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12 ADMINISTRATION REPORT OP THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL

dbc., for tho improvement of roads, commerce, &o., was posted at the principal
telegraph stations. Tho effects of this measure are not yet palpable, but, owing
chiefly to increased intercourse with Europeans and interchange of ideas with
them, there is a gradual amelioration of the condition of tho people in progress,
and the Royal Proclamation0 is a sign of tho times
• Appendix 6.
at all events, and may yet boar fruit.
63. Tho Prench Government have established a Vice-Consulate atBusbire,
and LI. Piat has been nominated to fill the post.
64. The Dutch Government have decided to withdraw their Consulate
from Bushire.
65. Exportation of grain from Persian porta was prohibited from 5th
December 1888 by notification from Tehran.
66. In March a British merchant steamer, the Transition, got aground off
the island of Kais, and much trouble was experienced from the rapacity of
the Governor of Charak and Kais. PL Lf.’s S. Kingfisher proceeded to tho
spot and rendered timely assistance. The Transition floated undamaged and
proceeded on her voyage, but the conduct of the Persian Governor of Charak
will become the subject of discussion.
67. In several districts of Fars an epidemic disease of a severe type has
destroyed largo numbers of the cattle; in some places, it is said, nine-tenths of
the oxen and cows died, causing much distress.
68. Mirza Mohammed Ali, who was formerly Foreign Office Agent at
Bunder Abbas, was appointed Deputy Governor of Lingah. The Persian
troops were withdrawn from that town and the Arab Shaikh Kadheeb, formerly
Depuiy Governor, was sent in chains to Tehran from Bushire.
69. A disturbance occurred in Lar between a body of Kashkais and
inhabitants of Lar, in which affair many lives were lost on both sides.
70. Shaikh Ibrahim, who was formerly Chief of Kislim, and who was
taken to Tehran as a prisoner, has been released and allowed to return to
Kishm.
71. Mohammed Hasan Beg was re-appointed Deputy Governor of Bunder
Abbas, and the Persian troops have been mostly withdrawn from that place,
as well as from Lingah.
72. Captain Tate, Bengal Cavalry, was deputed by the Government of
India to buy mules and donkeys in Persia, and visited Shiraz and Ispahan. At
the latter place he succeeded in purchasing over three hundred animals of a
suitable kind, and at moderate prices.

7.—PERSIAN ARABISTAN.
73. In the month of October 1888 the Persian Government intimated to
Her Majesty's'Minister at the Court of Persia that His Majesty the Shah had
decided to open the river Karan as far as Ahwaz to the commerce of the world,
Appendix c under certain, regulations and conditions, which
would be intimated and published later on. A
translation of these rules will be found appended.
74. Simultaneously with the above intimation, orders were despatched to
the Governor of Arabistan, the Nizam-es-Saltanab, to allow the passage of
commercial steamers and sailing vessels of all friendly powers between
Mohammerah and Ahwaz. Above Ahwaz the right of navigation was reserved
to the Persian Government.
75. A steam-launch, belonging to Messrs. Gray, Mackenzie & Co., was
immediately despatched from Busrah to Ahwaz, as pioneer, and to estab­
lish the right of way; and Messrs. Lynch & Co.*s river steamer Blosse Lynch