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Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [491r] (981/1148)
The record is made up of 1 file (572 folios). It was created in 18 Aug 1941-31 Jul 1946. 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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4
Salim bin Humaiu appointed *ali of Quriyat in January.
Hamaa bin Hilal as Somar (ex-Wali of Quriyat) appointed
ssali of Gwadur in January.
Hamood bin Abmad (ex-Wali of Gwadur) appointed Wali of
Sib in April.
Sultan bin Hamood appointed Wali of Quriyat in October.
Khan Sahib Maqbul Hussain Khan, formerly Treasury Officer of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, was appointed Finance Officer on the 6th October.
4. JUDICIAL .
Judicial matters form the subject of a separate report.
6. TRAPS .
(i). The following table shows the total imports and exports
during the year 1940-41 as compared with the figures for previous
ye are s-
Tear.
Imoorts.
Exoorts.
1938-39.
Rs. 48,76,193.
Rs.
33,31,939.
1939-40.
Rs. 46,49,766.
Rs.
34,65,795.
1940-41.
Rs. 46,28,977.
Rs.
30,22,170.
The approximate maintenance of the value of imports should not give
a false impression of prosperity, as it merely means that a fall
in the quantity of imports has corresponded to the rise in the price
of commodities. In the case of rice, the most essential food
stuff, imports fill by 46 thousand bags. The average rise in the
level of the price of essential food-stuffs is nearing the K» marie,
the effect of which on the poorer classes may be imagined. They
have naturally had to restrict consumption, and imports have
therefore dropped.
(ii). The rise in steamer freights has played its part in
forcing prices up. To Bombay, the rise is nearly 60* ana to
Colombo 20*. Dhows are consequently at a premium, and a good
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
may nearly pey for itself in a single voyage.
tjtdbA **.
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This file consists of copies of the annual 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' prepared by the Political 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. in Bushire for the years 1939-1945.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire Area
- Administration Report for Kerman & Yazd
- Administration Report for Bandar Abbas
- Administration Report for Kuwait Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report for Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report for Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
- Administration Report for Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report for Khorramshahr Consulate
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections that vary according to each report, but include the following topics:
- Personnel
- Visitors
- Foreign Representatives
- British Interests
- Local Administration
- Transport
- Education
- Military
- Aviation
- Political Situation
- Trade
- Medical
- Meteorological
The reports are all introduced by a short review of the year written 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. .
- Extent and format
- 1 file (572 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 574; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 1-571; these numbers are written in pencil or crayon and, where circled, are crossed through.
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- Title
- Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:448r, 448r, 449r:573v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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