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British Navy. —H. M. S. “ Triad ” with the Senior Naval Officer on board
arrived at Jask on 27th November and left the following day.
French sloop “ Diana ” visited the port on the 4th February and left for
Muscat on the next day.
Taxes. In the beginning of December, the Mudir of Customs demanded
customs duty on all articles imported by the telegraph staff who are exempted
from these duties under the Jask agreement. The matter was represented to
lehran. No decision was arrived at when the year closed.
Charbar.
Mr. M. S. de Souza continued as Clerk-in-Charge of the station until 80th
Mr^ w e nr h n T by Mr ’ K L ’ Hardin ^ The la tter was succeeded by
Mi. A. W. Halkett, M.B.F., on 16th June for the remainder of the year.
Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Din Mohamed Khan has been nominally the local governor of Charbar
on the part of the Persian Government. Early in June, with a few retainers
m t0 Buzda] ? via . Karachi to place his grievances before Sarhan«-
Moiiamed Khan who is in military command of Persian Baluchistan. The result
ha ® not transpired. He returned to Charbar in the middle of
i T i G i , i 11 e at Karachi on his return journey he purchased a motor car
0i M ° hamed Kh -
' e duets and people of the country, are providing him with money. The chief
i<rs _ een promised a salary by the Persian Government but it is "believed that
no nng has so far been paid to him. The position of Din Mohamed and the
metlmd'ofs 1§ They are f ^ rbidd en to levy'taxes, but have no other
method ot supporting their position.
Mohamedt a wtu b at S ’charb r a“! Sh Indian SubjeC ‘’ e ° ntinUeS t0 be Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Din
whmfh7wl C “'r Essa was the Mudir ot Customs until 26th May
when theTwS by MlrZa Ah ' The latter waS “ ^arge of the CustomI
taxps'-uwh.litit^* 00 ' n /i le "f! 111 ,’' 9 16 Shah was posted in the bazar that the
ceased ' im P osed hy Sirdar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Din Mohamed on goods going overland had
traders residhw f e .P tem, ?e r a complaint was made by one of the British Indian
was confise'ited'hv tl J P °i 1 * ’f* lla ,sll ^ ar on "'Inch duty had already been paid,
smuSled th , locaI ™ stoms department on the pretext that the article was
Mudffbut witlw P aC6 ' oom P laInan t produced the declaration before the
the ProvbicTd Tvf P e matter was eventually brought to the notice of
the suo-ar 8 ti5 ™ Ct ° r ° f Customs who lssued instructions to the Mudir to return
uic sugar to tiie owner.
un der* the comm a ti r 1° ? f "tv 0 at n -°/, Persian troops is said to be 1Q0 men
August when he v ° a i- irS j ^ ai ^V ^-kbar Khan was in command until 2nd
DuzcKb v^Kararl^ 8 re l 1 Qfi e( c! by + Mohamed Khan. Ali Akbar Khan left for
Khan arrived • ®?P tenib ^ r - On the 5th November Sultan Ibrahim
He is combining flu ^ ^ r Karachi and assumed command of the detachment.
troops,Xi’Sola^trdiSS ^ tha ‘ ° f ° ffiCe1 ' C ° mmandi ^ tbe
Medica/ofticpr nroVitiyf'u S fi, 0 "/ n “r^ 0 t' ie ol, tbreak of cholera in Sind, the Persian
caused' considerable f,f ed the Iandnl g and exporting of cargo from Charbar. This
Karachi S^ tW I ?r ^T e u- ienCe ‘e 0 , the P 0ple - But on the declaration of
lice iiom the disease, the orders were cancelled.
Gwadur.
shorfpm'b^fhihhlproceeded mi h dfe nt thr0ughont the y ear exc ept for a
Gwadui tiJotghout“Tyelr 8 ^ WaU ° f His Hi ghness the Sultan of Muscat at
Sulta S uttslm;lri^he y yea A r hmed Effendi C01ltinUed to llold eharge of the