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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [128v] (261/616)
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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04 ADMINISTRATION EEPORT OF THE PERSIAN GULP 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.
To return to the figures : it will be seen from the trade report of th
that the decrease of the last four years in tea has been mo- e than made u ^
fact the original figures have been more than doubled. We have this year h' m
exporting tea and Manchester cotton goods in large quantities to Tabriz and to
Kesht.
It remains to be seen whether a part of our increase on this route will h
accounted for by a decrease on the Bushire route. be
The Kermanshah road is gaining daily in favour with merchants as be"
the safest route into Persia from tbe South. I trust that the present
table disturbances will do no permanent harm, there is little doubt that—
any Government at all at Tehran to appoint a Governor to Kermaushah'-'th^
are purely temporary. ^
I have mentioned the constant changes of Governors under the hearli
Official changes. " Political Events.*'
Persian, —Sherif-ul-Mulk was Karguzar throughout the year : be is u
satisfactory and no bribe is too small for him. The three Consuls have made 31 "
joint complaint against him. Personally he is a pleasant man.
Russian. —Monsieur Petroff was Acting Consul at the be^innintf of th
year until the return of Monsieur Nicolsky, in July, when he went to "iVIm!
and finally to Kerman.
Turkish. —Kerim Beg was Consul-General but went on leave just before
the commencement of the year and did not intend to return if he could avoid
it. He is however an exile and was not allowed to remain in Constantinople
He returned to Kermanshah at the end of May. He procee led to Baghdad on
sick leave (?) quite suddenly on the 8th January returning to Kermanshah in
the middle of March. m
Ahmed Beg was Consul throughout the year.
The Turkish Doctor having died of typhus on the 24th March he was
replaced by Dr. Paraskevopolous, a Greek, on tbe 25dh July.
Customs. —Monsieur Heynssens was Director of Customs throughout the
year." Monsieur Deville was Inspector at the commencement of the year, but
was transferred to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
in May. He returned again to take over
horn Monsieur Heynssens in the autumn; the latter however remained on and
Monsieur Deville was appointed Inspector-General of Posts, leaving Kasr-i-
Shirin in February on a tour of inspection in the Persian ' Gulf, He was
relieved by Monsieur Cattersell, who was again relieved by Monsieur Cesari in
March. Monsieur Cattersell is now officiating as Director of Customs.
Imperial Bank of Pema.—Mr. Messervy, Inspector of the Bank, was
examining Bank affairs from the commencement of the year till he was
invalided. He left in the middle of November. Mr. W. H. Million was
manager of the Bank till he proceeded home on sick leave on the llth
September. ^ Mr. P. Arkless was accountant of the Bank till transferred to
Tabriz leaving the same day as Mr. Milligan. Mr. E. B. Soane was appointed
manager and arrived on the 9th September: he has since been invalided and
will probably be transferred at the end of the summer.
Mr. W, Porbes-Manson was appointed acco'cintant and arrived with
Mr. Soane.
British, Captain L, B. Haworth, I.A., was His Britannic Majesty's
Consul throughout the year : Captain Howard Crossle was Consular Surgeon.
^ In the third week in May two of Monsieur Morgan's Mission, the chief
being a Monsieur Makennem arrived at Kermanshah. They returned to the
south in the late autumn via Pusht-i-Kuh. Dr. Grothe, a German from
Prankfurt, arrived from Baghdad at the end of July wa Pusht-i-Kuh. He
was supposed to be an ethnologist, but copied all the Customs returns for some
years past and on proceeding to Hamadan appeared to be interested in the
possibilities of synthetic indigo. The following January a Monsieur Pujan, a
Prench Chilian, arrived from Prankfurt with samples of synthetic indigo and
anihndyes. Monsieur Pujan is making an extensive tour and is well supplied
with money. He is looking for agents for German firms.
European
Visitors.
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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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There is a list of contents at the front of each Report.
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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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