'Persia and the Persian Question by the Hon. George Nathaniel Curzon, M.P.' [‎9] (18/748)

CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME
Pirate tribes—Conflicts and treaties—The Trucial Chiefs—El Katr-^-
Ottoman pretensions—Bahrein Islands—Pearl-fishery—Methods em
ployed—^Prbdiice—Hi story ^-The Wahabis—Mohammed ibn Eashid—
Koweit or Grane—Fao^—Effects of British Protectorate—Comparison
with Russian claims—Climate of the Gulf—Mercantile navigation—A
Gulf steamer " . . . ....
CHAPTEK XXVIII
REVENUE, RESOURCES, AND MANUFACTURES
Persian figures —Classification of revenue—L Maliat or fixed revenue. (1)
Taxation—Land-tax—Method of payment—Herd-tax—Tribal black
mail—Trade-tax—(2) Revenue from Crown lands—(3) Customs—Abuses
—(4) Rents and leases—II. Irregular revenue. (1) Public requisitions—
(2) Presents at No.Ruz, &c.—(3) Extraordinary pisltltesh —Depreciation of
currency —Budget for 1888-89 — Revenue — Expenditure —Surplus—
Annuities—Abuses of present taxation—Need for new. assessment—
Public accounts—New 1 taxation—Customs reform—Persian notions of
finance—Persian land tenure—(1) Crown lands—(2) Feudal lands—
(3) Religious endowments—(4) Private property—Population—General
Schindler's figures — Russian estimate—Products and manufactures-
Cereals—Sugar—Cotton-^—Silk-—Tobacco—Opium—Processes emplo3 7 'ed
—Medicinal plants—Colouring plants— Gez or manna—Timber—
Flowers, and gardens—Fruits—The vine—Persian wine' and wine-
bibbers—Present manufacture—Spirituous liquors—Animals : Horses
Mules Camels B isheries — Hides—Wool—Mineral resources —
History—Modern exploitation—Persian Mining Corporation—Mineral-
producing zones—(1) Azerbaijan—(2) Elburz range—North-western
district—North-eastern district—(3) Khorasan—(4) Kerman—(5) Central
districts—(6) Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. littoral—Rock salt and iron ochre
—Remaining minerals—Future of mining in Persia—Manufactures
Carpets—Shawls, prints, velvets, silks, embroideries—Artistic produc
tions—Summary
CHAPTEE XXIX
COMMERCE AND TRADE
Part I. History of Ferso-European Trade
The thread of history—Persia the connecting link—The merchant nations
—Portuguese ascendency—English initiative—The Moscovy Company
and Persia—Trading expeditions—Causes of failure—Grant to Sir
Anthony Sherley—Sir ,John Merrick—Giles Hobbs—French ambition
—Holstein embassy—Peter the Great and the Russia Company—John
Elton and Jonas Hanway—Abandonment of business—Balance-sheet
Reasons of failure—Turkey and Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Company—The East India
Company—First dealings with the Persian Gulf—The French—The
Russians—The Dutch—British fortunes .