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benefit and that there was not the remotest desire-as mischievous persons had
doubtless represented-to interfere with his rightful authority. Thus before I
eft Kalat last October he was giving the project open and genuine support
It seems hardly necessary to enlarge on the advantages and 'suitability of the
arrangement by which the Khan entrusts, under his own general control the
management of his revenue paying districts to a trained revenue official paid bv
imself. 1 here must be many analogous cases among the Native Chiefs of
India, for how many have the experience and capacity to administer their
ed thatT^r’l/h " lg ,n , f xpert assista, ? ce from outside ? I once heard it remark
ed that if the Khan could not manage his own affairs he should be turned out
but this would I think be a most inadequate ground on which to take so extreme
33 - I will here recapitulate briefly the factors which go to make un the
existing position of affairs in the State and then procJU to desert the
measures necessary in my opinion for the consolidation and future success of he
system now being pursued. oi me
onlv extendsIf. the , n f ominal head of the whole State, but his real authority
.1,/ir i ? h nlabats or revenue paying possessions. The great mass of
the Kalat people are revenue-free Brahui or Baluch tribesmen whofthough they
may on occasions recognise the Khan to serve some temporary purpose fonsWer
o anvatmlt on^n ^ -deed mreme^ ZTous
ot any attempt on his part to exercise authority over them On the British
Government therefore has devolved the task of administering their affairs and
the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. under the orders of the Governor-General’s^Agent and having
with him the Ass'stant Poli.tica 1 Agent, Kalat, and three Native Assistants
the Political adviser, who is his assistant in a general way the Native Assistant
Sarawan and the Native Assistant jhalawan) disposes not only of all“
Note—I n these remarks no account has been matter S which the Chiefs themselves Can-
taken of Mekran, the Las Bela State, the Bolan not adjust, but also of diSDUtes hptwpnn tLo
Pass and Kharan which also belong to the Kalat fn k PQ t?, i ^ PU , be ; Ween th e
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . trines and the Khan s officials and revenue
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b V is sst
referred to the bi-annual Shahi Jirga convened by the Governor-General’s A^ent
Jon eYtiorwith tZ°e it?t' t P - r0 ° f / f ^ bein ^ that at ™ time 0^
connection with the State has it enjoyed a greater degree of peace and com-
parative good order than during the last four years. Of the nine niabats into
which the Khan s revenue-paying possessions are divided, three are ad^nistered
(very inefficiently) direct from Kalat and six are under a Kalat paid ofheial who
administers them on behalf of the Khan. This system too is worling s^lsfac-
34. To ensure the continued success of these systems and therefore n state
^ f P eaCe > P f 0S P er ^- y ’ contentment and loyalty in the country it i only neces Sa y
hat they should be somewhat more fully developed 1 he e*L ™ TV nece , ssa ^
be strengthened by the addition of moremen-so ^r cent all ofnJsa"!! A*
oc A J It r pay 01 the ^ hanadars should be quite double what it U
: e ^ p h : fo s ™ d of c t u b 1 e t L n s d t respons,b i e and ^
Tbanada, receives t
to ablndon fhel^hlme'stnd aren0t sufficient| y attra< :tive lo tempt good men
public service Then a fe he l r .P nvat , e £,° a cerns and encounter the hardships of
P IC service. I hen a few additional Thar.as are required, two in Sarawan,