'File 35/34 I Muskat: Grievances of the Banians about notification issued by the Sultan fixing 19 maund as the weight of a rice bag'
Date:
1897/1897
Description:
Correspondence concerning complaints from Banians about notification issued by Sultan fixing the weight of rice bags in the unit of measurement of weight known as a maund. Correspondence discusses the difference between a Muskat maund and a Bengal maund and issues relating to the sale of rice by weight. Includes a petition from the Banians to the Political Resident Persian Gulf with list of individuals and signatures. Correspondents include Major Christopher George Forbes Fagan, Political Agent, Muscat; Political Resident Persian Gulf; Faisal bin Turki [Fayṣal bin Turkī], Sultan of Muscat; Banian traders.1 volume (47 folios)The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: this file has circled foliation numbers in the top right corner of each folio that begin on the front cover and end on the back cover.