‘Bombay. Persian Consul. Levy by the Persian Consul at Bombay, of fees on Buglas trading to the Persian Gulf, and on goods shipped in such Buglas.~’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘Bombay. Persian Consul. Levy by the Persian Consul at Bombay, of fees on Buglas trading to the Persian Gulf, and on goods shipped in such Buglas.~’
- Date:
- 1854/1854
- Description:
- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 29 August 1854.The item relates to complaints made to the Government of Bombay against Mirza Houssin Khan [Mīrzā Muḥammad Ḥusayn Khān, also rendered in text as Mirza Hossain Khan], Persian Consul at Bombay, for charging fees to vessels trading in the Persian Gulf and at Bombay. The item contains:Letters of complaint by Henry Young, Commissioner of Customs, Bombay, and Aga Ihan [Ḥasan ‘Alī Shāh, Āqā Khān I?], Persian [Iranian] resident at Bombay [Mumbai], which provide details of the feesMirza Houssin Khan's response to the complaintsLegal opinion of Augustus Smith Le Messurier, Advocate General, Bombay, as to the validity of these charges.The Government of Bombay refer the issue to the Government of India, who respond with requests for more information.Young is also referred to as the Collector of Customs.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', Draft Number '1094 [18]54', 'Collection No. 5 of No. 60 of 1854', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 534, and terminates at f 552, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival item
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Fees
- Geographic region:
- Persian Gulf
Bombay - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100108939919.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100108939919.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2581/154030
IOR/F/4/2581/154030