'File 11/14 I Gwadur Diaries' [‎2r] (3/276)

Supplanentary Intelligence oujrmhary ferine period lstr1>o
iDth January, 1946.
21. There was a great rejoicing in the town on the 6 th January,
when the fishermen hauled up 5600 pieces of fish called ‘KIR*
and drought it in coats to Jwadur. The fish was sold for s.26062/-.
The fish industry in Owadur is however being greatly exploited
bv the merchants - they advance loans to the fishermen anu buy
the catch at very cheap rates. There seems to be a great scope
of intruducing reforms in the fish industry in this" place. The
following telegram which has been sent by fcessrs Lalchand at
Karachi to Haj'i BacKer at Owadur is however not very encouraging:-
" "Tried much aosolutely no hope transhipment aoout thirty
thousanu accumulated here Malabar heavily rushiag Oeylonees
introduced fish industry getting fresh fish vast quantities
it appears now no much necessity of Kexran fish "
22. S.S. Oradell called at G-wadur on the 7th January .am left
for Karachi on the 6 th January. About 6 M tons of fish was 'shipped
to Karachi by this btearner. The ^existing rate of steamer freight
from Bwadur to Karachi viz 3.19/- per ton is considered very high.
The prewar rate used to be aoout half of ana as the .^ereahn
merchants cannot get steamer connections for Coiomoo at Karachi,
some of them are quite prepared to send their fish to Karachi by
country crafts’, which is much cheaper than steamers. The oig
merphants are however quite content to pay more by steamers" with
a view to attract steamer service being resumed in GJwadur.
26. Nasir Ali, Kali of Peshkan, is still in Gwaour - vide, para
15 of previous• diary. He came to Gwadur to settle a dispute with
his younger brother - Abdul Latif - who is eal claiming a share
in the property inherited by ‘Nasir Ali after the death of their
father. Kauda i\iabibux and Qazi bad Moha have/ decided that
Nasir Ali should pay the following to Abdul Latif:-
1. Gash ... ... s. 500/- *
2. One gun with ammunition ,
6 . Share of arable landjsaltpans at Peshkan,
4. Nasir Ali should remit avloan of 3.600/- against
Abdul Latif.
24. Nasir Ali called on me again yesterday ana said that he
was not prepared to accept the decision of Kauaa Nabi bux. He hinted
whether I would settle this dispute, I totally refused to interfere
and he appreciated that it was hot my job. He'said that he was quit,e
prepared to pay 3.600/- or 400/ - to Abdul Latif which represents
proportionate .share of Abaul Latif on account of -one house in
reshxan and another one in Gwadur.at present under the charge of
Nasir Ali. Nasir iui denies having inherited any other property
from his father. He .said that he had fettled hiselder brother
by paying him m.2DO/- only. He has still another*younger brother-
called Ali- who is at present in Karachi, out when he came babk
to Gwadur, he would also eali claim his share on the lines of
Abuul Latif anu he was unable to pay. I asxed him what would be
the consequences if he did not carry out the decision of Kauaa
Nabi Bux ana the Qazi. He saiu that ho would wait here for a
few days out if they do not decide in his favour he would go back
to Pesnxan.
25. The Wall met me on the 8 th January. He was labouring
under a delusion that the geologists had said something about the
possibility of an oil existing in the new island in West Bay. I
told him that the geolpgists did not mention anything to me about
this matter, ana that if was improbable’that they said anything
about oil etc to any individual; the 1
effects of.the earthquake shocks in
ftd y^<r^^yy / U C U/
3 y had just come to see the
Mejcran coast, ^
The V/ali has been suffering from malaria for the last few
days ana I gave him some aspirin ana quinine pills.
26.^ One locust trucK irriveU from Turbat on the 9th January
ao j-vrauur. It will remain in Gwauur for about 6 months. 2 more are '
Ho.
expected.