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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [143r] (292/396)
The record is made up of 1 volume (194 folios). It was created in 1916-1920. 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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FOR THE YEAR ing.
51
Two complaints of the sale of Baluch girls have been made before the
Political gene, or u ic le feultan has been unable to give satisfaction o win sr
to his incomplete jurisdiction in Khadhra and that portion of the Batineh coast
between Knadhra and feobar.
Since the close of the year a man has been caught selling slaves and from
him has been obearned a list of men daaling in slavery in Oman and of brokpr*
who supply the slaves in Mekran.
Ten slaves were manumitted during the year.
Trade fell off considerably and prices rose greatly during the year. The
Trade. imports which normally in peace times
•d a f\ a a Af a -P n ,. equal Es. 42,00,000 and exports
Rs. 40,00,000 fell respectively to Rs. 24,99,725 and Rs. 23,58,978.
The price of dollars continued high, and has proved a severe handicap to
merchants who are anxious to have a fixed coinage of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
instead of the
fluctuating dollar rate.
Tne average peace rate of exchange is Rs. 142 per 100 dollars.
The prices for the year w r ere as follows :—
Rs.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
237 per ]00 dollars,
^
„ „
247 „ „ „
2^ » «
252 „ „ „
234 „ „ „
212 „ „ „
206 „ „ „
215
Ameri
ican mission.
A greater hardship for the poor than the fluctuation is the consequent
nucluation or the local copper pice. The normal rate is about 140-150 to the
rupee whereas it has fallen to 100 and less during the year.
As noted under Personnel Monsieur Jeannier, the Prench Consul at Muscat,
French interests. on ^ n( ? September from inflam-
, > nation of the kidneys. He had resided in
Muscat tor neariy eight years without going on leave and his health had conse
quently become very bad, indeed he rarely left his bouse. In the course of
two years he was only known to go out on four occasions.
There are now six Omani dhows remaining which are entitled to flv the
French Flag. ^
Doctor (Miss) Hosmon left for America
on 16th February.
-Revd. G. and Mrs. Van Persuem and Miss Lutton left for India in May
returning as usual in the autumn.
The rainfall for the year totalled only r96 or about half the average.
ciimaie and health. The highest temperature was 1J3-2 but
, the test of heat in Muscat is the state of
ne wet bulb rather than the actual highest recorded temperature
An epidemic of small-pox broke out in the beginning of March and con-
inued until the middle of June, 89 cases were reported in Muscat ana
Muttra and 48 deaths.
At the end of October the universal scourge of influenza appeared and
swept through the country. In the interior of Oman especially deaths were
numerous and the Imam Salim bin Rashid el Kharusi appointed a special day
prayer m the country outside Nezwa to stop its ravages.
o
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The volume includes 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 1915 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1916); 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 1916 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1917); 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 1917 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1919); 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 1918 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1920); and 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 1919 (Delhi: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1920). The 1915 and 1919 Reports bear manuscript corrections written in pencil.
The Administration Reports contain separate reports, arranged in chapters, on each of the principal Agencies, Consulates, and Vice-Consulates that made up 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. , and provide a wide variety of information, including details of senior British administrative personnel and local officials; descriptions of the various areas and their inhabitants; political, judicial and economic matters; notable events; medical reports; details of climate; communications; the movements of Royal Navy ships; military matters; the slave trade; and arms traffic.
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- 1 volume (194 folios)
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The reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the first folio after the front cover, and continues through to 194 on the last folio before 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. The following folio needs to be folded out to be read: f. 36.
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- 'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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