Se P tember 1915 to the 16th February 19le’.
Brigadier-General W. C. Walton acted as 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. from the 18th
February 1916 to the end of the financial year. The names of the other
gazetted omcers or this 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. for the year under report are given in
Appendix I. . . &
CHAPTER II.
General and Political.
1. The Settlement of Aden comprises the following divisions :—(1) The
Aden-General. peninsula and isthmus or Aden proper, which has an
area of about 21 square miles and a population
of 36,876 souls ; (2) Sheikh Othman, inclusive of Imad and Hiswa, which has
an area of 39 square miles and a population of 7,656 souls ; (3) Little Aden,
with 15 square miles and 334 population, and (4) the Island of Perim, with
5 square miles and 1,299 population. The total area of the Settlement is about
80 square miles wdth a population of 46,165 souls. The gross revenue of the
Settlement, based on the average receipts of the Aden Treasury during the
past five years, is Rs. 70,26,562.
2. l or legal purposes Aden forms part of British India and is under the
Administrative machinery.i control of the Governor of Bombay in Council. It
is administered by a 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. , who is also
the General Officer Commanding the Aden Brigade, with the assistance of
four officers of the Bombay Political Department, one military officer in charge
of Perim, one officer of the Public Works Department as Chairman, Aden
Settlement and Port Trust, and one officer of the Bombay Provincial Police
Department.
: k The Resident exercises political influence over a tract of country
Extent of Protectorate. commencing from Point Ras Turba (at the south
westerly corner of the Arabian Peninsula) and extend-
ln g roughly in a north-easterly direction to the desert north-east of Aden and
comprising all the territory to the south of this line inclusive of Hadramaut.
statements showing the principal tribes and the names of Chiefs in subordinate
ianc o with the British Government are attached (Appendices II and III),
e war has temporarily altered conditions in our Hinterland. The Chiefs
10 ar e allowed salutes are the following :—The Abdali, the Eadli, the Kaiti,
lle Ami r of Dala, and the Sultan of Kishn and Socotra. The first named
Possesses great influence in the Hinterland and continues to render valuable
assistance to Government.
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