File 1749/1921 ‘Persian Gulf:- Residency news summaries 1921-25’ [‎163v] (341/494)

In the new budget the pay of His Excellency the Governor has been reduced
to 500 Ts. per mensem plus 100 Ts. for his Chef de Cabinet and lo Ts. for
a Pishkhidmat, all other establishments to be abolished including sowars and’
tufangchis. His Excellency telegraphed to his brother Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Fakhar in Tehran
to see whether these instructions could not be modified otherwise he would resign,
and has received a reassuring reply. It is however understood that the budgets
of all Governorships throughout Persia are being similarly reduced.
The pay of the police is now two months in arrears and that of the tufangchis
three months owing to there being no funds available in the Finance Department.
According to the pay roll in the Finance Department there are 75 tufangchis em
ployed in Bushire', but there are only 62 actually serving, the pay of the balance
being pocketed by the Kadkhuda.
The Head of the Finance Department in Bushire wired to Tehran suggesting
that, as he had no money for payment of Government officials, the Central Autho
rities should authorize the Customs Department to grant a loan to the Local Finance
Department.
The Karguzar left Bushire in the “ Persepolis ” on the 29th March for Moham-
merah. He intends visiting all the important ports on the Persian side of the Gulf.
The Karguzar returned from his tour to Dasht-i-Qil about the 8th March and
professed himself well pleased with the work the Anglo-Persian Oil Company are
doing in that area. He expressed his surprise at the amount of work put in on road
construction and showed evident satisfaction that the number of Indians employed
in this area was very small.
Messrs. Wonckhaus and Company are very busy in the Gulf, and considerable
consignments of their goods are now reaching Persia. Mohamed Sharif has been
appointed as their Agent in Lingah and is being very energetic securing orders.
One thousand bags of sugar shipped from Germany were landed at Bushire on
the 17th_March ex S. S. “ Barjora.”
It is reported from Borasjun that the Deputy Governor of Dashti and Dashtis-
tan sent his Assistant Mansur Khan to collect revenue from Zair Khidhar. The
latter is said to have told Mansur Khan that he had not been given control over the
whole of Tangistan, and therefore waspnable to recover the revenue and could not
therefore pay anything, and Mansur Khan had to return to Borasjun empty handed.
At Zair Khidhar’s instigation Ghulam Hussein, the Kadkhuda of the village
of Tul Siah, which is five miles from the main road, has been levying Kahdari on
caravans.
In consequence of the heavy exactions of the Khans on the road between
Bushire and Borasjun, the muleteers are beginning to use the Shit route again.
Kashkulis.
Jehangir Khan s section of the Kashkulis recently carried out a raid on Zeitun
and are reported to have looted some 2,500 sheep, goats and cattle. Hadi Khan is
endeavouring to settle the matter locally, as it is feared that Soulet may make this
an excuse for interfering in Kashkuli affairs which would probably react unfavour
ably on the Anglo-Persian Oil Company’s interests.
Taqi Beg, one of Jehangir Khan’s headmen is believed to-have received
presents from Soulet, which presumably have been given with the object of creat
ing trouble for the Kashkulis.
The Kashkuli Khans have been much exercised in mind by the delay in the
meeting between the Resident Director of the Oil Company and Soulet, and regard
ing the attitude they should adopt towards the latter when they migrate to the
Sarhad. They fear that the company is going to leave them to the tender mercies
of the Soulet.
Hadi Khan and Ilyas Khan accompanied by Mr. Clegg, the Political representa
tive of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company at Bikarz, came to Bushire on Friday, the
31st March, and were interviewed by the Resident, who explained to them that