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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [79v] (163/616)
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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4g ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE PERSIAN
In connection witli the looting of the caravan with which three sowars of the
Kerman Consular escort were travelling in March 1906, it is satisfactory to note
that as the result of continuous pressure, the local authorities at the end of
December, paid the full amount of compensation demanded by the Consulate.
Illegal Taxes.—in spite of the fact that Article 3 of the Persian Customs Regu
lations expressly lays down that such taxes as ' Dalali," Kapandari,' ' Sar-i-Rig' or
4 Maidani' and 4 Pierage,' are illegal, all had remained in force with the knowledge
of the Persian Government and had been included in the schedule of items of
revenue to be collected by the Governor of the Gulf Ports. Eepeated representa
tions by 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.
however at length achieved the desired result, and at the
end of July His Excellency the Darya Begi issued orders for the suspension of all
the above^ imposts with the exception of ' Pierage ' which continued to be levied
until the beginning of January, when in response to further protests by the Resi-
dency, it also was discontinued. Thus all those illegal demands which have in the
past undoubtedly exercised a check on the expansion of trade, have now ceased to
exist in Bunder Abbas itself. The tax ' Rahdari' has not been included among
those enumerated above, as it is not levied within the jurisdiction of Bunder Abbas
but at Ahmedi, Pur Rahdar, and Gharah, all within the Pars administration.'
Seeing, however, that these places are situated upon the principal caravan routes
bifurcating from Bunder Abbas the levy of the tax constitutes a hindrance to the
trading interests of the town and 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.
has spared no effort to move the
Central Government through His Majesty's Minister at Tehran, to secure the
suspension of the tax, but notwithstanding repeated assurances to the Minister
that orders for its discontinuance had issued, it continues to be levied with im-
punity and there would seem to be no immediate prospect of its abolishment.
Local enterprises. —In virtue of the concession obtained from the Persian Gov-
.r- -x * ™ xx i ernment by the Sponge Exploration Syndi-
Visit of M. Hatinoglou. . ti it tt i • %
6 cate, Mons. Hatinoglou arrived from
Bushire on the 16th June. He was joined a few days later by seven Greeks who had
arrived from Europe with the diving dresses and apparatus necessary for submarine
exploration. Research work in the neighbourhood of Hormuz and Kishm Islands,
which was carried out early in July, was said to have yielded disappointing
results, and M. Hatinoglou and party left for Lingah on the 20th July.
The Moin-ut-Tujar has from time to time made spasmodic efforts to turn
Visit of Mr. Hamilton Gunn. f 0 advantage the mineral resources of the
islands farmed by him and in furtherance of
his latest scheme to work the numerous sulphur deposits in the neighbourhood and
after smelting the ore to export pure block sulphur, Mr. H. Hamilton Gunn, a mining
engineer whose services had been secured by Messrs. EUinger, the Manchester
agents of the Moin, arrived from Europe on the 5th January. He devoted his whole
attention to the sulphur quarry on the Kishm Island, situated 12 miles east of
Bassidu and 8 miles inland from Doolab. As the result of Mr. Gunn's research
works he has informed the Moin that the sulphur deposit is of considerable commer
cial value, extending as it does for more than \ mile and to a depth of some 50 feet
while the ore is estimated to contain 70 per cent, of sulphur. In these circum
stances he has advised the Moin to bring out machinery for calcining the ore and
to secure the services of experienced workmen from Sicily. Mr. Gunn is undoubted
ly an able man, but the value of his work is considerably discounted by the fact that
he is invariably intoxicated and has several times reduced himself to the verge of
delirium tremens. In spite of the fact that his agreement enjoined strict secrecy
regarding the results of his investigations, Mr. Gunn has freely imparted his
information to any and all with whom he has comeSin contact. Taking advan-
tage of Mr. Gunns temporary absence from the quarry. His Majesty's Consul
landed at Doolab and proceeded to the spot early in March. The country
between the coast and the quarry is of the wildest description and in order to
prepare a road for the transport of the sulphur, considerable expense would be
involved. Some 20 or 30
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
were working at the quarry and large quantities
° re , . been excavated, but work has been carried on under considerable
difficulties as there is no fresh water within 5 miles and all attempts to find it
by sinking wells have failed. In view of these difficulties and of the Persian's
proverbial disinclination to carry a work to a successful issue, it is very much to
be doubted whether the Moin will really proceed with the enterprise.
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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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