The volume contains miscellaneous correspondence sent to and from the Residency. The principal correspondents are Captain (James) Felix Jones, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and Henry Lacon Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay. Topics covered include: news of the death of the Imam of Muscat; payment of salaries for individuals employed by the Residency, including Agents around the Gulf; maintenance work for the Residency buildings; issue of regulations for native passengers using vessels and steam ships; printed correspondence and reports on the cotton industry in India.1 volume (13 items, 36 folios)The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the volume to the latest at the rear.Foliation: The volume is foliated from the first page to the last page, using circled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto. The front cover and inside back cover are unfoliated. The following foliation anomaly occurs: f 2.
The memorandum is a covering letter, distributing copies to the Residency in English, Hindustani and Malayalam, of Act no.21 of 1858, ‘for the regulation of Native Passenger Ships and Steam Vessels intended to convey Passengers on coasting voyages’, between India, and the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. The three copies, in their respective languages, follow the memorandum at folios 11-15, 16-19, and 20-24.14 folios