Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎469v] (943/1028)

During the year 155 cases were settled to the satisfaction of the parties
concerned without reference to the Muscat court. In 73 of these cases both
parties were British protected persons, whereas the ramaining 82 cases
were between British and Muscat subjects. Three petty criminal cases
were also heard. There were two important semi-insolvency cases which
were satisfactorily compromised shortly after the close of the year and one
insolvency case affecting Gwadur merchants is pending in the court of the
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat.
The trade of Gwadur is mainly the export of dried fish to Ceylon, and
of fish manure, fish fins and fish “maws” to London and Japan. During
the year about 50,000 packets of fish were exported of a value of approxi
mate by Its. 7,50,000. For the past three years the fish trade of Muscat
has suffered from scarcity of fish and this has been reflected in a number of
insolvency cases, in two of which about a lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. were involved,
G. deSMIDT, Director,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Telegraphs,
in Political Charge of Mekran Coast.
Karachi,
The 1st April 1929.
Mr. A. W. Halkett’s report No. 88 , dated 1st January 1929, on the
CONDITION OF THE DISTRICTS BETWEEN JASK AND GWADUR.
Jask District.
Mir Mustafa Khan continues to control this district assisted bv his
son Murad Khan- ^
In April a small disturbance took place at Jask between the Mudir of
Customs and Seyed Mohamed Saleh an influential Jask merchant supported
by some tribesmen from old Jask. It appears that the Persian Postmaster
was tampering with correspondence handed him for despatch by the Syed
and showing contents of the letters to the Mudir of Customs. It was found
after these letters had been perused, that the Seyed was reporting the
"n H r „ f 0f J USt0mS t0 Tehr “ f0 J corru P t dealings, and the Mudir in a
T^ t, 0 iT g 'r SUmm :Tl the Seyed t0 the fort where the Customs House
fort no 7 ^ of d t hln \t° brln g his fleet of dhows in front of the
t on the plea that the Seyed was engaged in smuggling. - The Seved
cu & d e<1 ““P'y Wlth th e Mudir's request, whereupon Mudir arrested
Nabi arrivprf “ f ° rm .^ 10n was conveyed to old Jask, whereupon Abdun
manded that ^ S^ed sho^Keatd " 4 Mifrl'^ 1 ^ 18 ’ b and ,t de -
tak^the Mudir'todd t J Ba ! UCh d hZh^ satisfled and decided they S1 would
Baluchis M rm, t dei d f J ? k a ,f d h ?l d h ' lm aS hosta S e for the Seyed’s safety.
PeiVian p77mas eriftT and cutthe water a “d food supply off, and Mudir,
men werTtS^I u ^ PerS ! an ^-commissioned officer and twentv-five
starve the orem7nts of a fP e f ar ® dat this time that the Baluchis intended to
bit rPersiM ne™ emnl 1 ° in 11 ,” submlssion an d not to resort to arms,
/ er ^ lan Peon A low-ranking infantryman, orderly or assistant (South Asian context). emploiyed by the Customs proceeded to the well for water
y fouil( } a rTiard over the water supplv. An argument ensued
astick ^ernioon 1 ™ deav ou//lto strike thf MuchwPh
. tick \\ hereupon latter fired at the peon A low-ranking infantryman, orderly or assistant (South Asian context). from point blank rans-e but
firing" Wh 1 TP 8 ^ 8 ‘n 6 SigDal for a ^ eneral outburst of
ca 4 S 'in affiS rif 7 bis If v the Ba . U . chl6 outslde - but as is generally the
. W in ana’irs of this nature, casualties were nil. Officer Commanding