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ANNUAL REPORT

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ADMINISTRATION

OF TUB
PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL RESIDENCY

AND
MUSKAT POLITICAL AGENCY

FOR THE YEAR 1878-79.

No. 251, dated Bushire, lSlh July 1879.
From—LrruT.-CoL. E. C. Ros3, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf,
To—A. C. Ltall, Esq., Secretary to the Governme nt of India, Foreign Dept.
I have the honour to transmit, for the information of His Excellency
the Viceroy anl Governor General in Council, the Annual Administra­
tion Report of this Residency and the Muskat Political Agency, for the
year 1878-79.
2. The report is divided into the following parts:—
Part I.—General Report.
Appendix A.—Meteorological Observations.
Appendix B.—Description of Bahrain Islands by Captain E. L.
Durand.
Appendix C.—Memorandum on Khuzistan by Mr. P. J. C.
Robertson.
Appendix D.—Routes to Ispahan.
Part II.—Report on trade of the Persian Gulf.
Appendix A.—Memorandum on agricultural system in Districts of
Fare.
Appendix B.—Tables of native shipping of ports on Persian and
Arab coast.
Appendix C.—Tabular statistics of trade compiled by Mr. Lucas.
Part III.—General report of Muskat Political Agency.
Appendix A.—Geographical memorandum by Lieutenant-Colonel
Miles.
Part IV.—Trade report of the Muskat Political Agency.
3. I am indebted to Mr. R. Paul and Messrs. Malcolm for much of
the general information in the trade report, aud the statistical inforraa-
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