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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [17r] (38/616)
The record is made up of 1 volume (304 folios). It was created in 1907-1911. 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.
FOR THE YEAR 1905-1906.
17
Sheep. —The embargo on sheep which was removed in 1904 was revired in
December 1905 in connection with a proposed shipment by Mr. Leo Malcolm of
a large number of sheep to be bought on commission for a South African firm.
On the other hand the prohibition against the export of carpus containing
aniline dyes was suspended from April 1905 ostensibly to enable the Minister
of Customs to make inquiry into the problem, but more probably in order
to appease the carpet weavers who had accumulated large stocks of carpets
made with aniline-dyed wool, by letting them unload and get their accumula
tions out of the country.
Mr. A. Gleadowe Newcomen, President of the British Indian Commercial
„ . ,, r . . Mission to South-Eastern Persia, arrived
British Commercial iVlission# , "loi-i nyr •
at Bushire on 12th May 1905, having
been preceded a fortnight before by the other two members of his party, Messrs.
Luffman and Ryan.
The Mission had entered Persia from Bunder Abbas in the preceding
November and travelling via Kerman, Yezd and Shiraz, completed its labours
at Bushire. An interesting and important report of the itinerary and doings
of the Mission and of the conclusions arrived at has since been published by
the Government of India for Mr. Newoomen, and apart from other practical
merits the work forms a valuable book of reference in regard to all matters of
trade and communication in Southern Persia.
It is unnecessary here to make more than passing reference to the work
of the Mission ; for further details attention is invited to Mr. Newoomen's full
report above mentioned. Suffice to say that the general conclusion come to
seems to be that the position of the trade of the British Empire is not so bad
as it seems at first sight and that a good deal can and should be done to
ameliorate the commercial outlook.
On the arrival of the Mission at Bushire (in the absence of the Governor)
the Persian Foreign Office Agent having expressed his inability to call at the
Resident's request on the President, and having subsequently been instructed
to do so by the Mushir-ed-Dowleh at the instance of His Majesty's Legation,
gave as his reason for the omission that while the British Authorities fre
quently asked for the special treatment of their Consular Officers and persons
in a special position like Mr. Newcomen, they did not altogether reciprocate, in
their treatment of Persian officials in India. He said he spoke from personal
experience at Bombay only, though be was inclined to think that the case was
much the same at Calcutta. He was not able, however, to quote any special
instances in point and it is doubtful whether this was his genuine reason, he
having at first told the Resident that having been Consul-General in Bombay
some years ago, he considered that he was of superior standing to
Mr. Newcomen. (He eventually called just after Mr. Newcomen had left the
Subzabad
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 Lawrence), His observations regarding
his Indian experiences were, however, communicated to the Government of
India and His Majesty's Legation.
In May 1905, a Monsieur M. T. Hatinoglou, the representative of the
. „ , Sponge Exploration Concessions Syndicate,
The Sponge Exploration Condons Synd.oato. a compan y registered in London,
arrived at Bushire from Europe, and asked the assistance of 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.
in
obtaining concessions for "the exclusive right to fish for sponges, pearls,
corals, and all other undersea produce suitable for commercial purposes."
Monsieur Hatinoglou was advised to refer to His Majesty's Government in
the first instance. This he did, and while correspondence was proceeding, he
employed his time in exploring likely fields in Gulf waters. In October 1905
he informed His Majesty's Vice-Consul that he had obtained a concession
from the Persian Government and soon afterwards proceeded to Maskat,
where although the Sultan had been warned of his intentions, he was able on
9tb November to obtain a concession from His Highness for sponge
fishing for 15 years, the cancellation of which was recommended, but was
not considered feasible by His Majesty's Government. It was subsequently
ascertained that the Persian concession had been obtained from His Majesty
the Shah while travelling in Europe.
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The volume contains Administration Report on 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 1905-1906 (Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1907); Administration Report on 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 Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1906-1907 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1908); 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. and the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1907-1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); 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. and the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for April-December1908 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1909); 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 Ending 31st December 1909 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911); 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 1910 (Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India, 1911).
The Reports contain reviews 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. and chapters on each of the consulates, agencies, and other administrative regions that made up the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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 Reports contain information on political developments, territorial divisions, local administration, principal tribes, British personnel and appointments, trade and commerce, naval and marine matters, communications, judicial matters, archaeology, pearl fisheries, the slave trade, arms and ammunition traffic, medical matters and public health, oil, notable visitors and events, meteorological data, and related topics.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 306 on the back cover. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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 folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 40, 261.
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