‘Certain rules proposed for the guidance of the Political Authorities at Aden’ [‎116v] (56/64)

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Enclosures no. 2-17 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 11 February 1848. The enclosures are dated 15 April-21 September 1847. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to the administration of Aden, including:

• A planned census of the town
• Proposed fines for vessels unloading large numbers of destitute pilgrims at Aden
• Customs checks on arrivals and departures by land, including of goods and livestock
• New appointments to the positions of Senior Naval Officer and Harbour Master
• The restriction of 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. to British subjects and natives of Aden, to be enforced at the discretion of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
• A suggestion that Aden should be ‘more formally annexed to the British Dominions’.

The primary correspondents are: 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. , Aden; the Government of India; and the Superintendent of the Indian Navy.

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