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'Administration Reports 1905-1910' [257v] (519/616)
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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ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
by 'fevying " octroi" on produce coming into town from up-country; the pro
ceeds, However, were promptly converted by the Kalantar of Bushire to his own
use. It contemplated an extensive scheme of repairs to the bazaars and pub
lic tliorbughf ares and the lighting of the streets, and it also attempted to regu
late the price of bread and meat in the local bazaars by the establishment of
municipal shops selling at cheap prices, other butchers and bakers being for
bidden to sell higher. Few of the above schemes, however, matured and the
net result was a slight cleaning up of the streets and a distinct increase in the
price of the commodities above-mentioned.
Local Police. —The local police of Bushire, some 30 men, before controlled
by the Kalantar were, on the arrival of the new Rais-i-Nazmieh from Tehran,
placed under the orders of that official. As already stated above, he found
considerable difficulty in raising the funds necessary for their maintenance
and is said to be contemplating the levy of a tax on opium and ' arrak ' in
order to do so. His arrival was viewed with the greatest disfavour by the
Kalantar who foresaw the loss of the many perquisites accruing to the office
of the " Chietf of Police " hitherto held by himself.
Local Garrison. —The local forces at the disposal of the Governor at the
TDeginning of the year were supposed to be—
500 Infantry, .
150 Artillery men,
100 Sowars;
that is to say, these were the numbers for which payment was made by the
Central Government. Not half, however, were ever enrolled, and those that
were performed few military duties, the majority making a living as petty
merchants and traders in the local bazaar. The infantry recruited from
Ispahan, after a fruitless endeavour to obtain payment of the amount due to
them on account of arrears of pay and ration money for seven months and
their clothing allowances for three years, took hast in 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.
. While
negotiations were in progress with the various officials concerned with a view
to a settlement of their grievances and the speedy removal of the Sarbazes,
the latter announced that they had received permission by telegram from
Tehran to quit Bushire and were going to act on that permission pending
settlement of their claims. This they accordingly did, leaving Bushire with
their Chief, the Amir Panj, during the middle of August.
The Artillerymen of Bushire for a similar reason, viz., non-payment of
their salaries, took hast m the Customs House. A compromise was eventually
arranged by His Excellency the Governor.
Bushire and the surrounding districts. —Local tribal conditions in the dis-
' ^ ^ tricts surrounding Bushire were the cause
on ition of ountry. 0 f considerable anxiety at different
periods during the past year, a descent on Bushire similar to that of 1909 be
ing more than once anticipated. The primary cause of the trouble was the
feud existing between Shaikh Hussein Chahkutai and his brothers, the latter
claiming that the villages of Abu Tawil, Tul-i-Ashki and Kanar Abadi should
be given them to live in, and the former declining to do so. Shaikh Hussein
was backed by the Darya Begi while the cause of the brothers was espoused
by Zair Khadhar, Chief of Tangistan, who was already at feud with Shaikh
Hussein on the question of the support given by the latter to Hyder Khan, ex-
Chief of Tangistan, who had been driven from his territories by the
present Chief. In the course of the feud Shaikh Hussein killed one
of his brothers, Ali by name, in cold blood and hostilities started on the
26th July with an attack on the village of Chaghadak by the other brothers
who were assisted by Zair Khadhar. On the 9th August the Darya Begi
took the field in person with a force of two guns and some 150 men. Fighting
of a kind topk place daily, and the firing could be distinctly heard from
Bushire. The Sowlet-ud-Dowleh,
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
of the Kashgais, is believed to have
intervened at this stage on behalf of Zair Khadhar and to have directed
Moghis-ud-DowI'eh (Deputy Governor of Dashti and Dashtistan and the
Nizam-us- Sultaneh's Agent) to devise means for the return of the Darya Begi
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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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