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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [141v] (287/616)
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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gQ 'ADMINISTEATION 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.
,
safely and fell in with some fishermen who fed them and conveyed them in a
Badan to Mahot. There fortunately they found the small boat's crew beincr
hospitably entertained. The smaller boat had proceeded in the first instance to
Sarah where fishermen conveyed them along with their boat to Mahot.
At Mahot both boats' crew were hospitably received by Easind-bin-
Sawwad el Hikmani. He is a Shaikh of the el Hikmani inhabiting the Barub
Eikman as the land is called surrounding the^ Ghubbet-ul-Hashish. H e
personally conducted the boat's crew to Maskat in two dhows where they
arrived safely on the 21st and 22nd August, respectively. He was thanked and
rewarded for his kindness and trouble. Meanwhile H.M.S. Lapwing had
been deputed by His Excellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief to go iu
search of the missing boats and also to visit the wreck. The Commander of
the Lapwing found it impracticable to launch a boat to visit the wreck
and while passing Masirah Island he heard of the safe despatch in dhows of
the missing crew.
The Hamburg-Am erica Company in November made a donation of £50
to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Hospital funds to mark their appreciation of the kindness their
officers and crew had received in Maskat. His Highness the Sultan had the
thanks of the Government of India regarding the behaviour of his subjects
conveyed to him at an official visit.
The Captain, officers and crew of the Teutonia all reached Germany safely.
The steamer is a total wreck.
Slave trade. As noticed in la?t years report, there appears to be no doubt that the
sbve traffic between Oman and the African ports has ceased. This may be
inferred from the fact that the Africans who applied for freedom durino* the
past two years have all been in Oman some years. There were none of recent
importation. Forty-five slaves applied at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
for freedom, 42 were
granted manumission certificates, 3 were found not entitled to freedom under
treaty stipulations. With regard to these latter His Highness the Sultan took a
bond from their masters for the kind treatment of the slaves before surrender
ing them. Of the forty-three (43) freed, 23 were Africans and 20 Mekranis.
Of these Mekranis ^ only elected to return to Mekran, the rest chose to remain
and earn their livelihood in Oman. Five Africans w^ere repatriated via Bombay
by mail steamer and 6 were sent direct to Zanzibar in a
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
. H.M.S.
Lapsing conveyed 2 to Karachi, 10 elected to remain in Oman.
Five applications were m^de by Mekranis to recover their relatives from
slavery in Oman and the
Trucial coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
. Those in Oman were recovered. The
Shargah Agent was written to to assist those in the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
.
Public health Maskat has been quite free from epidemic diseases and the public health
and quarantine, has been good. Malarial fever is the prevalent disease, but shows a considerable
decrease over last year. This is due to the very small rainfall—1 inch and 80
cents. The marsh immediately outside the city wall has quite dried up in
consequence. The benefit of this has been felt in the almost entire absence of
mosquitos. No blackwater fever occurred.
The quarantine arrangements were carried on by Captain Norman Scott,
I. M.S., to the satisfaction ot the Local Government and public.
J-/® ^ ie w . or ^ : Hospital is at present being carried on with
difficulty^ in the
Munshi
A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf.
s and Postmaster's quarters. This is inconvenient and
a suggestion to acquire a plot of land and build a modern well equipped
hospital is under consideration.
Rainfall. ^ This has been very scanty—1 inch and 80 cents. Last year it amounted to
^ 1D j S an( ^ CeD ^ S an ^ ^ ear P rev i ous to 5 inches. This may diminish
the date crop slightly, although much more rain is said to have fallen in the
interior.
HisExcellency the Naval Commander-in-Chief, Sir George J. S. War-
render, ^ B. s C.V.O., A.-D.-C., visited Maskat in the flagship H.M.S. Hyacinth,
ills Excellency exchanged visits with the
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.
and His Highness
thefeultan. The other ships which have visited Maskat during the official year
are H-M.S.i Highflyer, Proserpine, Perseus, Sphinx, Lapwing and Redbreast
and also the KJ.M.S. Lawrence and the I. E. Telegraph steamer Patrick
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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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