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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎451v] (907/1028)

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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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200 pGr case. This tax is to be increased on starch 21st 1929 to
Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. 250 per case. All previous taxes on exported opium are repealed
The Government wants to extend the complete monopoly to opium for ex
port as well as for consumption in the interior, but as yet they have not got
the experts to prepare the opium properly and realise that they could not
guarantee the morphine content. In these circumstances other countries
are not likely to place contracts with the Persian Government. Conse
quently the temporary expedient mentioned above has been introduced. It
may be considered unlikely that the Government will ever really be in a
position to carry out its desire and undertake the business of opium export
ers.
Section 9.
Slavery.
General .—During the year under review the following slaves were
manumitted under orders from this 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. :—
(*)
(c)
(d)
(')
(/)
Bahrein .
. . 11 males.
Muscat .
. . 1 male.
Lingah .
. . 1 female ^ Note. —Through the
( P. G. authorities, this Resi-
Idency also giving a Manu-
BanJar Abbas ■
. . 2 males J mission Certificate.
C 4 males.
Trueial Coast
. . -< 8 females.
C 3 children.
Koweit .
Nil.
In addition to the above, 2 females and 2 children were rescued by the
Royal Navy from a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. which arrived at Dabai from Wadam in Muscat
territory on 9th December with 10 Baluchi slaves for sale. In spite of the
Sheikh of Dabai rendering every possible assistance, six of the slaves (males)
were spirited away into the interior before a British Warship actually
ailived. 7he Sheikh was able, however, to seize the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. and the two
women and the two children mentioned above, and handed them all over to
the Senior Is aval Officer- The dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. was duly destroyed by fire as an
example m full view of the town of Dabai and in the presence of the
Admiral of tno East Indies Squadron.
APPENDIX I.
Notes on working of Charitable Dispensary,Bushirb,during thb year
1928.
Colonel A. N. Dickson, I. M. S., was in charge throughout the year.
Khan Bahadur Moula Baksh IMP o u i, r
JSfcombinedT ^’""^ 1 ^ ^ nd , A P r j ] and then proceeded to India on
Najmi I M O llVe ’ 6 WaS re ievei: Jemadar Mohammad Ah
litthlless^bTnThp^nrl ^ 61118 a< P n ‘, ttcd to H° s Pital during the year was ;
numW^f out niliit t, US ^ belmg 148 as C0I »Pared with 156. Th,
s COTniwed w V ’ ei ; 1 Sh ° Wed a considerable decrease being 40,254
compared with 47,298 for the previous year; this was due to the fact

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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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