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'File 35/87 VI A. 38 Muscat reforms, customs, finances' [81r] (169/440)
The record is made up of 1 volume (217 folios). It was created in 24 Aug 1924-31 Dec 1927. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Confidential.
No,
1 ■
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•Britisli
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and Consulate,
Muscat 11th March 1925•
From
| CONFIOEHT!?: ^
To
Lieut•Colonel C»0»Crosthwaite,C#B.E#,
Political A^ent and Consul,
Muscat,
The Hon'ble Lieut.Colonel 3?.B«Prideaux,C.S»I.,C»I»B»,
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.
,
B U S H I R E .
Sir,
s
I have the honour to submit the half yearly statement
A
of the Muscat State finances showing the financial position of
the State at the close of the year 1924.
2. The year opened with a "balance of Rs.4S > 527 and clos-
-ed with a "balance of Rs.l,24,438#
The revenue for the year under report was Rs#10,85,6l0 as
against a total of Rs#9,30.811 collected in 1924#
The increase this year appears chiefly due to "better adminis-
-trative control over the Customs and also in part to the fact
that the Wali of Sohar has "been made to render accounts instead
of appropriating all the Customs revenue of that port#
3» The port of Sur is the only one v/hich shows a notable
decrease in the amount of duty collected.This was Rs.50,726 in
1923,while during the year under report the collections totali
sed Rs.57,459 only,a decrease of Rs#13,267.
This state of affairs is due entirely to the loss of power of
control by the Muscat Government and it seems wonderful that
any revenue at all is recovered from that place.
4. Trade in general appears to have been normal during
1924 and there are no special points needing particular mention
*
Iskander Sffendi,the Director General of CustomB,an(l Liakat
All,Treasurer,have worked extremely well, and It ie to them
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Correspondence relating to the reform of customs and finance at Muscat. Includes the contract of the Financial Adviser, Bertram Thomas and the financial statements he prepared for the state of Muscat.
Correspondents include Colonel Francis Beville Prideaux, 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. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Bertram Thomas, Finance Minister, State of Muscat; Taimur bin Faisal [Taymūr bin Fayṣal], Sultan of Muscat; Major Gerald Patrick Murphy, 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. , Muscat; Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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- 1 volume (217 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
There is one incomplete foliation sequence and one complete foliation sequence. The complete sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the title page, on number 1, and runs through to 217, ending on the inside of the back cover of the volume. Anomalies: f 22A; f 26A.
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- IOR/R/15/1/419
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- 'File 35/87 VI A. 38 Muscat reforms, customs, finances'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:22v, 22ar:22av, 23r:26v, 26ar:26av, 27r:215v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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