"تقرير الإدارة عن المقيمية السياسية في الخليج الفارسي للأعوام ١٩١٥-١٩١٩" [ظ‎‎١‎٠‎١] (٣٩٦/٢٠٩)

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30 annual report of tee persian gulf political residency
The Director left Karachi on the annual tour of inspection on the
14th November and, after visiting all
Tour • telegraph stations up to Basrah, returned
to Karachi on the 30th December. On the down journey he saw Mir Hoti
and Mustafa Khan at Jask; Sardar Husain Khan and Mudat Khan and
the representatives of Mirs Mahmud Khan and Din Mohammad at Charbar.
The custom of the coast of Persian Mekran has been for the property
recoverea from wrecks to be divided
between the Chief and the people of the
Endeavours are being made to induce the Chiefs to restore
talf
country
salved property to owners.
In the beginning of the year an Indian Bugla Gunja Ganeshpassa"
belonging to Thakur Liladher Pershowtam of Bombay, when returning to
Bombay with a cargo of 2,000 bags of wet and dry dates, valued at Es. 10,000
from Basrab, ran ashore at Koh-i-Mubarak. The whole cargo was looted' by
the followers of Mirs Barkat, Mustafa and Hoti, the lion's share went to Mir
Barkat. The bugla was brought to Jask by one of His Majesty's ships and
afterwards towed to Muscat. A quarter of the deck gear was returned by the
Chiefs and sent to Muscat.
The report of Mr. A. Cane, who succeeded Mr. E. Pinsent, on the condition
of the districts between Biyaban and Bahu is enclosed.
Jask.
Mr. C. H. St. John was Clerk-in-Charge of the Telegraph Station through
out the year.
Pema, Official.. appointment of the Deputy
Governor was vacant till the end of the
year. %
M!esh-hedy Abbas held charge of the Customs throughout the year.
The detachment of the 83rd Wallajahabad Light Infantry was relieved
Military Detachment. b y a detachment of the 3rd Brahmans on
the 16th July. The average monthly
strength of the detachment was 160 men under three British officers till the
end of July. 180 men under one British officer after that date.
The entire installation was removed and
shipped, on the 16th August, to Lingah
where it has been erected.
His Excellency Vice-Admiral Sir Rossylyn "Weyms, K.C.B., etc., visited
Navy. Jask in His Majesty's " Euryalus." The
other ships who occasionally visited the
port were ,e Bramble," Nearchus" and " Mozaffer. "
Wireless Installation.
Charbar.
Mr. E. J. Hughes, Assistant Superintendent, continued to hold charge of
the Telegraph Station and to look after the interests of the British Indian
subjects up to 3rd October, when he was relieved by Mr. P. W. Lang from
Muscat, who held charge of the station up to the end of the year.
Persian Customs. Mirza Ibrahim Khan was in charge of
the Customs throughout the year.
Shahdad Abbas and Yusuf Safar were the Walis of Charbar throughout
Walis.
the year acting under the orders of Mirs
Din Muhammad and Mahmud Khan,
respectively.
_ The payment of Es. 450 a month was made by the Political Department
o m i luhammad and Mahmud Khan for the protection of the village "
temporary measure.
as a
Millitary Detachment,
two Indian officers. \
was
The strength of the military detachment
10 120 rank and file, two British and
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