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Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05 [‎45r] (94/602)

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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 MUSCAT POLITICAL AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. FOR 1885-86.
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68. In the early part of the monsoon last year, when Arab craft begin to arrive from
East Africa, none of Her Majesty's vessels could be spared for cruising in Oman waters, but
in September three vessels were stationed off the coast, and on the 19th of that month
Captain Dowding, in Her Majesty's Osprey, captured a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. with 73 slaves on board,
which was condemned with the slaves in the Vice-Admiralty Court at Muscat. The slave
dealers in charge of the cargo were imprisoned by His Highness Sayyid Turki.
69. Ten days later Her Majesty's Ranger captured a fishing-boat off Soor, with some
slaves disembarked from a slaver a few days before. The fishing-boat and two slaves were
condemned.
70. On the 16th September Her Majesty's Consul-General at Zanzibar telegraphed to the
Resident that a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. with a cargo of slaves had sailed from the Zanzibar Coast on the
11th instant. This dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. was not captured.
9.—OFFICIAL CHANGES AND HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS.
71. Colonel Ross, 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. , having been appointed to act as Resident at Hyder
abad, left Bushire on the 29th March in mail steamer for Muscat en route to take up his
appointment.
72. Her Majesty's Osprey joined the station 26th May 1885, Her Majesty's Rein
deer joined 30th August, Her Majesty's Ranger left 18th October, Her Majesty's Philomel
joined 24th September and left 24th January 1886, Her Majesty's Osprey left 28th March
1886.
10.—OBSERVATORY, WEATHER.
73. The recorded observations are summarised in the
* App,5ndix A10 Parfc L annexed tables *
74. The summer of 1885 was comparatively moderate. The usual shemal north-west
wind blew from the 6th of June till the 14th of July.
75. The autumn and winter rains were fairly abundant and seasonable, and there are pro
spects of a favorable harvest.
76. A severe gale blew during the winter, but few disasters occurred among the native
craft.

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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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