'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [‎555] (698/1782)

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antly repealed, iiHtiJ
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inued to accamiilato
lent date season up
exportersofMatal®-
i to be weighed;
toAmeri^®/'
ifferentiatioD^
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it was pr (
and in the case of 'Omani tobacco it amounted to 20 per cent. On one
occasion, in 1898, an additional punitive export tax of 5 per cent, was
suddenly imposed on the date produce of the Rustaq and Ma'awa] valleys,
after the whole of it had been bought up by British Indian merchants;
a remission however was in this case, but not without difficulty, obtained.
It was also reported that at various places in 'Oman export and import
duties were recovered in an unequal manner to the detriment of Liitish
subjects, the Arab merchant of a neighbouring port, and sometimes even
of the same port, paying at a reduced rate or even nothing at all, while
the British Indian trader was invariably charged the full 5 per cent. At
Gwadar too, in 1897, it was necessary to reouest the Sultan to abate the
exorbitant dues which he had begun to levy on fish-yards owned there by
British subjects; and the point, though with reluctance, was conceded.
Rupture with Great Britain, 1899.
Events bad for some time been leading toward, a disagreement
between tbe Sultan of 'Oman and tbe Britisb power. TV deeper causes the Su i Mn
n .r • W p nWulv been discussed ; but thert were other towards
to by * ^
between tne suixan oi wmau — j. *
and their manifestations have already been diseussed; but there were other
symptoms also, significant though more superficial, ef growmg ant.pathy
on the Sultan's part. Already, at tbe end of 1893, he had omnted to
salute, as required by old custom, the British 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. , Colonel
Hayes Sadler, at his departure for Bushehr to assume charge of 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. -an intentional mark of disrespect which had necessitated a
reference" to the Government of India. For a number of years it had been
the practice for the Sultan's batteries to fire a salute on Proclamation Day
in honour of the Queen-Empress of India; but onthels of Januaiy KM,
the Resident {Colonel Meade) 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. » J
being then both at Masqat, the accustomed salute was fired
hoisting of tbe British flag, and Saiyid Faisal explained the innovation by
saying that the ceremony was now to be g ^ 1Fe ° alone .
Christian nations and not as » un{r iendliness of discon-
The Resident, however, by laying stiess on tne u
tinning along -establisbed couitesy, sueceededin » b « £ - m ^Sultan
a written apology and promise of future observance o e ,
:. n M ^ -Uvi+isli flao- was flown all day and ine
3rd of January, accordingly, the British lla 0
«ueen.Empre.s's annual salute was fl^ed m^t e u^^ at
endof January 1S98 a gunner of H.M.&. ^ossa
towards
Britain,
1893-98.