'Administration Reports for 1947' [‎25r] (49/128)

from August to October, 1947.
During the period under report 24 ships called
at Sharjah and 32 ships at Dubai.
(d) The Golden Valley Ochre and Oxide Company .
Mining for red oxide on Abu Musa Island vms continued
until the 9th May when Mr, E. Innes Pocock, of the Golden
Valley Ochre & Oxide Company, Limited, returned' to the United
Kingdom, 1,000 tons of red oxide from Abu Musa and about 70
tons from Sir Abu Na'Air Island were shipped to England by
S,S. Beharistan. On the 23rd September Mr. Inhes Pocock
returned to Abu Musa and recommenced operations on the Island
early in October. Ee was still working there at the end of the
year. His operations were hampered towards the end of the year
Ly the Shaikh of Sharjah’s taxing the labourers working in the
mines and attempting to secure the dismissal of those subjects
of other Shaikhs from whom he was unable to extort a large
portion of their earnings.
(e) Imperial Bank of Ira n
At . the beginning of the year the Imperial Bank of
Iran, which had only recently been opened in Dubai, was to a
large extent on probation to the commerical community, The
greatest call was on their service as exchange dealers and some
caution was at first shown by merchants in depositing funds with
them. The advantages of having a bank account are now more
widely recognised and the use of the cheque as a means of
exchange has greatly increased.
The bank’S' principal dealings in exchange were
with India, with their other Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. branches, and with
Basra, where the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. wheat quote was purchased. A
slight but welcome, increase has been perceptible in trade with
the United Kingdom and the se*e Sterling Area. The bank are
fostering this as far as possible - the main difficulties being
the relatively small market for British goods (largely owing to
the state of depression now prevalent) and the inability of most
of the merchants to correspond in English. The bank are
endeavouring to develop the merchants' contacts with United
Kingdom firms and think they will be able to give useful service
in this field.
-The demand for other facilities normally associated
with a bank - such 'as safe deposit facilities and the issue of
travellers cheques - has been very slight,
(f) Order-In-Council .
On the 26th April, 1947, the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Order-in-Council, 1946, was brought into force on the Trucial
Coast. By the Order-in-Council His Majesty's Government
assumed jurisdiction over all persons in the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
other than subjects of the Trucial Shaikhs. Since the Order was
brought into force some progress has been made in acquainting
foreigners with our judicial administration and in establishing
joint courts, although not all foreigners who have complaints
against subjects of the Shaikhs yet bring their complaints to
the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in the first instance. Certain of the Shaikhs refer
joint cases to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. immediately they are received; others
are being asked to do so. Meanwhile, foreigners whose cases
are first decided by the Shaikhs tend to bring them to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
if they get no satisfaction from them.
/ (vi) Officers' Tours..