'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf Political Residency for the Years 1915-1919' [‎135r] (276/396)

FOB THE YEAR 1918. 3-
Mustafa Khan, and a representative of Mir Barkat at Jask and the renresenta-
tives of Din Muhammad and Mahmud Khan at Charbar .
Mr. Hughes report on the condition of the districts between Jask and
Babu is enclosed.
Jask.
Mr. C. H. St. John, Assistant Superintendent, was in charge of thp
graph station througliout the year.
The appointment of the Deputy Governor was still vacant when the year
Persian official,. e i ose(L Meshbedy Abbas in charge of
the customs was relieved on the 17th June
by Mr. M. J. Ferro, an Indo-Portuguese subject, who held charge for the
remainder of the year.
The detachment of 3rd Brahmins remained at Jask during the year. The
Militarv detachnteot. average monthly strength was 132 non^
commissioned officers and men and two
British officers, hut owing to influenza the number of non-commissioned officers
and men was temporarily reduced at the end of the year to 83.
H. M. S. " Bramble, " " Britomart, " " Mozaffer," <s Minto " and
v avv " Nearchus " occasionally visited the port
y during the year. P
Arab dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. $< Muafiq " foundered at Gabreg. All cargo was lost. The
Wreck " Nakhuda " and crew were sent by Store-
ship to Kuwait.
Mr. Bill, Deputy Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , paid a short visit to this port in
January.
An improved Acetylene beacon light was fixed by the Commander of H.
M. S. <£ Nearohus "near the sea-shore with an all round visibility of] 2
miles.
Four geologists of Anglo-Persian Oil Company came here in December
and left for Biyaban.
Char bar.
Mr. P. W. Lang held charge of the Telegraph station throughout the
year.
Mirza Ibrahim Khan carried out the duties of Customs Collector daring
• Persian Customs. the year.
Shahdad Abbas and Yusuf Safar were the Walis of Charbar throughout
Wal . s the year acting under the orders of Mirs
Din Muhammad and Mahmud Khan
respectively.
The payment of Rs. 450 a month by the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Bushire, to
Dia Muhammad and Mahmud Khan for the protection of the village as a
temporary measure was continued throughout the year.
The strength of the military detachment dur'ng the year was two British
, Officers, two Indian officers and 100 rank
Military detachment. , ~,
and file.
Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. Muafiq of Kuwait mentioned in last year's report was not refloated
Wreckg and became a total wreck.
^11 the goods of the country craft ^ Vithalpassa " which ran aground at
lank, vide last year's report, were stolen by the Baluchis except some cases of
beer which were auctioned at Charbar and the proceeds paid to the owner of
the cargo. The vessel became a total wreck.
I^iDgy Fateh-ul-Karim also reported last year as having run aground car-
wed a large shipment of foodstuffs. She became a total wreck and the cargo was