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‘Administration report on the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency for 1893-94’ [120v] (11/63)
The record is made up of 1 volume (30 folios). It was created in 1894. 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 on the persian gulp political
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III July 1893 there was a fanatical demonstratioa against Messrs^ Lynch s
house at Shuster. The day of this ocoun-ence was the 10th day of Mohu.um
ntu1 tihe oouseauenee might have been serious, as about 3,000 people sur
rounded the house, threatening the lives of the inmates. The
Prince Governor
A Prince of the Royal line who also acted as Governor of a large Iranian province during the Qājār period (1794-1925).
bein" informed took prompt measures by the despatch of an anno oice
which quickly dispersed the mob. and a catastrophe was thus averted Some
sort of complaint appears to have been made by those responsible oi
this riot, but it can only be regarded as an attempt to avert by a^"
cipating it with an aecusation. An enquiry, conducted by the Vice-Consul of
Mohammerah, ascertained the true tacts, and a written disclaimer of any cause
of complaint against Messrs. Lynch's Agent was given by the Deputy Gov-
ernor of Slmster.
In November 1893 cattle -disease of a mild type prevailed on the Karun
from Mohammerah to Ameirah ; it travelled to Falah.eh and the islands of
Abadan and Khezr, and to the Turkish side of the Shatt-ul-Arab.
In December 1893, a gale, accompanied by heavy rain, passed over t e dis-
trict about Ahwaz, where the river rapidly rose 20 feet, overflowing and oo -
in" much of the country. The telegraph poles were blown down msev
places, and the line interrupted for a week. The river subsided about the early
part of January last. , , -
The question of accommodation for Messrs. Lynch at Ahwaz, which had
been long pending, was decided, and an agreement was drawn up m February
between the representatives of the Nizam-es-Sultaneh and Messrs Lynch, and
was forwarded to Tehran for ratification. In March last the Resident, accom
panied by the Extra Assistant, proceeded on tour up the Karun as ai as
Shuster, and at Ahwaz saw the ground marked for the buildings.
The traffic on the Karun is slowly increasing; and though steamers seem to
have done slightly better than in the previous year, they still work at a loss ;
and until the land communications in the interior above Shuster are improved,
and more carrying capacity is provided on the upper river, the volume o e
trade can hardly be materially increased.
8.— FAUS AND PERSIAN COAST.
The Nizam-us -Sultaneh was Governor-General of Pars throughout the
year • his brother, Saad-ul-Mulk, was Governor of Bushire and the Gulf ports,
but spent but a small part of his time within his jurisdiction, only returning
to Bushire in January after a long absence at Shiraz.
The year closed with the re-appointment of His Boyal Highness the
Rukn -ud-Dowlah as Governor-General of Pars, and of the Kawam-ul-Mulk
as Governor of Bushire and the Gulf ports. The arrival of the latter,
however, being delayed, Haji Mirza Abdulla Khan was appointed as Deputy
Governor, and reached Bushire to take up his duties after a short delay.
An embargo on the export of wheat was published in May, and continued
nominally in force till the following January, when it was removed. This
measure, which is of periodical recurrence, though injuriously affecting the
regular operations of the more important merchants, who are Europeans, is
very generally recognized as being practically ineffectual. Any real restraint
on export from the rich corn-producing sea-board tracts from Bushire towards
the mouth of the Euphrates would be most difficult ; and even if seriously
intended or attempted, would be hardly practicable, in view of the fact that
scarcely any other means than by sea are available for disposing of the pro
duce. A thinly veiled and gw^si-surreptitious export is understood to be cai-
ried on at Bushire itself during these embargoes.
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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. 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 Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1893-94, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and 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. at Muscat.
The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:
Part 1 , is a General Summary (folios 118-123r) written by Colonel Frederick Alexander Wilson, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and is divided up as follows:
1. Oman-Muscat Coast, gives a summary of political and military developments on the coast with a brief comment on trade matters.
2. Oman Pirate Coast, gives a summary of relations between the various ruling families on the coast.
3. Bahrain, summary of developments in Bahrain during the previous year including news that the Ottoman Governor of El Katif [Al Qatif] had put up notices there asserting Turkish (Ottoman) sovereignty over Bahrain. It also reports a decline in pearl-fishing caused by a cholera outbreak and heavy rainfall that led to a number of fatalities.
4. El Hasa and Ojair, a brief account of tribal movements and gatherings in the area.
5. El Katif [Al Qatif], a summary of events in El Katif; records an outbreak of cholera, the appointment of a new Ottoman governor and other developments.
6. El Katr [Qatar], a summary of events in El Katr during the previous year including details of a confrontation between Shaikh Jasim and forces of the Ottoman Government.
7. Persian Arabistan, a summary of events in the region in the previous year. Reports outbreaks of disease and several other matters.
8. Fars and Persian Coast, a summary of events in the region in the previous year including details regarding a cholera outbreak, an embargo on the export of wheat, the appearance of locusts, serious flooding in Shiraz and several other matters.
9. Persian Baluchistan and Mekran, a summary of developments in the region during the previous year including details of raids and violence on the Perso-Baluch frontier, a large fire at Gwadur and several other matters.
10. Slave Trade, a brief summary of the status of slave traffic in the region that reports no slave dhows were captured during the previous year.
11. Royal Navy Vessels, records movements of British Government ships in the region and reports that Captain J H Pelly of the H. M. S. Sphinx was Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. throughout the year with the exception of temporary intervals.
12. Political Appointments, reports details of changes in staff during the previous year including the appointment of John Calcott Gaskin as Extra Assistant Resident and Vice-Consul in June and Surgeon-Captain P Lumsden as 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. Surgeon also in June.
13. Observatory, points the reader to Appendix A (see below).
Part 1 contains the following Appendix: A) Table showing force and prevailing directions of winds and recorded rainfall at Bushire for the Year 1894-94 (folios 123v-124).
Part 2, is an Administration Report of the Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and Consulate for the Year 1893-94 written by Major James Hayes Sadler, 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 Consul, Muscat (folios 125-126).
Part 3, is a Report on the Trade and Commerce of the Consular District of Bushire for the Year 1893 written by Fred A. Wilson, Consul General (folios 127-129). Appendix A to part 3 consists of 25 tabular charts related to trade and commerce in Bushire and the surrounding region (folios 129-136).
Part 4, is a report entitled 'Trade Statistics for 1893-4' written by Major James Hayes Sadler, 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 Consul, Muscat (folios 137-142). The report contains a number of detailed tables related to trade to/from Muscat.
Part 5, is a Report on the Trade of Mohammerah for the Year 1893 (folio 143). The report contains a description of the state of trade in Mohammerah. Appendix A (folios 144-45) contains several tabular charts regarding imports and exports to/from Mohammerah and the surrounding region.
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- 1 volume (30 folios)
- Arrangement
The report is arranged into a number of sections and subsections, with statistic data in tabular format directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (folio 117) which list the report's contents.
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Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which 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, on number 116, and ends on the last folio, on number 145.
Pagination: The volume contains an original typed pagination sequence.
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- Title
- ‘Administration report on the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency for 1893-94’
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- front, 116r:145v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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