File 600/1905 Pt 1 'Aden Hinterland: Treaty with Dthala' [‎419r] (99/174)

on camels, and four-fifths footmen. Forty men is the smallest number that
would be found adequate for the work to be performed. Half of them would
aiwavs he out patrolling and the remaining half at Dthala, in reserve, and
available lor special services under the orders of the Political Officer. There
would thus he 8 mounted men and 32 footmen.
It would naturally he desirable that these men should he as representative
as possible of the various tribes on and near the boundary line, not only on
account of their superior local knowledge, but also because the enlistment of a
certain number of men from each tribe would be an inducement to the good
will and co-operation of that tribe.
I would, therefore, propose that the men be recruited as follows
Tribe.
Camelmen.
Footmen.
Total.
1. Shaibi
0
6
6^1
2. Amiri (Adjacent to the
1
5
6 Lon
3. Dakkam f boundary.
2
2
4 20
4. Ahmedi J
2
2
5. Shairi
2
2
4
6. Ajud
0
4
4
7. Azraki
1
2
3
8. Jihaf
0
2
2
9. Hamada
0
3
3
10. Muflahi (of Khalla)
0
2
2
11. Mehrabi
0
2
2
8
32
40
Camelmen have been apportioned to
districts where there are plenty of
camels and consequently where good men could be selected without difficulty.
In the case of men from countries along the boundary, I would not propose
to employ them exclusively in their own native districts, hut all men should
be liable to be employed wherever required in the Aden Hinterland, and this
point would have to be made clear to the men on enlistment. Equally I
would deprecate any preponderance being allowed, either at first or later on, of
any particular tribe, especially of the dependents of the Amir of Dthala (entered
under heading Amiri).
As regards pay, I would propose the following rates :—
Per mensem.
Rs.
One Jamadar (camelman) at Rs. 60
... 60
One Havildar Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard. (footman) at Rs. 30
... 30
Seven eamelmen at Rs. 25 each
... 175
Three Naiks (footmen) at Rs. 20 each
... 60
Twenty-eight footmen at Rs. 15 each
... 420
Total ... 745
No rations to he given either for men or camels. Camelmen to bring
their own camels. No pension system is proposed, at any rate until the levy
has assumed a permanent form.
I am of opinion that the men, both camel and foot, should be armed with
Martini-Henry carbines, so that they may have a weapon superior to the Lebel-
Gras French rifle which is, as a rule, the best weapon in the possession of the
surrounding tribes.
For the post of Jamadar I would mention the name of Sheikh Husen
Saleh of the Azraki who was in the Addareja expedition and has been during
the past two years employed with the Aden Boundary Commission. He is an
invaluable man and of good social position. For the post of Havildar Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard. , I would
mention the name of Thabit Hassan of the Hajeli, at present employed as my
head Arab guide.
I put these two names on record, in case the information should be useful
to some'other officer later on, but there are plenty of good men who could be
picked with care from among the tribes mentioned for enlistment m a evy
such as that proposed. ^ ^ ,
r r G. Warnefoud, Capt.,
Political Officer, Dtbala.