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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2602] (1119/1262)
The record is made up of 1 volume (1165 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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2602
ration, 27tii
April 1903.
Working of
the »ew
tariff.
Question of
enhancement
of rates
within the
limits of the
tariff.
Russian Government at the secret|conclusion o£ an agreement conferring
on Great Britain a control over future tariff revision, "which had
hitherto belonged to Kussia alone. 5 ^
The enforcement of the tariff of the 14th of February 1903^ was
sudden ; but it had been long foreseen in commercial circles^ and various
applications for refunds of duty made by British firms on the ground of
insufficient notice were not supported by the Legation at Tehran. The
tariff was unpopular with native merchants^ and there was agitation at
Tabriz, Bushehr^ and Shiraz ; but disturbances^ which were at one time
anticipated^ did not occur.
This is not the place in which to discuss the commercial bearings of
the tariff; but one such matter of importance deserves to be mentioned
here ; especially as it was the subject of a misunderstanding on the part
of the British Government. The duty on tea was fixed by the Anglo-
Persian tariff at 18 Qrans per Batman on white^ and at 12 Qrans per
Batman on black teas^ but it might be reduced by the Persian Govern
ment to 6 Qrans,—a form of expression borrowed from a declaration put
in by M. Argyropoulo ; the Russian Minister, in signing the Russo-
Persian Declaration of 1901. The duty actually charged when the tariff
was brought into force was 10 Qrans on white and 6 on black teas, to
which a special rate of 7 Qrans on mixed teas was subsequently added.
The British Government understood that these rates, having once been
introduced in virtue of the power of reduction possessed by the Persian
Government, could not be subsequently enhanced without the consent of
the British and Russian Governments; but this construction of the
Declaration and of the tariff was not admitted by the Persian Govern
ment, who explained that a low rate had been adopted in^ the first
instance merely in order to avoid trouble with their own subjects, and
asserted a right to enhance the duties at any time, subject to the
maximum fixed by the tariff. The import of tea into Persia amounted at
this time to about six and a half million pounds per annum, and the
additional revenue to be obtained by even a trifling increase of the duty
was thus large, making the Persian Government reluctant to forego the
right of enhancement which they claimed.
In the end their claim was conceded by the British Government.
The Reglement Dcmanier of 1904.
Difficulty as
to penalties
for offences.
It still remained to draw up and establish a code for the ^ working of
the customs ; this code had been mentioned in the Declarations of 1901
and 19C3 under the title of Reglement General, but it was more
frequently described in later negotiations as the Reglement Douanier or
Reglement Legal.
The treatment of offenders against the customs regulations originally
proposed by M. Naus, the Minister of Customs, was exceedingly severe.
* A copy of the Russo-Persian tariff sent to the Government of India showed the
duty as 10 Qrins on white and 6 Qrans on black teas, but this was a clerical error.
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This volume is Volume I, Part II (Historical) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.
Part II contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914, 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (pags v-viii), and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (ix-cxxx). These are also found in Volume I, Part IA of the Gazetteer (IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1).
Part II consists of three chapters:
- 'Chapter X. History of ’Arabistān' (pages 1625-1775);
- 'Chapter XI. History of the Persian Coast and Islands' (pages 1776-2149);
- 'Chapter XII. History of Persian Makrān' (pages 2150-2203).
The chapters are followed by nineteen appendices:
- 'Appendix A: Meteorology and Health in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2205-2211);
- 'Appendix B: Geology of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2212-2219);
- 'Appendix C: The Pearl and Mother-of-Pearl Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2220-2293);
- 'Appendix D: Date Production and the Date Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2294-2307);
- 'Appendix E: Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2308-2318);
- 'Appendix F: Sailing Craft of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2319-2332);
- 'Appendix G: Transport Animals and Livestock of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2333-2348);
- 'Appendix H: Religions and Sects of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2349-2385);
- 'Appendix I: Western Christianity and Missions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2386-2399);
- 'Appendix J: The Telegraphs of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in their relation to the Telegraph Systems of Persia and Turkey' (pages 2400-2438);
- 'Appendix K: Mail Communications and the Indian Post Office in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2439-2474);
- 'Appendix L: The Slave Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2475-2516);
- 'Appendix M: Epidemics and Sanitary Organization in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2517-2555);
- 'Appendix N: The Arms and Ammunition Traffic in the Gulfs of Persia and ’Omān' (pages 2556-2593);
- 'Appendix O: The Imperial Persian Customs' (pages 2594-2625);
- 'Appendix P: Cruise of His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. [1903]' (pages 2626-2662);
- 'Appendix Q: British and Foreign Diplomatic Political; and Consular Representation in the Countries Bordering on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2663-2699);
- 'Appendix R: Book References' (pages 2700-2736)
- 'Appendix S: Explanation of the System of Transliteration' (pages 2737-2741).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (1165 pages)
- Arrangement
Volume I, Part II is arranged into chapters that are sub-divided into numbered periods covering, for example, the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The appendices are sub-divided into lettered subject headings and also contain numbered annexures, as well as charts. Both the chapters and appendices have further subject headings that appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally througout the volume at the bottom of the page which provide further details and references. A 'Detailed Table of Contents' for Part II and the Appendices is on pages cii-cxxx.
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The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the first folio with text, on number 879, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 1503.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:130, 1625:2742, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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