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CHAPTER II

Note on events In tins Blkarz area nurjnp 1943.

Drlllinn. There v/as no drilling In 1943.
Staff. British and British Indian Staff and. families at
the 31st December 1343 numbered

Staff wives Children
Gc-ch Saran. British 6 2 3
British
Indian 2 1 2
.ipha Jari British 26 8 4
Pazanun British
Indian 5 1 1
39 12 10

Food Supplies. Trie cost of living rose still further curing
1943 and the Company continued to issue rations of staple

foodstuffs, at controlled prices, to labour.
security. There Lave been several holdups of Company1s
transport on the Z< .cvreh arid Behbehs.r. road I by ; rn«'d bands
V*
during the year. No less of .1 if -j ftcfii1 :r*:-d.
T; e feiio-ving 1." the cf the C: rr5rcn:-

Cffleers 1C
ether ranks 313
Cne squadron of Skinners Horse provide guards fer Du-Gamfcacan,
.-.b-i-ohirin and Production Plant.
ilany Government officials and notables visited

the area during the year and were entertained by us.
delations with the local llhans remained nost cordial.
Water unooly. The supply was satisfactory.
The total water pumped during 1943 was

72,278,580 gallons.
Production. Veils ::cs.8 and 13 \/ere on production.
Crude oil despatches to j.badan totalled
236,880,000 gallons.