تقارير ومراسلات تتعلق ببلاد فارس، بما يشمل التجارة ومساراتها في بلاد فارس [ظ‎‎١‎٠‎٤] (٢٥٢/٢٠٨)

. This man has hitherto been nothing less than a terror to our caravans in
Seistan and his system of extortion has already been referred to in previous
dtaries by Major Trench. His imprisonment must therefore have been a blow
to Mr. Miller who undoubtedly gave his tacit support to these extortions ; but.
following as it did on my visit to Mons. Spinella, the general idea.is that I was
the means of bringing about their punishment.
. I am told that Mr. Miller is taking the opportunity of Mons. Spinella’s
visit to collect statistics regarding the Customs revenues of Seistan.
Sth May. I called on the Karguzar in the evening (see above).
2. After leaving the Karguzar I paid a visit to the Mujtahid (Head Mulla)
at his invitation. 1 he old man was very weak and could scarcely carrv on a
conversation. As is his custom, he spoke in parables, the interpretation of which
was that the actions of the British Government here were good and approved of
by him and the people of Seistan. He said that the British subjects were popular
here, because they always respected the Mahomedan religion. ^
ffi * 3 r A ^ ir L 1S Sai< ? A 0 be anno V ed at the imprisonment of the Custom
official, Mirza Mahomad Hussain. It is said that out of the 4 000 tumans which
noteive SI M 0 n s e s m ' r M eCe ' Ved h 3,00a The g eileral °P™°n is that the Amir will
not give Mons. Spinella much assistance in his work.
Sr "s. f
report into a rumour that 200 infantry are on their way here. conver ted this
a,r f d y reported by Captain Webb-Ware
raid referred to may be lihand Khan tbt nl" 12 . r °t? n ( , 0Ut in those P arts - The
December last yeLVor perhaDs the rEtnr y* 6 ' 3 Mekran in
subsequent paragraph of thfs diary,’ is meant. ™ ° n P ‘ gnms ’ men ‘:oned in a
route^rel^Tol^^^SoTt ^
this rornin? 7 his P marSofe^as ^ Head ^
whose sympathies are entirely British is always readv^n^ 55 ' 3 " ' lce ' Consul - but
He gave me the following news •—(’ffi Mirz/ Th 1 rt lve . us an y assistance,
toms subordinates, now in chains' had heen nt-a T Hu ? ain - one of th e Cus-
Consul to molest Bri t ish,Xs as rn^ch^ prs.^r 5 tI ^
regular Customs establishment under ^ ssibl . e *. The introduction of a
welcomed by Mr. Miller (2) Some time superv ! SIOn Wld n ot therefore be
r,”*' '"’ d p e °p |e >» -Wm* £ °t.i "s d i.5 i 2
Vjrfe last three parapraphs of Major T-en-K’e aetltal civo M wL i ^ nalt trie
dmry for period Ist to 1 sth March 1901! ^ tualsize. \ow that the question of the
the Amir is afraid that a careful surve^wilfk 0 Seistan has been re-opened,*
out. Referring to the revenue-yielding possibilit^ of ^n^a'nVtie ^ir’s