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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [414r] (832/1028)
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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CJiaritnble Dispensary. —The work done during the year exceeded that of
last year, the attendances being almost 4,000 more. The numbers treated
were :— . ,
Men .. , .. .. .. .. 5,195
Women .. . „ .. .. .. 3,451
Male children .. .. .. .. .. 2,225
Female children .. .. .. .. 2,039
Total .. 12,920
There is only one Dispensary room which is quite inadequate, and its situation
is a danger to the health of certain members of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Staff who live in the
same building. It is hoped that a better situation will be found for the
Dispensary when the new
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
is completed.
American Mission.
Dr. J. C. Reasoner, D.M.D., returned to Kuwait on the 23rd January and
took up his residence in the Safa Quarter of the Tow.
Mr. and Mrs, Van Preussen arrived from Muscat on the 20th March and
left again for Basrah on 30th Mach.
Mrs E Calverly accompanied by her 3 daughters and Miss Robertson their
Canadian governess left for Basrah on 30th March en route for America.
Mrs. De Jong accompanied by her child left for India on the 26th June.
Mrs. De Jong and child returned from India on 2nd October.
Dr J C. Reasoner, D.M.D., left for India on 25th October.
Revd. and Mrs. De Jong and child left for Bahrain to attend the annual
meeting of the American Mission on 13th November.
The following members of the mission hoard from America who had
attended the annual conference held in Bahrain arnved m Kuwait m the first
half of December and after spending 3 days left for Basrah .
Dr. C. S. O. Mylrea, O.B.E., accompanied by Mrs. Mylrea, returned from
long leave in the first week of December.
Meteorological.
As was anticipated by my predecessor the Kuwait Spring of 1929 was
extremely good, and a fine hay crop was collected.
The summer of 1929 was again Augult tht average My
the two worst months. Prom 15t - ag;on the thermometer registered
“nTonZur other fays it registered 121". September was very damp and
exceptional dews were witnessed.
In May and June the steady wind ‘ ‘ waTf nfortunaTely
The first rain which should ha .T e of November. This failure of
and the first shower f Z^^. ^f and the spring of 1930 should turn out
the early ram was fatal to the grazing anu f
a bad one from the hay point of view.
entirely arid Kuwait hfd ’
A total of 7.49" of rain fell in Kuwait during the \ear.
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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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