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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎186r] (376/1028)

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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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No Soviet Mercantile Fleet entered this port during the year.
S. S. “Haidari ” and “ Flood ” of Bombay Persian Steam Navigation Co.,
Ltd., called at Bandar Abbas after a lapse of several years to resume competi
tion with Hie weekly British India Steam Ships in the Gulf. The Director of
pCustoms showed some interest in helping the merchants to clear the goods and
encouraged the consigners to give them a quick despatch on favourable terms.
Political.
The town remained quiet throughout the year. The Iranian New Year was
celebrated by the local authorities on the 21st March 1934.
Quarantine and Sanitation.
Bandar Abbas. —Dr. Tabib Zadeh, after handing over charge of Bandar
Abbas Quarantine to Dr. Murteza Khan Faroes, left for Tehran on the 27th
February 1935.
At the beginning of the year, scarlet fever was detected by the Health Officer
amongst the prisoners awaiting trial in the Police station.
Dr. Quolli arrived from Tehran at the beginning of August 1934 and relieved
Dr. Hashmi of Hen jam.
Lingah .—The present Health Officer cares little for the sick or poor but a
o-reat deal for money. He has little or no medicine in stock and most people who
can afford if and in the case of sickness proceed either to Bahrain or Muscat for
treatment by the American Missionary Doctors.
Economic conditions.
It was not a verv prosperous year owing to untimely rainfall, although con
sidered to be better" than the previous year. The date harvest was good, but
owing to tightness of money there was no demand locally or from purchasers
from the opposite Coast, who usually arrive during October to December to do
their business.
No locusts appeared during the year.
C. H. LINCOLN, Major,
His Majesty’s Consul, Bandar Abbas.
1st April 1935.
Ps213FD

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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:

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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