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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [76v] (157/616)
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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42
administration report of the
persian gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Imperial Bank of Persia.—The day after I arrived at Kermansliali in October
I was informed that the book-keeper of the Imperial Bank of Persia intended to
abscond that night. I sent for the Manager of the Bank, Mr. Milligan, who was
satisfied with the evidence' and accordingly got the man, by name Mirza Ismail
Khan Bakir, arrested and as he was a Persian subject, handed him over to the
Persian authorities.
His arrest caused a great sensation in Kermanshah for he was one of the most
influential men in the place and the owner of the English stores. Until the age of
15 vears he was educated in England and afterwards in the American school at
Bevrout The cause of Bakir's downfall was being overtrusted, with the result
that he was not sufficiently supervised. His signature had been sufficient for
receipts and he had introduced most of the applicants for loans. The result was that
he had issued various loans to himself in the names of other people and also had
intercepted various payments into the bank.
It is expected that in time he will be able to make good his defalcations, but
his regime (for he was practically Manager at any rate during the incumbency
of the previous Manager of the bank) has been most disastrous ; loans issued during
his time have in very many cases quite insufficient security.
Since I have been in Kermanshah I have spent a very considerable time over
bank cases Owing to the disturbed state of the country combined with the change
of Governors, it has been difficult to bring continued pressure with any usefu]
result.
The Manager of the bank and his Accountant unfortunately quarrelled. An
Inspector, Mr. Messervy, was sent down in November to enquire into matters and to
put things on a proper footing, and has had a difficult time.
Notwithstanding that during part of the year the country was upset,
trade improved considerably.
The Customs returns show an increase of £268,662 in imports and an increase of
£129 571 in exports In the former the United Kingdom is responsible for an
increase of £217 ,896 and India for an increase of £11,407. The returns for Kerman-
shah require to be read in conjunction with those for Kesht to understand the
fluctuations. It has previously been explained by Consuls that but a very small
percentage of the amounts shown in the Customs returns of this place are .or local
consumption. The greater part goes to the interior of Persia and to Hamadan,
whence it is distributed to the various larger towns of the district. This tract
of country is also supplied from Resht. For instance the steady decrease under
the heading "Tea from India" must be explained by a corresponding increase
at some other point of entry into Persia and I am inclined to think that a study of
the returns for Resht this year will very probably explain this decrease of over
£14,000 in the last four years. It is at any rate certain that no decrease m tea
drinking can be brought forward to explain it.
A ppointments and T ransfers.
British. —Captain Beauchamp Williams, I.M.S., Consular Surgeon for Arabistan
and Kermanshah, was transferred to Bushire and left Kermanshah on the 22nd
April 1906. Captain Crossle, his successor, arrived on the 3rd August 1906.
Captain H. A. K. Cough, His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Kermanshah,
proceeded on combined furlough and privilege leave on the 10th August 1906,
Captain H. Crossle, I.M.S., officiating until the arrival of Captain L. B. H. Hawortii,
I.A., who took charge on the afternoon of the 11th October 1906.
Russian. —M. Nicolski was the Russian Consul, his Secretary, M.
arrived on the 25th April 1906. M. Nicolski went on six months' leave on the 12tli
October 1906, M. Petroff officiating in his absence.
Turkish. —Kerim Beg was Turkish Consul General. In the middle of the year
the Turks complained against him and finally took 64
Bast
(Per.) A Persian custom allowing an individual to seek asylum at a designated location.
" in the Kermanshab
Telegraph office. They also approached the British Consul, but it was expiamea
to them that we could not interfere. Finally Kerim Beg was transferred to laDriz
and left Kermanshah on the 10th February 1906 having handed over cnarge
to Ahmed Beg, the Consul. I may state that he has returned once more to
Kermanshah and is not to go to Tabriz. On hearing of his projected return
Ahmed Beg tried to obtain a sick certificate. He told the Russian doctor to
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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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