Abstract: Administration Report on the Persian Gulf Residency and Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency for 1902-1903, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of the Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government by the Political Resident and other Agents in the Persian Gulf. Folios 181 and 168 are copies of notes, dated 15 and 21 May 1903 respectively. Both notes were sent by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Arnold Kemball, Officiating Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Louis William Dane, Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department. The first note (no.82) enclosed the Residency and Muscat Political Agency reports. The second note (no.87) enclosed statistical tables of trade at Ahwaz and Shuster for 1902, drawn up by His Britannic Majesty’s Consul at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] from returns supplied by Messrs Lynch and Brothers.The Administration Report is organised as follows:1.
General Summary, submitted by Kemball (folios 183-87), including reports on: the year’s rainfall and harvest; the governorship of Bushire and Gulf ports; public health, with details of outbreaks of cholera and smallpox; customs administration in the Gulf; settlement of claims against the Persian Government; and the coronation of King Edward VII. The General Summary also includes summaries for towns and regions, chiefly comprising accounts of local politics: Oman and Muscat; Oman and the Pirate Coast, including an assessment of the pearling season; Bahrain, including news from El Katr [Qatar]; El Hassa [Al-Hasa] and El Katif [Al-Qaṭīf]; Koweit [Kuwait] and Nejd, with an update on the fighting taking place between Abdul Rahman bin Feysul el Saood [Ibn Sa‘ūd] and the Emir of Nejd, Ibn Rashīd; Persian Arabistan; Fars and the Persian Coast, with separate reports from Shiraz, Lār, Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], and Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; Persian Baluchistan. Further reports are included on: the slave trade, including numbers of slaves manumitted by British officials in the region; incidents of piracy; naval movements, chiefly British but also Russian, French and Persian vessels; changes in British official personnel; and movements and changes in foreign representatives. An appendix to part 1 comprises statistical tables with meteorological data for the region.2.
Administration Report of the Muscat Political Agency, 1902-03, submitted by Major Percy Zachariah Cox, His Britannic Majesty’s Consul and Political Agent at Muscat (folios 187-92), including: an account of the tribal politics of Oman; reports from Seeb, Awabi, Nezwa [Nizwa], and Gwadur [Gwadar]; the Political Muscat Agent’s tour, including Fujeyrah [Fujairah], a Persian flag flying on Sirrī Island, and the journey from Abu Thabi [Abu Dhabi] to Muscat; a report of Cox’s attendance of the Delhi coronation durbar; customs; the arms trade; public health; slave trade activity; telegraph rates; Agency buildings; naval movements at Muscat, chiefly British but also Russian, French and U.S. vessels; official changes and the Resident’s visit. A trade report for Muscat is appended to the administration report, summarising imports and exports, itself followed by an appendix of tabulated trade statistics.3.
Report on the Trade and Commerce of the Persian Gulf for the Year 1902, submitted by Kemball (folios 192-99), including: general remarks on trade; imports and exports; exchange; mule hire rates; freight and shipping rates. An appendix follows with trade data of the principal imports and exports, and number, tonnage and nationality of vessels.4.
Report on the Trade of the Bahrein Islands for the Year 1902, submitted by John Calcott Gaskin, Assistant Political Agent (folios 200-02), with details of: coffee imports; pearling season; shell exports; exchange; port improvements. An appendix follows the report, containing tabular data on the principal imports and export at Bahrain.5.
Report on the Trade of Mohammerah[Khorramshahr]
for the Year 1902, submitted by William McDouall, His Britannic Majesty’s Vice-Consul, Mohammerah (folios 203-08), with summaries on: exchange; shipping; river trade; caravan routes; and agriculture. An appendix follows the report, containing trade data in tabular format.6.
Trade Report of Bundar Abbas[Bandar-e ʻAbbās]
for the Year 1902, submitted by Captain William George Grey, His Britannic Majesty’s Vice-Consul, Bandar-e ʻAbbās (folios 208-11), with summaries on: openings for British trade; mistakes made by British traders; the progress or decline of rival trade; obstacles to trade; communication between traders and the Consular Officer; legislative and tariff regulations; shipping. An appendix follows the report, containing trade data in tabular format.Physical description: The report is arranged into a number of parts and subsections, with statistic data in tabular format directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (folio 180) which lists the report’s contents, and refers to the report’s own pagination sequence.
Abstract: Administration Report on the Persian Gulf Residency and Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency for 1903-1904, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of the Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent at Muscat. Folios 165 and 166 are copies of notes, dated 18 April 1904 and 18 May 1904 respectively, sent by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Arnold Kemball, Officiating Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and Captain William George Grey, His Britannic Majesty’s Consul and Political Agent, Muscat, to Louis William Dane, Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department, submitting their respective annual administration reports.The Administration Report is organised as follows:1.
General Summarysubmitted by Kemball (folios 167-69), including reports on: the year’s rainfall and harvest; the governorship of Bushire and Gulf ports; public health, with details of outbreaks of cholera and plague; settlement of claims; the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon’s visit to the Gulf, including details of the itinerary; the British Minister at the Court of the Shah of Persia’s visit to the Gulf; and the postal service. The
General Summaryalso includes summaries for towns and regions, as follows: Oman and Muscat; Oman and the Pirate Coast, with an assessment of the pearling season, incidents of piracy and tribal relations; Bahrain [referred to as Bahrain], with an assessment of the pearling season; El Hassa [Al-Hasa] and El Katif [Al-Qaṭīf]; Koweit [Kuwait] and Nejd, with an update of the struggle between Abdul Rahman bin Feysul el Saood [Ibn Sa‘ūd] and the Emir of Nejd, Ibn Rashīd; Persian Arabistan; Fars and the Persian Coast, with separate routes from Shiraz, Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], and Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; Persian Baluchistan; the slave trade, including numbers of slaves manumitted; incidents of piracy; movements of British naval vessels; reports on changes in British officials; and visits made by foreign representatives. An appendix to part 1 (folios 168-70) comprises statistical tables with meteorological data for the region.2.
Administration Report of the Muscat Political Agency, 1903-04, submitted by Grey (folios 170-77), including an account of the tribal politics of Oman; a detailed account of Lord Curzon’s visit to Muscat, including copies of the addresses presented to Lord Curzon by the community of British subjects and other British protected persons in Muscat, and Sultan Seyyd Faisal [Sa‘id Fayṣal], and Curzon’s replies to each. The report also includes details of the Resident’s visit to Muscat; political tours made by the Muscat Agent; administration of customs; Gwadur [Gwadar] customs; arms trafficking; health; law; building work in Muscat; improvements to the coal depot at Makullah cove; marine incidents, principally the wrecking of the French steamship
Amiral Gueydon; naval movements at Muscat; the slave trade, including numbers of slaves manumitted at Muscat; and changes to official personnel at Muscat.3.
Report on the Trade and Commerce of the Persian Gulf for the Year 1903, submitted by Kemball (folios 178-87), including general remarks on trade, and more detailed remarks on customs tariffs; imports and exports; tea; indigo; exchange; freight and shipping. Two appendices to part 3 contain tabular data on the value and quantities of imports and exports into Bushire and other Gulf ports, as well as data on the numbers, tonnage and nationality of visiting vessels.4.
Trade Report for Muscat, 1903-1904, submitted by Grey (folios 187-91), containing details on imports and exports at Muscat, and followed by an appendix with trade statistics.5.
Report on the Trade of Mohammerah[Khorramshahr]
for the Year 1903, submitted by William McDouall, His Britannic Majesty’s Vice-Consul, Mohammerah (folios 190-92) with summaries on: exchange; shipping; caravan routes; and agriculture. An appendix follows the report, containing trade data in tabular format.6.
Trade Report of Bundar Abbas[Bandar-e ʻAbbās]
for the Year 1903, submitted by Arthur Prescott Trevor, His Britannic Majesty’s Vice-Consul, Bandar-e ʻAbbās (folios 193-96), with summaries on: openings for British trade; mistakes made by British traders and their foreign competitors; the progress of rival trade; obstacles to trade; changes to trade tariffs; communications; exchange; and shipping. An appendix follows the report, containing trade data in tabular format.7.
Report on the Trade of the Bahrein Islands for the Year 1903, submitted by John Calcott Gaskin, Assistant Political Agent, dated 9 January 1904 (folios 196-99), with details on: cotton, rice and coffee imports; lantern manufacture in Bahrain; assessment of the pearling season; the oyster shell export trade; boatbuilding activity; exchange; and shipping. An appendix follows the report, containing tabular data on the principal imports and export at Bahrain.Physical description: The report is arranged into a number of parts and subheadings, with statistic data in tabular format directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (. 164) which lists the report’s contents, referring to the report’s own pagination sequence. Some statistical tables (ff. 197-99) are arranged on the page in landscape format.
Abstract: Administration Report on the Persian Gulf Residency and Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency for 1904-1905, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta).The report is divided into a number of parts:1.
General Summary, prepared by Major Percy Zachariah Cox, Officiating Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (pages 1D-16), including reports on: the year’s rainfall and harvest, governorship of Bushire; public peace and tranquillity in and around Bushire; quarantine and public health, with details of plague and cholera epidemics in the region; administration of customs in the Persian Gulf, including new posts created in the Imperial Customs Administration; postal service; events in the ports of the Trucial coast, including an assessment of the year’s pearling season, comments about the character of each ruling shaikh’s administration, changes of rulers, visits made on shaikhs by the Resident; events in Bahrain [referred to as Bahrein], including the taking over of Political Agent’s duties by Captain Francis Beville Prideaux from John Calcott Gaskin, assessment of the year’s pearling season, the character of Shaikh Esa’s [Shaikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah] administration, and unrest and violent incidents; unsafe conditions and customs at El Hassa [Al-Hasa] and El Katif [Al-Qaṭīf]; events in Koweit [Kuwait] and Nejd, including Captain Stuart George Knox’s appointment as Political Agent for Kuwait, Ibn Saood’s [Ibn Sa‘ūd] territorial gains in Nejd, and subsequent meetings between Wahhābī and Turkish representatives, and friction between Turkish officials and Shaikh Mubarak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ’s Land Agent over the Shaikh’s date gardens; events in Persian Arabistan, including the appointment of governor, security in the region and violent incidents, including assaults on a Lieutenant Lorimer and Colonel Douglas; events in Kermānshāh, chiefly the appointments of British officials; events in Fārs and on the Persian coast, including restrictions on movement as a result of the cholera epidemic; events in Kermān and Persian Baluchistan, including the appointment of officials, epidemics of smallpox and cholera; the slave trade, with numbers of slaves freed; incidents of piracy; cases of arms trafficking; details of the Resident’s annual tour; the movements of British naval vessels, and changes of British and foreign official personnel. The appendix to part 1 contains statistical tables of meteorological data.2.
Annual Administration Report of the Maskat[Muscat]
Political Agency for the Year 1904-1905, prepared by Major William George Grey, Officiating Political Agent (pages 17-20) including reports on inter-tribal quarrels; the political situation in Muscat; the cholera epidemic; fires caused by the hot weather in Muscat; customs administration at Muscat, Soor [Sur] and Gwadur [Gwadar]; arms trafficking; rainfall; the acquisition and construction of new government buildings; the slave trade, including measures taken to suppress the trade, and numbers of slaves seeking manumission at Muscat; the marriage of the Sultan’s son, Sayyid Taimoor [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr]; events at sea, including the wrecking of the British vessel
Baron Inverdaleand the murder of its crew.3.
Report on the Trade and Commerce of Bushire for the Year 1904, prepared by R A Richards, His Britannic Majesty’s Vice-Consul (pages 21-128), with general remarks on imports and exports, with additional notes on tea, wheat, and vegetables; rates of exchange for London and Bombay; cost of freight and transport; customs, and the effect of the new Customs Tariff on small traders; advice to shippers and steamship companies; and total figures on the numbers and tonnage of shipping at Bushire. Appendix A is comprised of tabular data showing trade figures for the years 1902-04, indicating: the value and quantities of all goods imported and exported between Bushire and England, and between Bushire and other countries in the world; imports and exports to and from to other ports in the Gulf, with details of the nationalities and tonnage of vessels, and volumes and values of the different categories of goods traded.4.
Trade Report for Maskat[Muscat],
1904-05, prepared by Major William George Grey, Officiating Political Agent, Muscat (pages 129-32), with an overview of trade, included value of imports and exports, and chief items traded; and percentages of Muscat trade to other countries. Appendix A includes tabular data of imports and exports into Muscat for the years 1902-04, indicating the quantities of goods and their value in dollars, and the tonnage and nationality of vessels visiting Muscat.5.
Report on the Trade and Commerce of Arabistan for the Year 1904, prepared by William McDouall, His Britannic Majesty’s Consul for Arabistan (pages 133-40), with a general overview of trade; rate of exchange; shipping; details of the local cotton trade, caravan trade routes; agriculture (wheat, dates and wool); public works; health; and customs. Appendix A contains tabular data of trade into the port of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and other Kārūn ports for 1904.6.
Trade Report of Bunder Abbas[Bandar-e ʻAbbās]
for the Year 1904, prepared by Lieutenant William Henry Irvine Shakespear, His Majesty’s Britannic Consul, Bandar-e ʻAbbās (pages 141-49), including: general remarks on the year’s trade; customs tariff and duties; opportunities for British trade and the progress of rival trade; difficulties faced in trade at Bandar-e ʻAbbās, including a lack of banking facilities and inadequate landing and storage facilities; rate of exchange; freight; and shipping. Appendix A contains tabular data presenting comparative data on trade between the years 1903 and 1904, value of trade, and nationalities and tonnage of trading vessels at the port.7.
Report on the Trade of the Bahrein[Bahrain]
Islands for the Year 1904, prepared by Captain Francis Beville Prideaux, Assistant Political Agent (pages 150-56), with reports on trade, including: the activities of Messrs Gray Paul & Co. of London, and the German company of Robert Wonckhaus; trade in cotton, rice, coffee and dates; assessment of the pearl fishing season; export of oyster shells. Appendix A contains tabular data presenting an overview of Bahrain’s principal imports and exports during 1903-04.8.
Trade Report for Koweit[Kuwait]
, 1904-05, prepared by Captain Stuart George Knox, Political Agent (pages 157-62), including estimated figures for the year’s trade. Appendix A contains tabular data of import and exports at Kuwait for the year ending 31 March 1905. Appended to the trade report is a medical report, prepared by Daudur Rahman, Assistant Surgeon at Kuwait, dated 2 April 1905, which reports on the work of the Kuwait dispensary, with an overview of the prevalence of diseases in the town (including eye diseases, tuberculosis, rheumatism, skin diseases, venereal diseases, and cholera epidemic), sanitation measures, and mortality.Physical description: Foliation: The volume contains an original printed pagination sequence, which starts on the title page and ends on the last page; these numbers are located in the top outermost corners of each page. Additions to this sequence have been made in pencil to account for any pages not originally labelled. In consequence, the following pagination anomalies occur: 1, and 1A-D.
Abstract: Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Residency and Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency for 1896-97 followed by a separate series of appendices to this report. Both published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent at Muscat.The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:Part 1, is a general summary (folios 220-223) written by Colonel Frederick Alexander Wilson, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, that gives a summary of developments in the region during the past year. It is divided up as follows:1. Oman-Maskat Coast.2. Oman Pirate Coast.3. Bahrein [Bahrain].4. El Hasa [Al Hasa].5. Katif [Al Qatif] and Katr [Qatar].6. Kowait [Kuwait].7. Persian Arabistan.8. Fars and Persian Coast.9. Persian Baluchistan and Mekran.10. Slave Trade.11. Piracy.12. Royal Navy.13. Official Changes.Part 2, is an Administration Report of the Maskat Political Agency for the Year 1896-97 (folios 224-225) written by Captain Francis Granville Beville, Political Agent and Consul, Maskat. The report provides a summary of political and military developments in the region throughout the previous year.Part 4(sic), is a Maskat Trade Report for the Year 1896-97 (folios 225v-226) written by Captain Francis Granville Beville, Political Agent and Consul, Maskat. Appendix A (folios 226v-228) that follows the report contains the following tables:Table 1 - Imports into Maskat.Table 2 - Exports from Maskat.Table 3 - Showing total number and tonnage of vessels of each nation that entered the Port of Maskat.Table 4 - Showing total number and tonnage of vessels of each nation that cleared from the Port of Maskat.Part 5, is a Report on the Trade and Commerce of Mohammerah for the Year 1896 (folios 228v-229) written by W McDouall, Vice-Consul, Mohammerah. Appendix A (229v-231) that follows the report contains a series of tables related to trade to/from Mohammerah.A separate series of appendices that follows the Administration report is contained on folios 233-267 and includes two meteorological tables and a Trade Report of the Persian Gulf for 1896 (folios 236-237) written by Malcolm John Meade, Officiating Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. The trade report itself has an appendix (folios 238-267) that contains a series of 27 tables related to several aspects of trade in the region.Physical description: The report is arranged into a number of sections and subsections, with statistic data in tabular format directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (folio 219) which list the report's contents.
Abstract: Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Residency and Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency for 1897-98, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent at Muscat.The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:Part 1, is a general summary of events in the region during the previous year (folios 319-322) written by Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm John Meade, Officiating Political Resident, Persian Gulf. The summary is divided up as follows:1. General2. Oman-Maskat Coast3. Oman-Pirate Coast4. Bahrein [Bahrain]5. Nejd.6. Kowait [Kuwait]7. Persian Arabistan8. Fars and the Persian Coast9. Persian Baluchistan10. Slave Trade11. Piracy12. Royal Navy13. Official Changes14. ObservatoryAppendix A (folio 323) that follows Part 1 contains the following tables:Table No. 1 - Table Showing the force and prevailing directions of the wind and recorded rainfall at Bushire for the year 1897-98.Table No. 2 - Abstract of Meteorological Observations for the year ending 31st March 1898, taken at the Residency Observatory, Bushire.Part 2, is an Administration Report of the Maskat Political Agency for the Year 1897-98 (folios 324-325) written by Major Christopher George Forbes Fagan, Political Agent and Consul, Maskat. The report provides a summary of political and military developments in Muscat throughout the previous year.Part 3, is a Trade Report of the Persian Gulf, for 1897 (folios 325v-327) written by Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm John Meade, Officiating Political Resident, Persian Gulf. Appendix A to part 3 (folios 327v-362) contains a series of 27 tabular statistics charts concerning several aspects of trade throughout the region.Part 4, is a Trade Report for Maskat for 1897-98 (folio 362) written by Major Christopher George Forbes Fagan, Political Agent and Consul, Maskat. Appendix A to part 4 (folios 363-364) contains the following tables:Table No. 1 - Imports into Maskat.Table No. 2 - Exports from Maskat.Table No. 3 - Showing total number and tonnage of vessels of each nation that entered the Port of Maskat.Table No. 4 - Showing total number and tonnage of vessels of each nation that cleared from the Port of Maskat.Part 5, is a Report on the Trade of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and the Karun River for the Year 1897 (folios 364v-365). Appendix A that follows part 5 (folios 365v-368) contains a series of tables related to trade to/from Mohammerah and Karun river ports.Physical description: The report is arranged into a number of sections and subsections, with statistic data in tabular format directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (folio 317) which list the report's contents.
Abstract: Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Residency and Maskat [Muscat] Political Agency for 1898-99, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent at Muscat.The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:Part 1, is a General Summary (folios 4-7) written by Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm John Meade, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf that provides a summary of developments during the previous year. It is divided up as follows:1. General2. Oman-Maskat3. Oman-Pirate Coast4. Bahrein [Bahrain]5. Nejd6. Koweit [Kuwait]7. Persian Arabistan8. Fars and Persian Coast9. Persian Baluchistan10. Slave Trade11. Piracy12. Royal Navy13. Official Changes14. ObservatoryAppendix A to part 1 (folio 8) contains the following tables:Table No. 1 - Statement showing the force and prevailing directions of the wind and recorded rainfall at Bushire for the year 1898-99.Table No. 2 - Abstract of Meteorological Observations for the year ending March 1899 taken at the Residency Observatory, Bushire.Appendix B to part 1 (folios 9-12) contains the following tables:Table No. 1 - Statement showing the number of Dispensaries in the Persian Gulf during the year 1898.Table No. 2 - Statement showing the number of In-door and Out-door Patients treated in the Dispensaries of the Persian Gulf during the year 1898.Table No. 3 - Statement showing the diseases of the In-door and Out-door Patients treated in the Residency Dispensary, Bushire, during the year 1898.Table No. 3a - Statement showing the Surgical Operations performed in the Residency Dispensary, Bushire, during the year 1898.Table No. 4 - Statement showing the Classes and Sexes of the In-door and Out-door Patients treated in the Residency Dispensary, Bushire, during the year 1898.Table No. 5 Part 1 - Statement showing the Income and Expenditure of the Residency Dispensary, Bushire, during the year 1898.Table No. 5 Part 2 - Account of Invested Capital of the Residency Dispensary, Bushire, for the year 1898.Part 2, is an Administration Report of the Maskat Political Agency for the Year 1898-99 (folios 12v-13) written by C. G. F. Fagan, Political Agent and Consul, Maskat. The report provides a summary of developments in Maskat during the previous year.Appendix A to part 2 (folios 13v-16) contains the following tables:Table No. 1 - Statement showing the number of Dispensaries in Maskat during the year 1898.Table No. 2 - Statement showing the number of In-door and Out-door Patients treated in the Civil Hospital, during the year 1898.Table No. 3 - Statement showing the Diseases of the In-door and Out-door Patients treated in the Civil Hospital, Maskat, during the year 1898.Table No. 4 - Statement showing the Classes and Sexes of the In-door and Out-door Patients treated in the Civil Hospital, Maskat, during the year 1898.Table No. 5, Part 1 - Statement showing the Income and Expenditure of the Civil Hospital, Maskat, during the year 1898.Table No. 5, Part 2 - Account of Invested Capital of the Civil Hospital, Maskat, clearing the year 1898.Part 3, is a Trade Report of the Persian Gulf for 1898 (folios 17-19) that provides a detailed description of trade developments in the region during the previous year.Appendix A to part 3 (folios 20-57) contains a series of 27 tabular statistics charts related to several aspects of trade in the region.Part 4, is a Trade Report for Maskat for 1898-99 (folio 58) written by Major Christopher George Forbes Fagan, Political Agent and Consul, Maskat. The report provides a brief description of trade in Maskat during the previous year and is followed by Appendix A (folios 58v-59) which contains the following tables:Table No. 1 - Imports into Maskat.Table No. 2 - Exports from Maskat.Table No. 3 - Showing total number and tonnage of Vessels of each nation that entered the Port of Maskat.Table No. 4 - Showing total number and tonnage of each nations that cleared from the Port of Maskat.Part 5, is a Report on the Trade of Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and the Karun River for the Year 1898 (folio 60). It is followed by Appendix A which contains a series of tables related to trade to/from Mohammerah and the ports of the Karun River.Physical description: The report is arranged into a number of sections and subsections, with statistic data in tabular format directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (folio 3) which list the report's contents.
Abstract: Administration Report on the Persian Gulf Residency and Muscat Political Agency (no 245, Foreign Department serial no 20) for the year 1887-88, published by Authority and printed by the Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta [Kolkata]. A copy of a letter from Colonel Edward Charles Ross, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and Her Britannic Majesty’s Consul-General for Fars, to Henry Mortimer Durand, Secretary to the Government of India (Foreign Department), dated 14 June 1888, is included in the report (folio 4), the original of which submitted the report to Government, under the following headings:Part 1 (General Summary), submitted by Ross (folios 5-11), containing numbered summaries of local political affairs, and incidents or events of particular note for: 1) Muscat state; 2) Oman pirate coast; 3) El-Bahrain (referred to as Bahrain in the text); 4) El-Katr [Qatar]; 5) Nejd, El-Hasa [Al-Hasa]; 6) Fars and the Persian Coast, including Shiraz, Bushire and its districts, Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh] and Bunder Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]; 7) Persian Arabistan; and 8) Persian Baluchistan. The report also includes summaries for: 9) Climatic observations, recorded by the observatory at Bushire, and 10) British actions against the slave trade. Appendix A contains tabulated meteorological data for the year, supplied by the Bushire observatory.Part 2 (
Administration Report of the Muscat Political Agency for the year 1887-88), submitted by A. S. Jayakar, Surgeon Major in Charge of the Political Agency (folios 12-18), containing a summary of affairs at Muscat, under the headings: political affairs, official changes, and slave trade. Appendix A to Part 2 is a sketch of the career of Seyyid Sultan bin Ahmed, the Imam Muscat, written by Colonel Samuel Barrett Miles.Part 3 (
Report on the trade of South Persia for the year 1887-88), submitted by Ross and dated 15 April 1888 (folios 18-30). The report comprises a short summary of the year’s trade, with notes on: exports (opium, tobacco, cereals); imports (Manchester [cotton] goods, sugar, metals and rice); shipping; exchange; custom; and notes supplied by Lieutenant Vaughan on the economic state at Yezd [Yazd], where Ross advocates the establishment of a British agent. Appendix A comprises tabulated data on import, exports and revenue, in the Gulf ports of Bushire, Bandar-e Lengeh, Bandar-e ʻAbbās, Bahrain and the Arab (Oman) coast. An index to the trade tables can be found at folio 20.Part 4 (
Muscat trade report for the year 1887-88), submitted by Jayakar (folios 30-36), comprising a brief summary of the year’s trade at Muscat, and also containing tabulated data on imports and exports at Muscat (listed by commodity), and the nationality and average tonnage of vessels visiting Muscat.Physical description: Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the first folio, on number 3, and ends on the last folio, on number 36.Pagination: The volume contains an original typed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Administration Report on the Persian Gulf Residency and Muscat Political Agency (no 265, Foreign Department serial no 25) for the year 1888-89, published by Authority and printed by the Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta [Kolkata]. A copy of a letter from Colonel Edward Charles Ross, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and Her Britannic Majesty’s Consul-General for Fars, to Henry Mortimer Durand, Secretary to the Government of India (Foreign Department), dated 21 June 1889, is included in the report (folio 48), the original of which submitted the report to Government, under the following headings:Part 1 (
General Summary), submitted by Ross and dated 21 June 1889 (folios 49-57), containing numbered summaries of local political affairs, and incidents or events of particular note for: 1) Oman and Muscat state; 2) Oman pirate coast, including Ras-el-Khaimah [Ra’s al-Khaymah], Umm-el-Kawain [Umm al-Qaywayn], ’Ajman, Shargah, Debaye [Dubai], and Abu-Dhabbi [Abu Dhabi]; 3) El-Bahrain; 4) El-Katr [Qatar]; 5) Nejd and El-Hasa [Al-Hasa]; 6) Fars and the Persian Coast; 7) Persian Arabistan; and 8) Persian Baluchistan. Summaries of official appointments, naval movements, slave trade activity and climatic observations taken at the observatory at Bushire conclude the report. Appendix A is entitled ‘Notes on the “Ibn Rasheed” family of Jebel Shammer, and present position of Mohammed “Ibn Rasheed”’, with a genealogical table of the Rasheed dynasty. Appendix B is a translation of the Shah of Persia’s proclamation of 1888. Appendix C is a copy of the regulations for the navigation of the river Karun. Appendix D contains tabulated meteorological data for the year, supplied by the Bushire observatory.Part 2 (
Annual Report of the Muscat Political Agency and Consulate for the Year 1888-89), submitted by Lieutenant Wallace Stratton, Her Britannic Majesty’s Political Agent and Consul at Muscat, containing a summary of affairs at Muscat (folios 58-59), under the headings: political affairs, official changes, and slave trade.Part 3 (
Report on the Trade of South Persia and Persian Gulf for the Year 1888), submitted by Ross (folios 60-69). The report comprises a short summary of the year’s trade, with notes on: produce, including grain, opium, tobacco, gum and wool; steamers and freights; imports, including cotton goods, copper, loaf sugar, and petroleum; banking agencies; the opening of the river Karun to navigation; and the pearl fisheries. Appendix A comprises tabulated data on import, exports and revenue, in the Gulf ports and towns of Bushire, Shiraz, Lingah [Bandar-e Lengeh], Bunder Abbass [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], Bahrain and the Arab coast. An index to the trade tables can be found at folio 61v.Part 4 (
Muscat trade report for the year 1888-89), submitted by Stratton and dated 17 May 1889 (folios 70-75), comprising a brief summary of the year’s trade at Muscat, and also containing tabulated data on imports and exports at Muscat (listed by commodity), and the nationality and average tonnage of vessels visiting Muscat.Physical description: Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the first folio, on number 48, and ends on the last folio, on number 75.Pagination: The volume contains an original typed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Residency and Muscat Political Agency for 1899-1900, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent at Muscat.The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:Part 1, is a General Summary (folios 200-203) written by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Edward Charles Ross and divided up as follows:1. Oman-Muscat State,records recognition of His Highness Seyyid Feysal-bin-Turki as Sultan and ruler of the Muscat State by the Government of India.2. Oman-Pirate Coast, gives summary of relations between the various ruling families on the coast and contains a list of the estimated numbers of pearl-fishing boats sailing from Pirate Coast ports.3. El Bahrain,contains summary of events in Bahrain including reports that a number of members of the Naeem and Salateh tribes from El-Katr [Qatar] have settled in Bahrain.4. El Katr, includes details of feud between Shaikh Jasim-bin-Mohammed Bin Thani and the Chief of Abu Dhabi and reports on relations between Katr [Qatar] and the Turkish authorities.5. Nejd and El Hasa,reports that Emir Mohammed "Ibn Rashid" exercises authority over all of Nejd and comments on the energetic administration of the Muteserrif (Governor) of El-Hasa. Also records robberies from a number of boats in Kateef (Al Qatif) harbour.6. Fars and Persian Coast, summarises political developments in the region and mentions a summer cholera epidemic that is discussed in greater detail in Appendix C.7. Persian Arabistan,summary of political and trading developments in the region, also mentions Cholera epidemic in Mohammerah [Khorramshahr].8. Persian Baluchistan, summary of political developments in the region, notes the cruelty and misconduct of the Governor of Baluchistan, Abul Fath Khan.9. Slave Traffic,summary of the status of slave traffic in the region, records details of some slaves manumitted by the Residency.Part 1 contains the following appendices (folios 204-208):A) Genealogical Table of Chief Arab Families of Persian Arabistan;B) Table of Eliyat tribes of South-Western and Central Persia;C) Notes on Cholera in Persia, by Surgeon-Major T. Ffrench Mullen;D) Meteorological Tables.Part 2,is a resume of Muscat Affairs (folios 209-210) written by Atmarim Sadashiv Jayakar, Surgeon-Major, In Charge Political Agency, Muscat. The resume provides a summary of political and military developments in Muscat throughout the year.Part 3,is a Report (folios 211-212) on the Trade of South Persia and the Persian Gulf for the Year 1889, written by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Edward Charles Ross. Part 3 contains the following appendix (folios 213-221): A) Series of Tabular Statistics tables related to trade in the region.Part 4,is a Muscat Trade Report for the Year 1889-90, the report (folios 222-227), written by Atmarim Sadashiv Jayakar, Surgeon-Major, In Charge Political Agency, Muscat, contains a number of detailed tables related to trade to/from Muscat.Physical description: Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the first folio, on number 198, and ends on the last folio, on number 227.Pagination: The volume contains an original typed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Residency and Muscat Political Agency for 1890-91, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent at Muscat.The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:Part 1, is a General Summary (folios 116-118) written by Adelbert Cecil Talbot, Major, Officiating Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and Her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for Fars and divided up as follows:1. Oman-Muscat State,brief summary of events that is expanded upon in Part 2 (folio 121).2. Oman-Pirate Coast,gives summary of relations between the various ruling families on the coast and other matters related to the 'Pirate Coast'.3. Bahrain,records desire of Shaikh Esa [Isa] to have his son Salman recognized as his successor and tensions between Esa and the Mutasarif (Ottoman Governor) of El Hasa.4. El Katr [Qatar],summary of events in El Katr during the past year including tensions between Shaikh Jasim bin Thani and the Chief of Abu Dhabi and his relations with the Ottoman Empire.5. Nejd and El Hasa,records capture of Riadh [Riyadh] by the Al Saud and on-going conflict between them and Ibn-ur-Rashid [Abdul-Aziz bin Mitab].6. Persian Arabistan,records creation of the post of Vice-Consul to Mohammerah and appointment of W McDouall as the first incumbent of the post.7. Fars and Persian Coast,brief summary of political and trade developments in the region during the past year.8. Persian Baluchistan,records appointment of Zein-ul-Abidin Khan as Governor of Baluchistan and provides general summary of events in the region during the past year.9. Slave Traffic,summary of events related to the slave trade in the region during the past year.10. Royal Navy Vessels,records departure (from the Gulf) of
H.M.S Marinerand the arrival of
H.M.S Sphinx.11. Political Appointments,records changes in British political appointments in the region in the past year.12. Observatory,brief comment on the daily weather observations that are contained in Appendix C.Part 1 contains the following appendices (folios 119-120):A) Genealogical Table of the Bakhtiari Chieftains;B) A Brief Account of the Tribe in the District of Pushte Kooh;C) Table Showing Force and Prevailing Directions of Winds and Recorded Rainfall at Bushire for the year 1890-91.Part 2,is an Administration Report of the Muscat Political Agency and Consulate for the Year 1890-91 written by Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Mockler, Political Agent and Consul, Muscat (folios 121). The report provides a summary of political and military developments in Muscat throughout the year.Part 3,is a Report (folio 122) on the Trade of South Persia for the Year 1890, written by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and Consul General for Fars, Edward Charles Ross. Part 3 contains the following appendix (folios 123-130): A) Series of Tabular Statistics tables related to trade in the region.Part 4,is a Muscat Trade Report for the Year 1889-90, the report (folios 131-136), written by Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Mockler, Political Agent and Consul, Muscat. The report contains a number of detailed tables related to trade to/from Muscat.Part 5,is a Mohammerah Trade Report for the Year 1890 written by W McDouall, Her Britannic Majesty's Vice-Consul (folios 137-138). The report contains a description of trade and commerce in the town and a number of tables related to trade to/from it.Physical description: Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto of each folio. It begins on the first folio, on number 114, and ends on the last folio, on number 138.Pagination: The volume contains an original typed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Residency and Muscat Political Agency for 1891-92, published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India (Calcutta), forming part of Selections from the Records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, and based on reports sent to Government by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agent at Muscat.The report is divided up into a number of sections and subsections, as follows:Part 1, is a General Summary (folios 150-153) written by Adelbert Cecil Talbot, Political Resident, Persian Gulf and divided up as follows:1. Oman-Muscat Coast,general summary of political, trade and military developments along the coast over the previous year.2. Oman Pirate Coast,gives summary of relations between the various ruling families on the coast including political, trade and military matters.3. Bahrain,summary of events in Bahrain during the previous year; records an influenza outbreak and an excellent date crop. Matters related to the pearl trade are also discussed briefly.4. El Hasa,reports the arrival of the new Ottoman Mutasarif (Governor) Said Pasha and notes that diarrhoea and influenza were rife during the previous year, resulting in many deaths.5. El Katif [Al Qatif],notes that piracy has been rife and a general feeling of insecurity has prevailed during the previous year. Also notes introduction of new land laws by Turkish [Ottoman] authorities and that small-pox was prevalent at El Katif.6. Nejd,reports that the Al Saood [Al Saud] family appear to have finally lost control of the Nejd region to the Al Rashid dynasty of Jabal Shammar.7. El Katr,reports that Jasim bin Thani continues to disobey the Turkish [Ottoman] authorities and gives an account of recent tribal fighting in the area.8. Persian Arabistan,general summary of political, trade and military developments in the region over the previous year. Notes that Talbot visited Ahwaz accompanied by Captain Kemball in January.9. Fars and Persian Coast,general summary of political, trade and military developments along the coast over the previous year. Mentions prevalence of influenza and small-pox on the island of Kishm and the appearance of large numbers of locusts in Kirman.10. Persian Baluchistan,summary of political developments in the region. Also notes destructive presence of locusts around Charbar and Geah in July 1891.11. Slave Trade,summary of the status of slave traffic in the region.12. Royal Navy Vessels,records arrival and subsequent departure from the Gulf of H.M.S
Redbreastand the replacement of Commander Hart-Dyke of the H.M.S
Sphinx asSenior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf with Commander Streeton of the H.M.S
Brisk.13. Political Appointments,reports that there were no changes in Residency officials and that in September 1891, Surgeon-Major Ross was succeeded by Surgeon-Captain Duke as Residency Surgeon.14. Observatory,points to Appendix A containing the results of daily weather observations in a tabular statement.Part 1 also contains the following appendix (folios 154-155): Appendix A, Table showing Force and Prevailing Directions of Winds and recorded Rainfall at Bushire for the year 1891-92.Part 2,is an Administration Report of the Muscat Political Agency and Consulate for the year 1891-92 (folio 156) written by Atmarim Sadashiv Jayakar, In Charge Political Agency, Muscat. The report provides a summary of political and military developments in Muscat throughout the past year.Part 3,is a Report on the Trade of Southern Persia and the Persian Gulf for the year 1891 (folios 157-158r) written by Adelbert Cecil Talbot, Political Resident, Persian Gulf. The report contains details regarding the types and quantities of imports and exports in the region. Appendix A to Part 3 (folios 158v-165) contains 25 tabular charts related to all aspects of trade in the region.Part 4,is a Muscat Trade Report written by Atmarim Sadashiv Jayakar, In Charge Political Agency, Muscat (folios 166-171). The report contains a number of detailed tables related to trade to/from Muscat.Part 5,is a Report on the Trade of Mohammerah for the Year 1891 (folios 172-174). The report contains a description of the state of trade in Mohammerah and several tabular charts regarding imports and exports to/from Mohammerah and the surrounding region.Physical description: The report is arranged into a number of sections and subsections, with statistic data in tabular format directly following written sections. There is a contents page at the front of the report (folio 149) which list the report's contents.
Abstract: Annual Report on the Administration of the Persian Gulf Political Residency and Muscat Political Agency for the Year 1874-75, printed at the Foreign Department Press, Calcutta, 1875.The report consists of a number of subsections, as follows:An administration report by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Charles Ross, with notes on personnel changes, Royal Navy vessels serving in the region,disturbances on land, The Maritime Truce, weather and winds, Bahrein [Bahrain], the coast from Kutr (Guttur) [Qatar] to the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al ʻArab], the Persian coast, the town and district of Bushire, postal services, and the slave trade (folios 49-52);A report on trade, also written by Ross (signed and dated 18 June 1875) (folios 51-52);Twenty-three tables and statements of trade statistics and data, including a memorandum on the opium trade, written by George Lucas, Uncovenanted Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf, dated 25 January 1875 (folios 52-63);A memorandum on the trade of Muscat, with six accompanying tables of trade statistics and data, written by Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel Miles Barrett, Political Agent and Consul at Muscat (folios 63-69).Physical description: The report is arranged in sub-sections, those relating to the Bushire Residency appearing first, those related to the Political Agency at Muscat appearing second. There is a table of contents (folio 48) that gives page references.