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'Matrah - Proposal to make it Port of Call for B.I. steamers instead of Muscat' [11r] (34/56)
The record is made up of 1 volume (21 folios). It was created in 22 Feb 1926-8 Jun 1926. 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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similar trading port of the Gulf.
00 The cost of hoat hire to Matrah at a little
over 3 annas per hag as shown h:/ Kr 0 ills is not strictly in
accordance with the facts, host of the hatrah merchants have
their own "boats and can he trusted to run things much more
cheaply than this. At the same time whatever the cost it
would doubtless he saved "by 1'atrah merchants if the 33.1,
Ship called at Hatrah instead of I'uscat,
(l) As regards the Landing Charges of " annas per
hag and 6 annas per case charged hy Ehan Baha^dur ITasih
I have always regarded these rates as sli htly excessive.
They had however heen operating for tvio years before I came
here and the contract has still two years to run. But it is n(
not strangulation of trade or anythiag like it: the reduc
tion of say an anna per hag would he a mere bagatelle,
hr. hills remark " that the- c? arge would result in landing
charges "being reduced hy half " is anticipating. In point
of fact the B.I. Ship would lave to anchor futher fro: t: i
shore at hatrah than she does at Muscat. The landing charges
therefore
to he Iocs than they are woulh^presumahly he in hands other
fthai. than those of Khan Bahadur ITasih. .And this I suspect
I"
is v crucial point, hespers who recently took over the direct
work of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
here from the old Established native
company - Towell & Go,, may reasonably be expected to wish
to have the Uuscat landing contract in their own hands too.
Indeed this is the history of events at Gwadur. There the
B.I. Company in fact asked for the Landing Contract as a
matter of right: and the State- nominated contractor
(not their Agent) was Suueezect out by the Company though it
is only fair to add, by my connivance. In this connection
I cuote from a letter I wrote to Colonel Orosthwafte at the
time i.e. 15th December 1925
" As regards landing charges, it is true that
ls ther 3were collected by 1 essrs howjee & Sons
" the late Agents (B.I.) but it was due to abuses
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Correspondence discusses the merits of developing the port at Matrah [Muţraḩ] as a port of call for British India steamers as opposed to Muscat. Correspondence notes that the British 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. wished to move trade away from Dubai; the development of Khasab was considered and the lowering of re-export duty in Muscat is also discussed.
A memorandum from Charles Wills of the Mesopotamia-Persia Corporation to Captain Stuart Horner, Secretary to 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. , sets out the case for the development of Matrah. A letter from Cyril Johnson Barrett, 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. , Muscat to Bernard Stuart Horner, Secretary to 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. , explains the winds and other advantages of Matrah to Muscat. A letter from Bertram Thomas, Financial Adviser to Major Cyril Johnson Barrett, 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. , Muscat, argues against the move. The correspondence notes that the proposal was dropped for the time being.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, 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'. side of each folio. Foliation errors: 1, 1A and 1B.
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- 'Matrah - Proposal to make it Port of Call for B.I. steamers instead of Muscat'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 1bv, 5r:15v, 18r:20v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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