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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎271r] (546/1028)

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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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Director of Finance by orders from Tehran. Mr. Meyer, whose contract was
to expire in a month’s time, submitted his resignation but nothing has so tai
come out of it. . ^
Owim>- to greater facilities afforded to local traders, the National iiank
have been fairly prosperous in their business as compared with the Impel la
Bank of Persia. .
No new branches were opened by the National Bank during ® ^ al *
Their Eafsinjan branch continued to remain in charge of a Persian Managei.
Horr A! eyer took great interest at the beginning of the year m the Spinning
Mill riroiect but when M. Rudolf Ortel, representing the German firm of
Si mens Halsker failed in his attempts to induce the Kerman share-holders to
htport the machinery from Germany, Mr. Meyer’s enthusiasm disappemed
simultaneously.
Polwe.-Yav.rnv Seyyid Sadiq Khan, Sheikh-ul-Islami, continued to remam
in char an of the Police Department in Kerman throughout the yean ie P
S PaTs PPoli^ (head of the Police office) was abolished m May There waa
no instances of undue interference by the Police authorities with e n n
subjects, throughout the year. ^ . T
Justice —-Mirza Reza Khan, Tajaddud, remamed as Chief of the Appeal
^ r fhrmio-hout the year There are at present, besides the Appeal Court,
hvoiowe courts in Kerman, called Bidayat and SulMeh. A good deal of delay
s caused hi the conduct of cases, particularly in the two last courte. Bntish
traders not very many at the present time, have as a rule adopted the com
ol settling their claims privately instead of going to the Couits.
Orders were received in July for the amalgamation of the Kerman and
tLXe>
proceeded to its winter headquarters m December. _
The inrisdiction of the Adlieh Court at Bandar Abbas was in the month
of October, extended to Sirjan in the Kerman province, where it will in tuauc
inov ir; t ;tr"r; l -Mirza ^n, ^ r ^
Posts and Telegraphs at the ^^^j^^^^ecto^of kkgrlph Lines in
ahaf UdiT I TelegTaph Administration has worked satisfactorily on the^wliolv
IL^bXr s“o?vn are Xo Xont for ”follo|ng morniX ^
Education,-There has been no substantial incre^ejntheBudget^rant f^
Educational purposes m transpired thaf the increase sanctioned for
KeXnLl transfereed & orders U “butb" XXvoXs
XXL 0 H“XfKh?nJ 0 auda a t, e ae bhief of this Department, the number of
rmniffi in the vear increased by 300. .
Dyeing and drawing is now being taught in the technical school in Kerman.
The Parsi School had to close y^'i ^^Xfor thif school! decreased in
the proceeds the X floods. The
Parsis'Xih'mhay also'gfve considerable support ^ this school.^ ^ ^
Amnieh. —Naib Sarhang Abdullah Kharq Tu ^ 1 i 'y g ^“ f ‘ actory work done by
the Amnieh Department throughou elsewhere. The discipline of the
on P the whole improved. ^
of fS 1 calculated 6 “ C6d iU
March 1931, has not yet been collected.
’ . , i cm+imritios seem to be occupied mainly with
Municipcihiy -—The Municipal number of these have
the cutting of new' avenues throughout tnejmwn,^^l ^ ^ No
already been cut causing demolition ti even to the poorer classes,
endeavours are, however, made to pay com pc a

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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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