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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [279v] (563/1028)
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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against Rs. 66,58,340 for the preceding year. The figures of exports are not
accurate since few of the pearls exported are declared at their proper value
and those carried on the person are not declared at all The fig-ureg f or ’
specie also are not reliable.
43. industry .—tile industry closed down, being: unable to dispose of
accumulated stocks. The tiles are good and very cheap, kit the times are
against the purchase of anything* but necessities.
44. Ahmad bin Yusuf Fakhru, with the encouragement of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
has
opened a Morris
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and has sold a Minor and two Cowley saloons^ ’ The
springing of the latter is an immense im-provement on the old model, and if only
touring models were available he would do much better. The more expensive
models have no sale at present.
45. Athletics—The interest in football cpntinues to increase and some of
the young Al-Khalifah join in the game. Cricket also has some devotee^
principally Indians or young men educated in India.
46. Boat Building and Sh ip pin Th e total number of launches plyino- for
hire on the 31st December was 62.
47. Sixteen sailing vessels were built during the year as compared with
thirty-two built during 1931.
48. One hundred and fifty-one British ships, eleven Gerfrian and three
Norwegian entered and cleared the Port of Bahrain hs compared with one-
hundred and seventeen British Ships, eleven German ships and two Norwegian
ships that entered and cleared the Port of Bahrain during 1931.
49. A launch belonging to the Shaikh of Tibbin which was returning there
with merchandize, caught fire on the 26th August on the pearl banks not far front
Bahrain, and was completely destroyed, fortunately without loss of life. The
engine was a German one supplied by Yusuf Fakhru, and the incident is not
likely to enhance their sales.
50. The Qusaibis sold a big. launch to His Majesty Bin Sa’ud and it suc
cessfully made the voyage to Jeddah, reaching Muscat in four days front
Bahrain.
51. The year was notable for the advent of three special steamers, the
“ Marly ’ ’ on the 27th January, the “ Fagervick ” on the 27th April and the
Ahmodi on the 2<th October. The two last named carried direct cargo for
mainland ports,, and the “ Abmedi ” was refused permission to discharge anv
Cargo at Bahrain as she declined to guarantee that the mainland cargo would
pay the customary two per cent, transit duty.
( XT , 52 - The competition of these steamers with the British India Steam
-Navigation Company, Limited, is a very serious matter for the Gulf. The
regular mail service, first of all monthly and then fortnightly and weekly has
. 0011 ^ le crea P° n °f the Gult trade as we know' it now*, and ships such as these
m infers which carry gar go for possibly the two best ports only cause great
oss to the British India Steam Navigation Company, Limited, at a time when
ie> can ill afford it. By their mail contract the Company are obliged to call
a a mini lei ot poits which no longer have anv trade w*orth mentioning, and
they are thereby handicapped in dealing with these competitors.
_ 53. Royal Navy.—'H. M. S. “ Ormonde ” arrived in on the 20th February,
fiii' 11 ]? p? eGC °i] the 7th February to carrv out a survey. They
wova i °j\ the / 3t 1 M ? y not hi? vi ng altogether completed their work. They
were delayed s t?rms, January having been exceptionally calm and the other*
months correspondingly stormy.
Th ® ^l^^^epin-Chief of the East Indies Squadron, His
Excellency Rear Admira! E. Dunbar-Nasmith, V.O., C.B., in H. M. S “ Hawkins
paid a visit to Bahrain on the 17th December. He left on the 20th December.
^ n \ or N ava J .Officer in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
in H. M. S. “ Triad ” and
is ^ a jest\ s Ships paid visits to Bahrain during the year.
Roya l -Dr Forccv—The Flying Boats of 203 (F. B.) Squadron R. A. F.
1‘nirlin V1 n' t /° ^ abrain during the year. A Rangoon made a forced
landing on l tlie 1bth January, and another made a forced
1 I qh for * n • ^ e i ) ^ e 1 mber * TIio Flying Boats have been extremelv fortu-
\vafpr fnr ma< ^ e t orce( ^ i an( Hngs either in or very near sheltered
water, toi landing m a rough sea wmnld speedily end their careers. The
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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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