"تقرير عسكري حول مناطق نوشكي-جاغي-سنجراني الغربية" [و‎‎١‎٠‎٨] (٣٠٢/٢٢٠)

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made use of by patients who come from so far afield as Shorawak, the
Registan and the valley of the Helmand to take advantage of the medical
treatment afforded. The other buildings consist of a sub-treasury built
of brick, a six-roomed travellers’ bungalow with the usual offices.and out
houses annexed, and a new serai for caravans, two rooms in which have
been set apart for the sole use of Shiah pilgrims. The Nushki tahsil
was further improved by additions consisting of a new police wing, four
double-storeyed towers built one at each corner of the thana and many
minor structural additions to accommodate the tahsil establishment
and levies. There is also a post office in charge of a sub-postmaster and
a telegraph office.
During the Amirship of the late Abdur Rahman of Afghanistan many
of the Nushki traders dealing with Shorawak, Registan and Garmsel
owing to increased competition and the stringency of the Afghan preven
tive measures were compelled to close their shops in the Nushki bazaar.
But since Habibulla came to the throne these measures have either be< n
neglected or relaxed, and these shops have already been re-opened. t
is hoped that, if a more generous commercial policy be adopted by the
present Amir, a large Afghan trade will spring up in the Nushki bazaar.
The trade with Seistan and Eastern Persia is increasing rinnually, and if
not crushed by Persian customs dues is likely to go on increasing. In
1903, after the famine year of 1902, only 30 shops remained open.
The distance from Nushki to Quetta is 91 miles by the main road which
owincr to the inclines is not a very good camel road and, being unmetalled,
is unfit for wheeled traffic. A railway is now being constructed on this
line, which when opened will add greatly to the importance of Nushki as
a trade centre.
Nushki is the natural starting point and terminus for caravans crossing
the deserted area between it and the Persian frontier. The distance
from Nushki tc Robat, the westernmost point of the trade-route within
British territory, is 372 miles.
Around Nushki is a vast plain on which the camel-grazing is good.
The Kaisar river with a plentiful supply of water runs through the plain
within i| miles of the Bazar. Supplies, forage and fuel are abundant
Nushki from its position, even from the earliest times, has enjoyed a
reputation as a trade mart of considerable importance laying claim to a
commerce which has increased and diminished in proportion, as the sur
rounding districts from which trade is drawn either enjoyed a brief repose
or were torn with inter-tribal feuds.
Trade converges on Nushki from five different sources
(#) From Jalk via Galla Chah and Dalbandin, chiefly dates. .
(b) From Seistan vi& the trade-route, sheep, goats, local Seistan
products, includingwool, namdahs, carpets.
(c) From Garmsel Khwaja Ali, Robat (Malik Dokand),^/, wool,
(d) From^astern Helmand vid the Purdil Khan road, wool, ghi,
grain, dried fruits. . , •
(*) From Shorawak, by numerous routes across the frontier, ght t
wool, grain. [Webb-Ware.)