'Report on the Administration of the Bushire Residency including that of the Muscat Political Agency, with Reports on Trade for 1873-74.' [2r] (3/92)
The record is made up of 46 folios. It was created in 1874. 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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REPORT
ON
THE ADMINISTRATION
OF THE
BUSHIRE EESIDENCY
iNCLXTDnra that of the
MUSCAT POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
WITH 11EPORTS ON TRADE
For 1873-74.
No. 845-170, dated Bushire, 25tb June 1874.
Irom—H. B. M/s
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.
,
To-—Secretary to the Government of India, Foreign Dept.
I have the honor to submit herewith the Annual
" Administration Eeport" for the past official year of 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.
, including that of the Muscat Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
with reports on trade.
2. The information put together regarding the com
merce of the Gulf is in its detail for the twelve months end
ing 31st December 1873. In the somewhat difficult task of
acquiring items of detail concerning trade of Bushire and
the parts of Persia commercially connected with it I have
received much obliging assistance from Messrs. Gray, Paul,
& Co. of Eushire, and from Messrs. A. & A. J. Malcolm,
merchants of the same town. The information received
from different parts of the Gulf has been most carefully and
industriously compiled and corrected by Mr. G. Lucas,
Uncovenanted Assistant Kesident.
3. If Government are pleased to order these reports to
be printed, it would be of much convenience for this Office
to be furnished with some spare copies.
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Report on the Administration of the Bushire 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. including that of the Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , with Reports on Trade for 1873-74 , printed at the Foreign Department Press, Calcutta, 1874.
The report is split into two sections and further into subsections. The first section relates to 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. at Bushire, the second to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Muscat.
The first section on Bushire consists of three sub-sections:
- An administration report 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. , Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Charles Ross, that gives an update on political and administrative matters for various places and sheikhdoms in the region, as well as notes on weather, medical matters, and the slave trade (folios 2-6);
- A trade report, also written by Ross, that includes notes on the various ports, the main commodities, transport, and customs (folios 6-9);
- Twenty-four tables of trade statistics (A-X) (folios 9-38).
The second section on Muscat consists of two sub-sections:
- An administration report written by 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. , Major Samuel Barrett Miles, which gives a political and administrative update on the country, including notes on slave traffic and trade (folios 38-40);
- Six tables of trade statistics (A-F) (folios 41-46).
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- 46 folios
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The report is arranged in two sections: the first relating to the Bushire 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 second the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Muscat.
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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