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Persian Gulf Administration Reports 1883/84 - 1904/05 [‎112v] (229/602)

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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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10
ADMINISTRATION BEPOET OP THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICA1
oBenders. An attempt to introduce twenty-five slaves into Muscat on a Prenoh
mail steamer from Aden to Karachi was enquired into at Muscat, and six Arabs,
shown to have been implicated in the matter, were imprisoned by the Sultan.
The letter to the trucial Chiefs referred to above was followed by the discovery
and release of several Africans in captivity on the Pirate coast. Two men
swam to the steamer Calder at Lingah and claimed protection as British
subjects from Aden; they also gave information regarding the whereabouts of
three other Africans in captivity on the Arab coast. One of these has been
since released; the other two are known to be at Hinjam, and their release will
be insisted on.
On the Persian side the Governor of Bushire, in response to a request from
the Residentj issued orders forbidding the traffic, which was most brisk at
Charak and Kais, the inhabitants of which refused to allow the Deputy Gover-
nor of Lingah to make any enquiries.
The question of the increasing frequency of the importation of raw slaves
into the countries bordering on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. has been brought to the notice
of Government. Many of the 'Omani boats are said to fly the Prench flag and
carry Prench papers, under cover of which they are able to practise their trade
in slaves with impunity, and various suggestions for efflbtually putting a stop
to the traffic have been made, which will doubtless receive consideration.
10.—ROYAL NAVY VESSELS.
H.M.S. Mariner left the Gulf in the middle of June and was relieved
at Muscat on the 10th September by H.M.S. Sphinx. Up to that date Com-
mander Arbuthnot was Senior Naval Officer. He was succeeded by Com
mander Groome, and, on the latter officer's promotion, he was succeeded by
Commander Hart Dyke.
11.—POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS.
Besides the change in the office of Resident, mentioned at the beginning
of this report, that of Pirst Assistant was filled by Lieutenant Stratton until
his transfer to Bussorah in March 1890. Captain Chenevix-Trench relieved Mr.
G. Lucas, who had held temporary charge, on the 15th August, and was suc
ceeded by Lieutenant C. A. Kemball on the 26th March 1891.
Surgeon-Major D. E. Eoss returned to his post of Eesidency Surgeon on
the 28th April, his locum tenens, Dr. T. Pfrench-Mullen, proceeding to India.
12.—OBSERVATORY.
The results of the daily observations are embodied in a tabular statement,
marked Appendix C. There was an exceptionally good rainfall in the winter,
and but for the ravages of locusts in some parts, the crops would have been
excellent.
A. C. TALBOT, Major,
Officiating Resident,
Bushire ;
The 20th July 1891,

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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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