‘Administration Report on the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Maskat Political Agency for 1895-96’ [294r] (82/92)
The record is made up of 1 volume (43 folios). It was created in 1896. 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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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 mask at political
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
for the year 1895-96. 75
PART V.
Report on the trade and commerce of Mohammerah for the year 1895.
ABSTRACT OP CONTENTS
Geneeal.
Expohts.
Imports.
Shipping.
Agricultuke.
Population.
Postal Service.
Bundar Nasri.
Tables.
General.
There lias been a general increase in trade, the total both of exports and
imports exceeding: that of any previous year, and this would have been greater
had it not been for the embargo on grain during the latter half of the year,
owing to which there was a scarcity of cash among the populace.
Exchange. —Exchange has been calculated at the rate of 55 krans to the
pound sterling.
Exports.
Wheat—The- wheat exports were large ; but chiefly by direct steamer to
London, and were entirely of the crop of 1894, as an embargo was placed on the
shipment of wheat as soon as the old crop was exhausted. Some wheat was
also sent to Basrah for sale of winch no returns are available.
Natural products. Gum. —Increase in exports of natural products is due
to nonshipment last year ; but in the case of gum there was this year a demand
for it at Bundar Nasri for shipment to London direct, which has not been pre
viously done, consequently gum which in other years would have been taken to
the coast was brought to that place.
Imports.
The increase in imports is partly due to goods for Koweit in 1 uikish
Arabia especially coffee from India and Aden, and rice having again been
landed here.
Cotton goods. —There was a marked increase in cotton goods especially by-
steamer direct from Manchester and in American piecegoods from Aden, ihe
shoopkeepers who were formerly supplied with chintzes from Basrah are now
supplied by an importer here, and the only goods from Basrah were about 4,000
pieces Syrian silk, and about 15,000 pieces Syrian cotton goods.
Twist. —The twist imported is chiefly for Shuster, where it is woven into
cloth, which is afterwards printed and sold and exported in the form of quilt
covers. The woof of the carpets made in Shushter is also ot this cotton twist,
the warp being wool.
Prices. The prices of cotton goods was about the same as given last
year.
There was a great decrease in the price of pepper, dependent on the
Bombay market.
Shipping.
S ecL fourteen steamers called from Europe direct with cargo and seven
called for cargo. Owing to the embargo on grain, there was little cargo shipped
after June.
Freight. Freight to London averaged about £1-2-6 per ton ; but in
future 18 cwt. of wheat is to count as a ton.
Freight to Bombay varied from 3 to shillings per ton.
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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 Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for 1895-96, 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 257-261) 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. , that provides a summary of regional developments during the previous year and is divided up as follows:
1. Oman Maskat Coast
2. Oman Pirate Coast
3. Bahrain
4. Nejd
5. El Hasa
6. Persian Arabistan
7. Fars and Persian Coast
8. Persian Baluchistan
9. Slave Trade
10. Piracy
11. Royal Navy
12. Official Changes
13. Observatory
Appendix A to part 1 (folio 262) contains the following two tables:
Table No. 1 - Table showing the force and prevailing directions of wind and recorded rainfall at Bushire for the year 1895-96.
Table No. 2 - Abstract of meteorological observations for the year ending 31st March 1896 taken at 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. Observatory, Bushire.
Part 2 , is an Administration Report of the Maskat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. for the year 1895-96 (folios 263-264). The report is written by Captain Francis Granville Beville, 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, Maskat and provides a summary of developments in Maskat during the previous year.
Part 3 , is a Report on the trade and commerce of the consular district of Bushire for the year 1895 (folios 265-266). The report is 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and provides a summary of trade developments during the previous year. It is followed by Appendix A (folios 267-281) which contains a series of 25 statistics tables related to several aspects of trade in and around the port of Bushire during the previous year.
Part 4 , is a Maskat Trade Report (folios 282-293) written by Captain Francis Granville Beville, 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, Maskat. The report contains a series of statistics tables related to trade to/from Maskat during the previous year.
Part 5 , is a Report on the trade and commerce of Mohammerah for the year 1895 (folio 294). Appendix A (folios 295-297), that follows the report, contains a series of statistics tables related to trade to/from Mohammerah during the previous year.
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- 1 volume (43 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 256) 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 255, and ends on the last folio, on number 297.
Pagination: The volume contains an original typed pagination sequence.
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- IOR/V/23/69, No 338
- Title
- ‘Administration Report on the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Maskat Political Agency for 1895-96’
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- front, front-i, 254v:298r, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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