ملف ١١٨٧/ ١٩١٤ الجزء ٢ "بلاد فارس - السياسة. المصالح البريطانية في الجنوب. السياسة الروسية" [و‎‎٢‎٦‎٢] (٣٠٠/٢٧١)

to cover these heavy drains on hie resources and also to
make his Quota t the lessee must charge exorbitant rates
Tor supplies. This is the primary cause. Another is that
the IX,when migrating,use this road and make free with
the young crops to the detriment of the ultimate outturn.
Another is the area under cultivation in the vicinity of
the road in the hill section aa* not sufficient both to
support the inhabitants and to provide x*or large numbers
of caravans ; consequently wheat and such food stuffs havd.
to be brought up from halsmir and down from the chaha/^
yahal. Another cause .incidental to this year ,1s the
Scarcity due to last year's shortage of rain ; but this
is only incid ntal and in no way accounts for the enor ~
Mas rise in prices .whih has been going on during the pasl*
three years. Even in the last few years the rise has been
hire
unprecedented — hrtWr rates which I can remaaber 70
krans.are today ttlo krans.
(4) Prof oUon.
most
Next comes the important question .that of
protection of the road. 1 am glad to say that up to the
present .this season, the safe ty of th~ road has left no ~
thing to be desired.
When on the road, Informat ion reached me of
the presence of a large band of Taibi marauders,
who were awaiting a favourable opportunity,in conjunct
ion with a fordable larun.to harry the road, fhe river
was at the time high and 1 reckoned on some 10 or 12 days
respite,and in response to urgent representations which I
made to him,the Serdar Jang xaade such arrangements as
have preserved the safety of the road up to date.
It may not be out of place briefly to
recapitulate the arrangements made for Tour Excellency's
information.