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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [229v] (463/1028)
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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In the meantime, the evangelist’s house was searched by the detectives,
without anything of a serious nature being found. One or two letters which the
evangelist had written to a British Missionary in Kerman from the districts,
had already been intercepted by the Police, as the result of which the
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
had
been placed under secret observation.
The same detective, accompanied by two Policemen, presented himself at
the door of the Mission Church on Christmas Day, while a Persian Holy Comma- $
nion was being observed, and demanded entry. As the presence of un-confirmed
persons at Holy Communion is considered by the Church authorities to be con
trary to the rules, Kev. H. E. J. Biggs, the Parson, refused to let him in. After
some altercation and an attempt by the detective to^ prevent some of the Per
sian converts from attending the Communion Service the detective was per
suaded to visit Dr. Dodson, the Senior Medical Missionary, who apparently
managed to appease him, and so he contented himself with being present at the
general Persian Service which was held in the Church shortly afterwards.
The above incidents have caused some alarm to the British Missionaries in
Kerman, who are of opinion that serious interference on the part of the local
authorities with their evangelical work would make their further residence in ihe
country impossible.
The local Police, on the other hand, are said to have argued that any gather
ing to which a detective could not gain admittance was illegal, according to their
standing orders, and would have to be stopped.
Later on, Dr. Dodson called upon the Chief of the Police and obtained a
verbal promise that there would be no further repetition of such interference.
How far this promise will be kept remains to be seen.
(b) Boys' School. —Mr. F. T. B. Snow, M.A. (Cantab), remained in charge
of the Boys’ School throughout the year.
The return of Kev. R. Illiff from Shiraz in September, for school work in
Karman, acted as a great impetus to the C. M. S. education work in this place.
A high percentage of the boys, who had been prepared for the Government
primary Certificates, were successful in their examinations.
Games and Sports .—In spite of the small number of pupils (38) in the
beginning of the year, the junior Eleven (under 165 cms. in height) won the open
competition in Kerma, winning all their matches and not having a single goal
scored against them. The Eleven were presented with silver medals by the
Governor-General. The usual inter-house competitions were held during the
year in all games. At the close of the summer term a camp was again held and
attended by a large number of masters and boys.
In accordance with Government regulations the 5th class was closed, hut
two higher classes were opened, viz. r a 9th and a 10th and numbers increased
from 38 to 65.
It is the aim of the school at present to open a new higher class each year
until the 12th class is reached.
On the whole the year has been a satisfactory' one in spite of the loss of the
Primary Department in 1932.
(c) Girls' School. — The Girls’ School received a set-back during the year by
the departure of Miss J. F. AVoodroffe, the Head Mistress, who left for England
early in September, in order to complete her B.A. course, without which, accord
ing to the new regulations of the Persian Ministry' of Education, she could not run
her school. Miss. J. G. Moore, Evangelist, took temporary' charge grom Miss.
Woodrotfe, until the arrival, in October, of Miss. J. M. Darlington, who remained
in charge for the rest of the year.
At present there are 50 girls attending the Girls’ School. There have been
a few new pupils and several applicants, who wanted to join Form six, have ha
to be refused admittance, owing to Government orders.
The staff this year are pupil teachers who hope to take their English tenth
Certificate this spring and will, it is expected, be ready for the Persian Eleven
Certificate in 1935.
The annual examinations were held last June, with very' good results. Ten
girls took the Persian VI certificates and all passed. Six girls and six teacie
took the Persian IX and all passed. The first and second in each of these exam
nations were from the C. M. S. Girls ’ School.
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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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