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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914' [36r] (76/488)
The record is made up of 1 volume (241 folios). It was created in 1912-1915. 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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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.
for 1911.
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corroborated by circumstantial evidence, to their encouragement by the acting
governor who was believed to have received a percentage on robberies com
mitted.
Owing to the insecurity of roads, freights between Bandar Abbas and
Kerman have not fallen, but still range between 35 and 40
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
(£7 and £8)
per kharwar of 650 lbs.
The Kerman branch of the Imperial Bank of Persia has been open
Baiik throughout the year. Mr. Nelson, the
Manager, went on leave in March and
was succeeded by Mr. Newman, the Accountant, whose place was taken by
Mr. Gardner from Yezd.
The Reverend N. V. Scorer left Kerman on sick leave in February, and
, , T . . e ., the Kerman station of the Mission has
Church Missionary Society. • , .. * ......
since been without a clerical missionary.
Dr. Dodson, medical missionary, left Kerman on October 28th, and the whole
of the medical work has since devolved on the lady doctor. Dr. Westlake, on
whom the sole charge of the hospital falls heavily. The hospital statistics
for the year are as follows
Male.
Female.
Fresh cases ....
5,879
Repeated visits
4,990
7,818
Jndoor patients
198
178
Operations . . , .
203
170
Minor operations are not included in these figures.
Only 3- 17 inches of rain were recorded during the year. The winter
ril . 4 j t, • ^ „ was severe and the minimum tempora-
Chmate and Rainfall. . jj*t ^
ture recorded m January was 11-5 0 F.
The highest temperature, 105° F., was recorded on July 28th. High winds late
in April did much damage to the crops in the Rafsinjan district.
Small caravans of Afghans carrying merchandise passed through Balu
chistan, but it is believed that few, if
any, ventured near the coast, and that
their operations were mainly confined to the purchase of arms in small quan
tities from Baluchis.
, . -p.. The province was free from epidemic
Epidemic Disease. , . .i r
disease throughout the year.
At 9 p.m . on the night of April 18th, there were three shocks of earthquake
at intervals of five minutes, the first
lasting about ten seconds and the other
two about five seconds each. This earthquake damaged some buildings in the
town but caused no loss of life in Kerman. In the Ravar district, however,
many dwelling-houses and carpet-weaving factories were destroyed, and
about fifty lives were lost. From this time until May 2iKi slight shocks of
earthquake were frequently felt and, though no damage was done, many of
the people, alarmed by the news from Ravar, moved from houses in the town
into gardens beyond the walls.
T. W. HAIG, Lieutenant-Colonel,
His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Kerman,
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The volume contains Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1911 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1912); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1912 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1913); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1913 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing India, 1914); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. for the Year 1914 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing India, 1915).
The Reports contain reviews 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. , and chapters on each of the consulates, agencies, and other administrative districts that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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 Reports contain information on political developments, territorial divisions, local administration, principal places and tribes, British personnel and appointments, trade and commerce, naval and marine matters, communications, transport, judicial matters, pearl fisheries, the slave trade, arms and ammunition traffic, medical matters and public health, oil, notable visitors and events, meteorological data, and related topics.
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- 1 volume (241 folios)
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There is a list of contents toward the front of each Report.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 2 on the first folio after the front cover, and terminates at 242 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil and enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
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- Title
- 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1911-1914'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:240v, 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