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14 ADMINISTRATION REPORT OP THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL

87. Shaikh Mozcl Khan, Governor of Mohammerah, was confirmed in that
post for the current year, and received the titlo of “ Mu'azz-es-Saltanah,” but
this and the various visits of the Persian Governors have cost him 20,000
tomans beyond the ordinary payments on account of revenue.

8.—PERSIAN BALUCHISTAN.
88. The Hew Governor of the Persian Gulf littoral, the Saad-ul-Mulk,
brought in his detenus from Tehran—the two Baluch Shaikhs of Jask, Meer
Abdul Nubbi and Meer Ali, whoso seizure and imprisonment was mentioned
in the Annual Report for 1886-87. Meer Ali was released and allowed to
return to his home, but Abdul Nubbi was detained at Bunder Abbas.
89. Shaikh Ibrahim of Kishm, who had also been seized by the Maleket
Toojar, has also been released, and has returned to his native place.
90. A guard of twenty Persian Scrbaz has recently been placed at Jask.
91. The cases of plunder and ill-treatment of Hindu traders in Persian
Baluchistan alluded to in the last report have been settled by payment of
compensation by the Persian Governor, Abul Path Khan Sirteep. Credit is
due to Mr. Pfinch for this result, which was only possible with the powerful
and energetic support and action of Her Majesty's Minister at Tehran.
92. In July, it was reported that a party of Pvinds, under ono Nawab, had
attacked and plundered a caravan in Persian territory. It is understood that
Mr. Crawford, who personally inquired into Rind outrages at Mand, succeeded
in getting hold of Nawab, wbo was residing in Baho.
93. The Persian districts of Baluchistan have, on the whole, enjoyed
tranquillity.
9.—APPOINTMENTS, ESTABLISHMENTS, &c.
94. Captain C. "W. Ravenshaw, First Assistant, proceeded on furlough on
2nd April 1888.
95. Lieutenant P. J. Melvill assumed charge of the duties of First Assistant
on 4th May.
96. Surgeon D. R. Ros3 proceeded on furlough on 10th April.
97. Surgeon-Major T. French Mullen assumed charge of the duties of
Residency Surgeon, 15th April.
98. Mr. Abdur Raheem Hakim, Native Assistant, proceeded to join tho
Foreign Office as Acting Native Attach^, 4th March.
99. Mr. J. P. Sequeira was appointed Acting Native Assistant from 20th
March.
100. Her Majesty’s Ships Turquoise, Banger, Sphinx, and Kingfisher, of
the Royal Navy, and Lawrence, of the Indian Marine, served at various periods
in the Gulf during the year. The Lawrence in May took Sirdar Ayoob Khan
to Karachi from Busrah. Under recent arrangements only one vessel of
war will be stationed on the Persian Gulf station in future.
101. No captures of slaves were made, but some cargoes were run from
Africa to ’Oman. It was reported that a few fresh slaves were brought by the
Persians from the 'Oman Coast to Persia and sent to Shiraz for sale, but it was
found impossible to trace or recover any such slaves.
102. The observatory has heen kept up at Bushire, and tables indicating
the weather during the year will be found appended. The summer at Bushire
was trying. The winter was unusually free from gales.
Bij shire ; E. C. ROSS, Colonel,
21st June 1889. Political Resident, Persian Gulf*