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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [132r] (268/1028)
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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The above shipment were for legitimate consumption and represented
an increase of nearly one thousand cases compared with the previous twelve
months. They were shipped to the following destinations:—
Japan
Germany
France .
England
Sweden
Straits Settlement
China (Macao)
220 cases.
400 „
396 „
120 „
1 cases.
1001 cases.
500 „
The cost per case of opium was sfixed by the monopoly in 1935 at £106
to £115 according to the quantity purchased. This compares favourably
with the prices ruling in the preceding year i.e., £128 to £130 per case
f. o. b. Bushire. In spite of this however exports of opium to the Far
East remained practically the same during the year under review as in
1934. A representative of the monopoly was sepcially sent to China and
Japan on two occasions to enquire into this lack of demand and to try and
stimulate sales. Their efforts apparently met with little success. The
question of price seems to be the stumbling block rather than lessened
demand and if the Monopoly Department wishes to increase its sales to the
Far East it will have to reduce prices still further.
Apart from the shipments mentioned above a consignment of 500 cases
was shipped from Bushire in October and suspected to be for illegimate
consumption. The opium was loaded on board a Japanese steamer named
the “Manju Maru” and consigned to the Far East. \
Exchange rates. —Average rates of exchange during 1935 which were
78 rials and 5-83 rials per £1 and rupee respectively remained practically
the same as those of the preceding year. At the commencement of the year
under review they stood at 74 rials to the pound sterling and 6 - 04 rials per
rupee. There was a marked appreciation in the value of the rials in the
spring when the rate rose to 53 rials to the £1 and 4-33 rials per rupee.
This however proved to be only a temporary improvement and the rate
steadily declined until by the end of the year it was 90 rials and 6-51 rials
to the pound and rupee respectively.
Communications and Transport.—Tte British India Steam Navigation
Company maintained its usual services of fast and slow mail steamers
between
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
ports and India during the year, and enjoys practi
cally a monopoly of this traffic.
Besides the above service there are monthly services of cargo steamers
operated by the Strick, Hansa (German) and Ellerman and Bucknall steam-
ship lines. These steamers carry freight between Europe and Persia
Gulf ports. The Italian Lloyd Triestino Company runs a service of cargo
vessels to the Gulf ports every two months. A new ^^.^^ne^which
at the beginning of the year, i.e., the Osaka Shosen Kaisha Line vhioh
maintains a monthly service between the Far East and G P . ^
have been rumours of the inauguration of y e aI 1 J-’ materialised
Netherlands East Indies and Gulf ports but this has not yet materialised.
Internal transport was undertaken more and more by motor-cars^and
Lr^plet? o 0 uied thl ® 0 ;re»ey as a means of ^nsport
tfss&ras -p »
no attempt had been made to improve it.
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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)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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