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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [373r] (750/1028)
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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XVIIL— Shipping.
Mnty-seven British and one German vessel visited the port during the year.
The British India Steam Navigation Coy.’s ships of the slow Gulf service called
at Kuwait weekly on their way North to Basrah and fortnightly on their way
South.
A weekly down service to India and greater punctuality in arrival would be
much appreciated by the Public.
XIX.— Exchange.
The rate of exchange for the Maria Theresa dollar averaged Us. 82-10-0 per
100 dollars. It was highest in January at Rs. 111-12-0 and lowest in December
with Rs. 73.-10-0.
British sovereigns and Turkish pounds averaged Rs. 13-8-3 and Rs. 11-13-9,
respectively.
XX.— Meteorological.
(a) As was anticipated in the Administration Report of this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
for 1929,
the Kuwait Spring of 1930 was a bad one from the “ hay crop ” point of view.
(h) The summer of 1930 was again abnormally hot. The months of July and
August were the two worst months. From 15th July to the 31st August the daily
average maximum temperature was 112° F. with almost continual dry hot winds
from the desert varied by very heavy dust storms every third or fourth day. The
highest temperature recorded was 118° F. in the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
on August 2nd. But
much higher temperatures were recorded away from the sea front.
(c) September ushered in a sudden change in the temperature, the 2nd Sep
tember showing a drop in the maximum to 105°, accompanied by a S. E. wind
from the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
of great humidity. This wind continued more or less through
out the month, and was more unpleasent to bear than the high dry temperatures of
August and July-.
(d) The first rain should have fallen in early October, but this failed utterly
and rain did not fall in the vicinity' of Kuwait till well into December. One
hundred and fifty miles to the South and South West however good rain fell in
November ; plentiful rains fell in Nejd also but was somewhat later than usual.
(e) Up to the 31st December 19^0 Kuwait had a total of 4- 81 inches of rain or
4 inches below the average : the shortage of rain in Kuwait state proper is very
serious and the spring of 1931 will hit local shepherds very hard indeed as there
will be no grazing for flocks based on Kuwait town and the neighbouring villages
of the Qusur.
H. R. P. DICKSON, Lieutenant-Cornel,
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Kuwait.
MCI71FD.—17-6-31—45-—*GIFS
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:511v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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