"مجلد I مذكرات بخصوص بلاد فارس والمنطقة الحدودية الشمالية الغربية. ١٩٠٥." [و‎‎١‎٢] (٣١٠/٢٨)

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dead all those on board except a boy who
escaped. The Deputy Governor of Lingah
has had the murderers arrested and brought to
Lingah. It is reported that amongst the killed
was a British Indian subject of the Khoja
sect. Enquiries are being made.
34. M. Damhrain, Director-General of
the Persian customs of the South, arrived
from Bush ire in the customs revenue steamer
“ Muzafferi ” on the 18th January, and left the
following day to inspect customs posts at
other ports. He is said to have stated to Mr.
Brown of the German firm of Wonckhaus
that the customs revenue has fallen enormous
ly since the enforcement of the new customs
tariff.
35. The Persian Customs Administration
has established a customs post at Mehtabi,
and placed three tofangchis in charge there,
with instructions to levy customs duty.
36. See Memorandum for January, para
graph 27. On the 6th January, the Director
of customs, Lingah, released the boat of Haji
Abdul Itahman (the French Consular Agent
and representative of the Bussian line of
steamers) on payment of a fine of krans 280
(= Rs. 70). It appears that the good offices
of the Bussian Consul-General were successful.
37. In the case of a jolly boat belong
ing to a subject of the Chief of Debai, which
the customs officials seized on a charge some
what similar to that preferred against the
French Consular Agent, a fine of krans 1,140
(= Bs. 285) was imposed, and at last paid by
the nakhoda in order to release his boat. A
comparison of the two cases is instructive.
38. Bandar Abbas .—A Persian customs
post has been established on the island of
Kharag in pursuance of an order of His
Majesty the Shah, dated the 14th December
(vide paragraph 17 of Memorandum for
December 1904).
39. M. Cattersel, who has given so
much trouble to His Britannic Majesty’s
consulate by his obstructive attitude, was
relieved on the 1st January by M. Stas
as Director of customs. The latter, who
was in charge of the customs at Bandar
Abbas in 1903, is a more reasonable person
to deal with.
40. Henjam .—On the night of the 5th of
January, the Henjam mail bag from the tele
graph station, when brought to Bandar Abbas
by the kossid, was again seized by the customs
authorities, who retained it until noon of the
following day, and only delivered it on the
representation of His Majesty’s consulate,
after the bag had been opened, and the
contents inspected. The matter was reported to
the Government of India (vide Memorandum
for January, paragraph 28) and to His Majesty’s