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Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05 [‎178r] (360/602)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (299 folios). It was created in 1884-1906. 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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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. and maskat political agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for the year 1895-96. 19
Silk, —Poor markets in India caused a small falling off of some 3,000
rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
Tobacco shows an increased export of over two lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees worth, but this really
represents the accumulated stocks of three years, which were shut up owing
to the opposition of the mullahs to the Societe du Tombac referred to in the
previous year's report. This opposition was broken down towards the end of
last year and the societe were able to buy freely with the above result.
Wool —The bad prices realised in 1894 and a scarcity of the article caused
by reckless waste of ewes killed to procure astrachan caused a falling off of
1,19,000 rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. .
Carpets. —The Syrian market showed an enormously increased demand
which led to an increased exportation to the extent of over 5 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
Miscellaneous.
JExchange was bad throughout the year. It opened at 57| krans per
found sterling and fell to 53 krans in the middle of the year and closed at 53^
krans. It was lightest in February at 58J krans and lowest in November at 52
krans.
Mule-hire at the commencement of the year was 200 krans per 100
mans (775 tb), but fell in March to bO krans and again rose in April to 115
krans, closing at the end of the year at 75 krans.
Freights remained steady throughout the year, varying only from 215. to
22s. 6d During the year shipowners changed the tonnage rate of bagged wheat
from 20 cwt. to 18 cwt. per ton.
The Clan line" which started running in 1894 discontinued doing so, but
two new lines— cs the British and Colonial" and the "Messageries Maritimes "—
commenced to run.
The <e Messageries Maritimes " only run one boat which they put on the run
against their own will at the orders of their Government, and they do not seem
to be anxious or likely to cause much competition against the older lines.
E. A. WILSON, Colonel,
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. , ' Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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The volume contains printed copies of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Administration Reports. The Reports are incomplete (according to the introductory letters and lists of contents). Some of the Reports bear manuscript corrections. The following Reports are represented :

The Reports include a general summary 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. (covering the constituent agencies and consulates that made up 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. , and topics such as the slave trade, piracy, the movements of Royal Navy ships, official appointments, and the weather); meteorological tables; separate reports on Muscat (also referred to as Maskat); reports on trade and commerce; and a number of appendices on special topics, such as supplementary notes on the care and culture of date trees and fruit (Report, 1883-84), historical sketch of the Portuguese in eastern Arabia (Report, 1884-85), notes on a tour through Oman and El-Dhahireh [Al Dhahirah] by Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Barrett Miles (Report, 1885-86), notes on cholera in Persia (Report, 1889-90), report on the cholera epidemic in Maskat, Matrah, and Oman (Report, 1899-1900), and information on individuals and tribes.

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1 volume (299 folios)
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The Reports are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. There is an introductory letter/table of contents at the front of each Report, but these show that the Reports are not complete.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 3 on the second folio after the front cover, and continues through to 299 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears 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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