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‘Administration Report on the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Maskat Political Agency for 1898-99’ [7r] (13/128)
The record is made up of 1 volume (63 folios). It was created in 1899. 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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EESIDENCY AND MASKAT POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
FOR THE YEAE 1898-99. H
subsidies by giving- more to the headmen over whose lands the telegraph line
actuallv passes, and less to the Chiefs. It was found that in the case of Geh,
for instance, the Chief, who received Rs. 3,000 a year, did little or nothing to
protect the line, which runs through the property of various smaller men. it is
hoped that the new arrangements will result in the lesser Chiefs considering
themselves personally responsible for the safety of the line, which passes over
their land, as well as for that of the telesrraph employes and other Europeans
who may have to go there. A Baluchi Chief, named Mowladad Khan, who has
been appointed by the Persian Government as the Baluchi Governor of the
district in place of Husein Khan, the Chief of Geh, as I have already men
tioned, met Mr. Sealy at Charbar, when arrangements were made for the
payment of claims of British Indian traders.
Mir Abdi Khan, of Dashtiari, who gave so mucli trouble last year, and
who repeatedly threatened to attack Charbar, was seized by the Persians and
removed to the interior of Persia. The present District Officer, Mowladad
Khan, is a near relation of Abdi Khan, and he has made the release of the latter
a condition for the payment of our claims, he, on his part, guaranteeing
Abdi Khan's good behaviour in future. The matter is now being considered
by the Legation.
10.—SLAVE TRADE.
Little has been done in the way of seizing slave dhows during the past
year, only one vessel was taken by the Sphinx" in June 1893, and she had
to be subsequently released on enquiry.
There has been a good deal of correspondence regarding the manumission
of slaves, and 14 persons applied to 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 manumission during the
past year. Borne of the applications are still under consideration. We are
also arranging for the return of freed slaves to Africa.
11.—PIRACY.
No piracies took place on British Indian vessels during the year under
report. This was chiefly due to the special measures adopted by the Govern
ment of India in stationing a gunboat in the Shat-el-Arab during the date-sea
son, when the Indian craft come up to buy dates.
Owing to these measures, the Turkish and Persian authorities appear to
have also stirred themselves, and special patrolling parties were organised for the
safety of the river, with good results.
12.—ROYAL NAVY.
During the early part of the year H. M. S, Sphinx " and <c 'Redbreast "
were in the Gulf. Both these ships left the Gulf in May, the former for
Karachi and the latter for Trincomalee, H. M„ S." taking their
place. The Sphinx " returned to the Gulf in June, and remained until Octo
ber, when, on beirg relieved by H. M. S. " pigeon" she left for Bombay for
usual repairs. Prom Bombay she again came up in December, and was on
the station up to the close of the year.
The e{ Redbreast" returned to the Gulf in October, and was placed on
special duty in the Shat-el-Arab during the date-season.
Hear-Admiral Douglas, Kaval Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station,
came up the Gulf, in Pebruary last, in his flagship the " Eclipse" Por many
years past no large men-of-war have entered the Gulf.
13.—OFFICIAL CHANGES.
Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel) M. J. Meade was confirmed in the
post of Eesident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
on the 10th March 1898, and there have
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Administration Report of 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. and Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1898-99, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Muscat.
The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:
Part 1 , is a General Summary (folios 4-7) written by Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm John Meade, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. that provides a summary of developments during the previous year. It is divided up as follows:
1. General
2. Oman-Maskat
3. Oman-Pirate Coast
4. Bahrein [Bahrain]
5. Nejd
6. Koweit [Kuwait]
7. Persian Arabistan
8. Fars and Persian Coast
9. Persian Baluchistan
10. Slave Trade
11. Piracy
12. Royal Navy
13. Official Changes
14. Observatory
Appendix A to part 1 (folio 8) contains the following tables:
Table No. 1 - Statement showing the force and prevailing directions of the wind and recorded rainfall at Bushire for the year 1898-99.
Table No. 2 - Abstract of Meteorological Observations for the year ending March 1899 taken at 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. Observatory, Bushire.
Appendix B to part 1 (folios 9-12) contains the following tables:
Table No. 1 - Statement showing the number of Dispensaries in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. during the year 1898.
Table No. 2 - Statement showing the number of In-door and Out-door Patients treated in the Dispensaries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. during the year 1898.
Table No. 3 - Statement showing the diseases of the In-door and Out-door Patients treated in 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. Dispensary, Bushire, during the year 1898.
Table No. 3a - Statement showing the Surgical Operations performed in 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. Dispensary, Bushire, during the year 1898.
Table No. 4 - Statement showing the Classes and Sexes of the In-door and Out-door Patients treated in 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. Dispensary, Bushire, during the year 1898.
Table No. 5 Part 1 - Statement showing the Income and Expenditure 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. Dispensary, Bushire, during the year 1898.
Table No. 5 Part 2 - Account of Invested Capital 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. Dispensary, Bushire, for the year 1898.
Part 2 , is an Administration Report of the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for the Year 1898-99 (folios 12v-13) written by C. G. F. Fagan, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and Consul, Maskat. The report provides a summary of developments in Maskat during the previous year.
Appendix A to part 2 (folios 13v-16) contains the following tables:
Table No. 1 - Statement showing the number of Dispensaries in Maskat during the year 1898.
Table No. 2 - Statement showing the number of In-door and Out-door Patients treated in the Civil Hospital, during the year 1898.
Table No. 3 - Statement showing the Diseases of the In-door and Out-door Patients treated in the Civil Hospital, Maskat, during the year 1898.
Table No. 4 - Statement showing the Classes and Sexes of the In-door and Out-door Patients treated in the Civil Hospital, Maskat, during the year 1898.
Table No. 5, Part 1 - Statement showing the Income and Expenditure of the Civil Hospital, Maskat, during the year 1898.
Table No. 5, Part 2 - Account of Invested Capital of the Civil Hospital, Maskat, clearing the year 1898.
Part 3 , is a Trade Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for 1898 (folios 17-19) that provides a detailed description of trade developments in the region during the previous year.
Appendix A to part 3 (folios 20-57) contains a series of 27 tabular statistics charts related to several aspects of trade in the region.
Part 4 , is a Trade Report for Maskat for 1898-99 (folio 58) written by Major Christopher George Forbes Fagan, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and Consul, Maskat. The report provides a brief description of trade in Maskat during the previous year and is followed by Appendix A (folios 58v-59) which contains the following tables:
Table No. 1 - Imports into Maskat.
Table No. 2 - Exports from Maskat.
Table No. 3 - Showing total number and tonnage of Vessels of each nation that entered the Port of Maskat.
Table No. 4 - Showing total number and tonnage of each nations that cleared from the Port of Maskat.
Part 5 , is a Report on the Trade of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and the Karun River for the Year 1898 (folio 60). It is followed by Appendix A which contains a series of tables related to trade to/from Mohammerah and the ports of the Karun River.
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- 1 volume (63 folios)
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The report is arranged into a number of sections and subsections, with statistic data in tabular format directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (folio 3) which list the report's contents.
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