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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [216r] (436/616)
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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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 1909.
15
seizure of the Customs and the expulsion of the Belgians. He also ordered
the Persian Postmaster to change his office designation and rubber stamns
to " Nationalist Post Office Lanstan " and to cease using the Shah's stamps
Letters coming from Lar now were stamped with a new stamp of the Seyyid's
It was not however until news reached Lingah, on 25th March, of the
r by the Na , tlonahst clement at Bushire and Bandar
Abbas, that the populace came to the scratch and followed suit The DeDiitv
Governor was however re-appointed on behalf of the Nationalists, while the
Armenian m charge of the Customs took sanctnaiy at the British Agencv
after handing over his charge. During all this period Lingah was visited
frequently by H- M. s ships, the " Redbreast", " Fox " and " Sphinx " and tbp
R,I.M.S. " Lawrence all calling at frequent intervals during March and
A ? K, I ff V1S ^ r re a S0Ur ? e 0f relief to the peaceable inhabitants, and
valuable both as a deterrent to the lawless element and as a means of quick
communication. / 4
The condition of Lingah remained very abnormal and restless for the
remainder of thejear owing to the frequent reports of fighting and rapine in
the hinterland but the period passed without any active trouble. Bustak
however was the scene of disturbance for some time, in October and Novem
ber the Seyyids lieutenant, Ghulam Husein Khan Varawi, and his Turake-
meh tollowers having sacked the place and driven out the Sowlet-el-Mulk the
hereditary Governor and adherent of the Kawamis. Ghulam Husein set up
the bowlet s son as Governor, and left with the spoil, but the latter could not
long maintain his position and the father eventually got back, the son
Muhammad Vali Khan, migrating to Lingah.
The Nationalist disturbances in the Gulf Ports, including the seizure of
Commerce. Customs, combined with the situa-
v ^ tion in Shiraz and on the Trade Routes
roughout the year, naturally had a dire effect on the volume of trade pass
ing through Bushire. r
In fact, during the first five months of the year, the forwarding of goods
up-eountry from Bushire practically ceased, and the Kazerun route remained
cosed to caravan traffic throughout the whole period under report, the veil
oemg only lifted momentarily in July by the passage of a small force of fifty
men sent up emergently from Bushire to reinforce the Shiraz Consulate
wnicn was thought to be in danger of attack.
few caravans, as opportunity offered did, it is true, pass up and down
j1 6 £. lru zabad route under the auspices of the Sowlet-ed-Dowleh,
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
of
e Jlashgais, but nearly all the Bushire import traffic was diverted to the
Ahwaz-Ispahan road.
follows 6 Statistics for tlle ^ ear 21st Marcl1 1909 to 21st March 1910 were as
Imports £717,091
Exports £400,893 '
showing a falling off amounting to £376,374 on the imports and £31,704 on
e ex P or ts of £he year before. Details will be found in the Trade Report.
Tour steamers of the Odessa Line called during the year. Monsieur
Foreign competition ^ Mishtolt continued in the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
but
t t his post must have been a sinecure.
w 'tVi in C01 ? s ^ s ^ n g only of glass-ware and earthen-ware tea-pots together
Ba h i ^ ns ^? ros ^ ne - The principle business of the Company is with
st 8 j 'i nothing appears to be done to push Russian trade. It is under-
ru that the Duma were opposed to the renewal of the contract of the
ess a Lme, but the Imperial Council insisted on it.
13 ^ s * eamer s < of the Hamburg-America Line called as compared with 1
dirt r res P ec ti ve ty in the last two years. Like the British Lines with
sailings from Europe, the German Line felt the effect of the depression
Ck J
1
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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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