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No. 180.

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Colonel E. 0. ROSS, C.8.I.,
Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for Pars,

To

H. M. DURAND, Esq., C.S.I.,
Secretary to the Government of India,
Foreign Department,
SIMLA.

Buship.b, the 14th June 1888.

Sib,

I have the honour to submit the Annual Administration Report of this
Residency for the year 1SS7 -S8, arranged as follows

Past I.—General Resume.
Appendix A.—Meteorological Tables.
Past IL—Rcsum6 of Muscat Affairs, compiled bj Surgeon-Major A. 8. Jayakar.
Appendix A.—Biographical sketch of the life of Seyjrid Sultan Bin el-Im&m
Ahmed, by Colonel S. B. Allies.
Part III.—Report on Trade of Persian Gulf Car 1887.
Appendix A -Tabular Statistic*.
Part IV.—Report on Trade of flfmrat.
Appendix A.—Tabular Statistic*.
2. I would draw attention to the historical sketch which Colonel Miles has
kindly placed at my disposal. It is interesting and valuable in a political point
of view, especially so at the present important epoch of the history of ’Oman.
I would be obliged for twelve copies of this paper printed separately.

3. Requesting to be supplied with the usual printed copies of the general
report and some separate copies of the trade reports and tables,

I have the honour to be,

So,
Your most obedient Servant,

E. C. ROSS, Colonel,
Political Resident, Persian Gulf.