"تقارير إدارية ١٩٠٥-١٩١٠" [و‎‎١‎٣‎٢] (٦١٦/٢٦٨)

AND THE MASKAT POLITICAL AGENCY FOE THE YEAR 1807-1608.
CHAPTER V-
administration report of the bunder abbas consulate
eor the year 1907-1908.
The remarks made in last year's report regarding the general unrest General
prevailing throughout the district, are equally pertinent to tbe conditions remarks -
prevailing during the year under report. The constant recurrence of distur
bances and the impunity with whioh raiding parties from Ears territorv
committed depredations in the Bunder Abbas administrative district unchecked
by the local authorities, tended to reduce to vanishing point the authorltv of the
Deputy-Governor of Bunder Abbas and in the Shamilat his orders were openIv
ignored Situated as he is at Bunder Abbas, with but a handful of tofanechis
to uphold his authority, he is quite powerless to cope with lawlessness prevailing
beyond the limits of the town. Nor is his position an enviable one in the town
itselt, where he is every day becoming more and more the puppet of the local
Assembly. It is inttresting to note that this Assembly was orWnaUv
inaugurated with the object of founding a schcol for the education of Persian
children. Having accomplished this end, its attention was gradually diverted
by oadid-es-Sultaneh, the Russian Agent, to the discussion of local affairs in
general and latterly it has not scrupled to interfere in administrative matters
and to dictate to the local authorities. Although the Governor of the Gulf
Potts has several times called upon the people of Bunder Abbas to elect a
representative for the Bushire Assembly, nothing has been done in this direc-
tion, the prominent inhabitants contenuing that the town and district is of
sufficient importance to merit a separate representative in the Tehran
Assembly.
Owing to absence of rain, the crops were a total failure and the year aainfaii and
has been characterised by great scarcity and want throughout the district. Harvest.
± odder was unobtainable locally and large quantities were imported from the
upper Gulf. J -
Mirza Abbas Khan, Amin-ul-Vzarha, held the dual appointment of 1^1
Deputy-Governor and Karguzar until the 26th November, when Mirza Ismael Authorities.
Khan replaced him as Deputy-Governor. He continued, however, to hold the
post or Karguzar throughout the year.
In the Shamilat, Assadulla Khan displaced Mir Ahmed Shah in the
Kalantarship, but after holding office for a few weeks, was dismissed. Subse-
quent^, owmg to an agitation, particuiars of which ^re stated below, Assad^
Kalamars 11 Ahmed Shah were on July 5th appointed as joint
At Lingah, Mahsood-ul-Mamalik was Deputy-Governor until the 17th
October, when he was replaced by Safar All Khan.
At Minab, Kerbelai Mahomed Hassan, who had always been most friendlv
disposed and rendered us much assistance in dealing with cases involving
-British interests, was replaced in the Deputy^Governorship early in June bv
Hassan, Amin-i-Diwan. J
Sheikh Saleh has been Zabit of Kishm throughout the vear. He paid 3 200
tomans for the revenue of the island, a reduction of 1,700 tomans on'the
amount realised in former years. The year has, however, been one of great
scarcity throughout the island, no rain having fallen. Fodder or grazing for
camels has been unobtainable, with the result that hundreds of camels
(5 krans per head revenue is derived from each camel) have been taken to
the mainland and sold to Afghans. In all Sheikh Saleh maintains that he is
some o,000 tomans out of pocket as the result of his year's term of office.
,, . At Hormuz, Mirza Khali! continued to represent the interests of the
Moin-et-Tujjar.
Taking advantage of the discontent prevailing amongst the Shamilat ryots, Dirturbano**
by reason of the previous year's scarcity in the district, Mir Ahmed Shah, the
dismissed Kalantar, raised an agitation against the newly appointed Ealantar,