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PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL RESIDENCY, 1922,
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jfali. —Saif bin Badar the Wali returned from leave during the month of
May.
Customs. —Mohamed Tewfiq was transferred to Muscat in August on
relief by Sikander Effendi. No friction has taken place between the traders
and the Customs officials regarding the payment of the custom duties. A shed
to store cargo landed from the vessels is under construction.
Smallpox. —following Cholera which appeared at Gwadur in^ September
1921, the town was visited by a severe epidemic of smallpox. His Highness
the Sultan of Muscat was asked through the Political Agent at that place to
send a vaccinator, but one was not available. Sufficient lymph which was
paid for by the Sultan's Treasury was despatched to Gvradur and the work
of inoculating was done by the Munshi of the British Agency who had had
some experience while serving in Mekran. He performed the^ work satisfac
torily and was rewarded Rs. 20 by the Sultan. The disease died out in June.
It is reported that no less than 1,251 persons succumbed.
GWADUR.
Biyahan District. —Bahadur-a-Sultan Mir Birkat is Zabit of the District
and the method of his administration has been satisfactory. He, and Mirza
Khan (also called Zargam-a-Naizam) of Eudbar are now on better terms than
in the year 1921.
Mir Barkat's relations with us continued to be very cordial and recently
he wrote a strong letter to Naghdie Khan condemning his behavior towards
the British Government for the damage he did to the telegraph lines m the
Kara^van District some time in May 1922.
There has been no report regarding any trouble with the Minabies and
therefore I understand that here too he has exercised his influence in getting*
the tribes to be more on friendly terms.
Jask District. —This District is managed as before by Mir Mustapha Khan
and his son Mir Morad. The junior sons also control certain other sections of
the District. The management during the year under report has been ever
so much more satisfactory than in 1921. This is more or less due to Mir Barkat
assisting Mir Mustapha Khan and strengthening his power.
On the whole the Biyaban and Jask District up to Malekani Ohiddack is
administered satisfactorily and most of the tribes people are inenuly
inclined towards us.
Bint District. —Since Islam Khan's death this District has suffered badly
through efficiency of proper administration. The sons of Islam -^-han Mirs
Yahya and Ayoub (former subsidised) claim to be the rulers of the whole
District between Bandani and Malekani Chiddak. Mir Naghdi Khan disre-
gards this ideal and claims that half the District that is from Surag o
Malekani Chiddak near Sadaich is under his administration Prom all accounts
and reports 1 have received, this seems to be correct. Even Sirdar Husam Khan
agrees to Naghdie Khan's statement. On this account^ Naghdie Khan claims
a subsidy for protecting the line through his district, and since he gets
no subsidy he leaves the telegraph line open to damage by tribesmen. In me
recent damage done to the line in May 1922, although he was actually on the
spot, a man by name of Sowab a relative of Sirdar Husam Khan carried out
the destruction work. From other reports I have heard that the work was
done at Naghdie Khan's instigation. M ir Yahya at that time was at Charbar
and could do nothing. The only person that assisted was Mahmad A1 lie Khan,
a sensible young petty chief, who seems to have some influence over iN agndie
K-han.
E. E. GUNTEU,
Director, Persian Oulf Section
Indo-European Telegraph Department t
in Political Charge Mekran Coast,