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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [15r] (34/1028)
The record is made up of 1 volume (510 folios). It was created in 19 May 1927-14 Nov 1939. 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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Smuggling of Contraband goods.—Owing to the continued smuggling of
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retailed at a comparatively low price to the local inhabitants. Quantities of
piecegoods were also sent to towns in the Bushire hinterland. This action
by the Iranian Government had the effect of stopping the smuggling of
piecegoods into Bushire, but Japanese artificial silk still continued to be
brought in by smuggling.
The local Customs Preventive Department have succeeded in seizing
various consignments of smuggled goods and they have also arranged for the
deportation of some 20 persons who were known to be professional smugglers.
These persons have been sent to towns in the interior.
Tobacco Monopoly. —The Bushire Tobacco Monopoly continued to
make a 100 per cent, profit on their purchases of local stocks.
Fisning Industry. —Dr. H. Blegvad, the Danish marine biologist, who has
been working for the Iranian Government has completed his enquiries and
has submitted a scheme for the construction of two factories, one at Bushire
and the other at Bandar Abbas. The Bushire
factory
An East India Company trading post.
is designed to deal
with “ fillets ” and the Bandar Abbas
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
langousts, anchovis and the
sardines. Dr. Blegvad appeared to be greatly satisfied over the result of his
investigation.
Bo ads and Communications.
1. Bushire-Shir ax Road. —In spite of being repaired twice during the year
this road was impassable for over a fortnight during the winter.
2. Bushire-Firuzabad Road. —Work on this road has been very slow and
by the end of the year the road was still incomplete.
Land Registration.
The Land Registration Department was opened in June. The registra
tion of property in Bushire and the surrounding districts was proceeded with.
Presumably, in order to increase revenue property has been valued above
market value.
Revenue.
As it was found impracticable for one Director to administer two depart
ments the Revenue Department has been removed from the control of the
Director of the Southern Customs.
Education.
A new Education and Waqf Department, the constitution of which was
commenced in 1937 is still incomplete.
Bushire Municipality.
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successful.
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This volume contains 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 and printed at the Government of India Press in New Delhi for the years 1926-1938.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire and Hinterland
- Administration Report of the Kerman and Bandar Abbas Consulates
- Administration Report for Fars
- Report on AIOC [Anglo-Iranian Oil Company] Southern Area
- Administration Report of the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections including the following:
- Visitors
- British interests
- Foreign Interests
- Local Government
- Military
- Communications
- Trade Developments
- Slavery
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. .
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- 1 volume (510 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 512. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:511v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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