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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [227v] (459/1028)
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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Imperial Bank of Persia.— }ir. A. Champan, Manager of the Imperial Bank
/-.f Bpysia who was suffering with malana and suspected tuberculosis was taken
on board H.M.S. “ Bideford ” and sent to Baghdad for treatment.
Mr. J. Donaldson, who had arrived from Bushire, closed down the Imperial
Bank of Persia on the 30th August and returned to Bushire.
After closing down of the Imperial Bank of Persia, the local branch of the
Persian National Bank have been attempting to monopolise the exchange
market and in certain cases have openly warned the managers of the British
Indian firm of Menghraj Lilaram against effecting exchange transaction with
parties other than the National Bank, threatening to break off business relations
and closing their current account. As this British Indian firm is one of the
chief exporting parties and is always selling drafts on India it is often pre
ferred by the local merchants for business transactions on account of its more
favourable rates and easier terms than those offeied by the National Bank,
who insist on receiving payments in advance.
The selling quotations of the Bank qh London and Bombay were as fol
lows :—
London..
Highest
.. Bials
98-70
per
£ 1 .
Lowest
77-00
>3
£1.
Average
85-40
*3
£ 1 .
Bombay
Highest
• • * *
742-65
*3
Rs. 100 . .
Lowest
• • JJ
565-00
*3
Rs. 100 .
Average
• • M * •
Red Oxide of Iron.
661-65
33
Rs. 100.
TJarmuz Island. —5,560 tons of ore was shipped by British
year under report to the following countries ;—
vessels duriiii
Tons.
India
..
..
..
• •
1,985
New York
..
..
..
. .
1,500
England
..
..
..
. »
1,000
Germany
..
1,000
France
,.
.. .. ..
75
Total .. 5,560
Trade and Commerce.
Bandar Abbas. —The trade of Bandar Abbas during the year under review
was, as in the past years, very limited. The majority of so-called merchants
here, are all clearing and forwarding agents of the business houses at Yezd and
Kerman. As there is no import of useful commodities from foreign lands, owing
to monopoly Law restrictions, there is practically no business.
Since July, the Russians, owing to their unfair dealings, have been removed
from the market by the Persian Government for the supply of sugar. And
instead the Persian Government themselves import sugar for trade purposes.
This scheme has in no way benefitfed the merchants.
The Russians have closed their show of Venishtorg and Persian merchants
to a certain extent have appreciated the work of their Government for having
ousted the Russians from the market.
But the Japanese have taken advantage in the Persian markets of this
occurrence, although at present they are busy only with piecegoods which have
captured the Persian markets as the quality is better than that of the Russian.
Shipping and Navigation.
Bandar Abbas. —104 steam ships of all nationality aggregating 209,478 tons
entered and cleared the port during the year. Of these, 100 vessels with a total
lonnage of 196,259 were under the British flag ; Russia was represented by the
Soviet Mercantile Fleet of which 1 ship with a total tonnage of 4,515 entered
and cleared the port, 2 vessels of the German Hansa line with a total tonnage
of 8,704 entered and cleared the port.
J
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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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