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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [183v] (371/1028)
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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House with semi-circular stairs of cement concrete. The building was com
pleted in August 1934. As there was no skilled electrician in Bandar Abbas
to erect electric installation in the Customs House, Herr Hoskar Speck a
German tourist, was engaged. Now the whole building as well as the pier is
fitted with electric lights and a special light of 300 c. p. is fitted in the middle
of the flagstaff of the pier to facilitate navigation at night.
When he received the deputation of local merchants and traders the
Minister of Finance quoted the instance of the reduction in prices of sugar he
had made in Bushire, and of his intention to do the same for this Province
He advised them to form Companies for dealing in Sugai^ to buy in wholesale
from Government, and sell to retail dealers, with a fair margin of profit for the
Company. He also advised them to co-operate with the Government officials
in suppressing smuggling, and expose the illegitimate dealers. He accord
ingly issued orders to the local Customs to take over all stocks from merchants
and return in kind at the reduced rate with the new banderole which is for use
within sixteen miles from the Iranian Coast. A Company with a capital of
Bials 100,000 is reported to be formed to purchase sugar and loaf sugar for
provincial use at the following rates :—
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Crystal sugar at Bials 7 a Batman,
Loaf sugar at Rials 8 a Batman,
and sell them at a profit of Cents 40 a Batman to the retail dealers, and the
latter could increase the prices by Cents 75, namely, the price of crystal sugar
and loa± sugar are to be Rials 8-15 and 9-15 a Batman, respectively.
The smugglers on the other hand reduced the price of contraband sugar
pamely, loaf sugar from Rials 7 to 3 per cube and crystal sugar from Rials 15
to 8 per man.
Lin gall. Mirza Zaeddin Kamyah remained in charge as Director of Cus
toms throughout the year. He is a good and patriotic man but criticises the
present Government policy. He made several attempts personally to appre-
icud smugglers, but as Amnieh and Police were involved in smuggling and
supporting the smugglers, his attempts were futile. ss s
Military.
„„ Ban j} ar Mba$.—TSmb Sarangrh Abdullah Khan Arab Nejad remained as
Officer C ommanding Troops up to the 14th October 1934. He was reUeved by
barhang Abdul Hussain Khan Saqafi.
4 •??!&? i. Abbas Khi ! n G/jarzand, Military Engineer, arrived from Kerman hi
April 1434 to survey the site of the old South Persia Rifle barracks at Naiband
vkltd 'uT ° Am tn L Ctm § barra !*s for accommodating a Brigade. He also
net,* ! l-lf u t A Charbar during May in connection with the constructions of
mrt'le left 8 /° r TrvWt mi]l ‘ a [y P 08 * 8 ' Having completed his survey in this
W'l Ind f l 4 F 1 W t be ? nd June 1934 - He returned in March
barracks ' ’ ' 16 ' vork ot dl S?g ln g up the foundation at the old S. P. R.
duriJ/pmv^iquLf han - N T r / t ’ w !i 0 , was 0fficer Commanding local garrison
and li! mk. e 4 i 3 n WnTd lr0m Tehran as Military Governor for Beyaban
and Bashakard on the 13th February and proceeded to Manijan.
mf ^ mati °n by the local authorities on the 17th December
lun hnfl ^ if,! S ° n f ° f Ml J ? ambar of Beyaban and Sayyed Amir
bont in tr w w un° / vf 10 ePPesite coasts for plunder, a naval motor
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
and a
Khan Midi hvfq+>> mi ltar y and coastal guards under Naib 1st Muhamed
Before^ AHit & Port about 11 miles south of Minab.
dwarfed Guards could reach that place, the outlaws
contact wirli ^ f] 300 ''• f/ 0 b ar ^" b?ft immediately in persuit and came in
contact with the outlaws m the open sea after dark and a close fie-ht ensued
v nch lasted lor about half an hour. The casualties on the side of the outlaws
Naib and about"?! ^ W ° whereas on the side of Military the
feTnrned tf ZidL Ahi ^ or kin ed. The motor
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
among the kilffid d wa^hnr S ]^ th Dec ^ mh ^ 1934, and the Naib who was
among the killed was buried the following day with Military honours.
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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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