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1. IOR/P/1664 Aug 1881 nos 46-47

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IOR/P/1664 Aug 1881 nos 46-47
Title:
Establishment in Bombay of a lodging-house for the accommodation of Muslim pilgrims arriving there from different parts of India prior to their proceeding to Mecca on pilgrimage
Scope & Content:
pp 365-67. Communication from the Government of Bombay regarding measures taken to implement the recommendation of Abdur Razzack that accommodation for pilgrims be provided in Bombay. Government confirm that Haji Karim Mahomed bin Suleman has offered a sum of Rs 25,000 to establish a musáfarkhana...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jun 1881-Aug 1881
Extent:
3 pages

2. IOR/P/1664 Aug 1881 nos 42-45

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IOR/P/1664 Aug 1881 nos 42-45
Title:
Question of the applicability of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854 to the pilgrim traffic in the East
Scope & Content:
pp 359-63. Communication from the Government of India to the Secretary of State for India, regarding the applicability of section 230 of the Merchant Shipping Act to pilgrim vessels, and the provision of medical assistance on board ships. Includes discussion of the mortality sustained on the stea...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1881-Aug 1881
Extent:
5 pages

3. IOR/P/1664 Feb 1881 nos 48-50

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IOR/P/1664 Feb 1881 nos 48-50
Title:
Overcrowding of the S. S. Jeddah carrying pilgrims from Singapore and arriving at Aden
Scope & Content:
pp 47-55. Copy correspondence between the Governments of Bombay and India, and the Political Resident and Port Officer at Aden, regarding the apparent overcrowding of the Jeddah; issued a certificate at Singapore for 1,000 passengers, but assessed at Aden as only being licensed to carry 600. In...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1880-Feb 1881
Extent:
9 pages

4. IOR/P/1664 Jan 1881 nos 31-37

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IOR/P/1664 Jan 1881 nos 31-37
Title:
The best means of acquiring powers for the Government of India to undertake the duty - declined by the Board of Trade - of punishing breaches of section 230 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1854, which requires certain ships to carry Medical Practitioners
Scope & Content:
pp 27-32. Copy correspondence between the Secretary of State for India and the Board of Trade (Marine Department) regarding recent cases brought under the Act, regarding the vessels Potomac, Arago, and the pilgrim vessel the S. S. Clan Gordon. The Government of Bengal raise concerns over the no...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1880-Jan 1881
Extent:
6 pages

5. IOR/P/1664 Aug 1881 nos 23-24

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IOR/P/1664 Aug 1881 nos 23-24
Title:
Proposed measures for discouraging the movement of pilgrims from districts in which cholera prevails, to fairs or other large gatherings
Scope & Content:
pp 337-38. Correspondence between the Government of India and the government of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh regarding the proposed use of non-coercive measures to discourage pilgrims from cholera-stricken areas.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jul 1881-Aug 1881
Extent:
2 pages

6. IOR/P/1664 Jun 1881 nos 48-49

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IOR/P/1664 Jun 1881 nos 48-49
Title:
Proposed measures for restricting the free movement of pilgrims in an effort to prevent the spread of cholera
Scope & Content:
pp 263-66. Proposal received from the Government of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh, asking for permission to restrict movement during cholera outbreaks. Response thereon from the Government of India, referencing the report of the Land Quarantine Commission and the opinion of the Sanitary Co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Apr 1881-Jun 1881
Extent:
3 pages

7. IOR/P/1664 Apr 1881 nos 26-35

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IOR/P/1664 Apr 1881 nos 26-35
Title:
Remarks regarding suggestions made by E D Dickson on the promulgation of the new Turkish Pilgrim Traffic Regulations
Scope & Content:
pp 89-100. Communications received from the Governments of Madras, Bombay, Bengal, and Burma, regarding suggestions made by E Dickson, British Delegate to the Constantinople Board of Health, viz: 1) that pilgrim ships be supplied with hand pumps for supplying sea water to pilgrims; 2) that no la...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Sep 1880-Apr 1881
Extent:
9 pages

8. IOR/P/1664 Jul 1881 nos 15-19

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IOR/P/1664 Jul 1881 nos 15-19
Title:
Comments on the Rules for the Regulation of Pilgrim Traffic issued by the Superior Board of Health, Constantinople
Scope & Content:
pp 279-95. Comprising: Report on the Règlement issued by the International Sanitary Commission at Constantinople in 1880 for regulating the conveyance in ships of pilgrims, by James Zohrab, Consul at Jedda. Translation of a report by a sub-committee of the Constantinople Board of Health, made in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mar 1881-Jul 1881
Extent:
15 pages