'File 13/10 Arms facilities for Shaikh Mubarak' [‎249r] (497/650)

purmittod# Tliay wiaii to obtain fro® ibis pit torn If it
la obtainable!*
*ia ro r ’arda tiui irnia boarin^ the inscription, the
nuxabor have now rooaived la 8f)7, and thoy regain
ing with xso in tha Ouotorsa arid thay (tlie inhabitants) ha -
aitata to taiia tha^s over. ‘Tno others we distributed
anon^at our tribaanen. rhia ie their motive and we have
repreaented it to lour honour. ^11 are now under your
order and if you aee fit, in your au^uat opinion, which
ia the highest, you nay grant them 2,000 (rifles) without
rr^irita, ^uid those will oil have already been received and
which bear zoaras should renain for me for the sole uee
of uy soldiera. If you do not «ee u.y course that there
ehoald be no mars on the weapons issued from the .Vare-
nouoe at husoat, aiKi if you permit me to do so, i will
be able to order then fron London direct through ny
friends, so Uiat they may come either direct to our town
or we will arrange for them to cone up to the huoy (on
the dhatt-ul-orab dar) and tiiere be discharged into
vessels. If lour honour does not conceive this (to be
practicable) we will not go beyond your control and
order.
de have represented to *our honour our requirements
for arms and in addition to this, we nlao eolicit an
annual grant fron Uie good graces of the Government, be
cause, ue lour honour imows, tlie increaoe in the popula
tion of Loweit, tiie number of boys leaving cohoola, the
enhanced number of the diving vessels :ind their extended
trade, require number ox' (5,000 rifiaa per annum.
your servant tuid my dependent, Haji hajof, is
at Luecat and has withheld puroiias# owing to the inscrip
tion. If lour honour's hi^h opinion ccsnaeivea a course
to complete the six thousands without inscription (well
and good) otherwise will advice your servant, Haji
hujiif to hasten to our side, as his detention at k us oat
will cause excessive expenses.