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372. In Government of Bombay Resolution (Marine Department, No. 271,
dated 13th March 1872) it was decided to
Volume II, No. 13a of 1872.
transfer the coal station from Bassidore to
Henjam ; the latter, now with a telegraph station, would be found more convenient
than the former. Government was however then confronted with the question
of the sovereignty over the island of Henjam (see Colonel Pelly’s letter
No. J^jV, dated 19th September 1872), and the matter was allowed to drop. Soon
after Assistant Surgeon Abdur Rahman Hakim was appointed to the charge of
the station.
273. In the Gulf Administration Report for 1873-74 the Resident reports:—
‘•The British station at Bassidore has during the past year been under supervision
of Assistant Surgeon Abdur Rahman, a guard of His Majesty's 21st Infantry is quartered
here. The health of the guard has been good and everything has gone on satisfactorily.
The pier having fallen into bad repair, it is proposed to repair it. The Chief of Kishmatatimc
caused some petty annoyance in regard to supplies, but these complaints have been
removed.”
The old establishment at Bassidore consisted of a slave agent and coal
agent on Rs. 30 each. In 1860-69 the
General B., January 1875, Nos. 36-33.
appointments at Bassidore of a munshi on
Rs. 25 and a clerk on Rs. 100 was sanctioned. In 1874 the appointments of
Bassidore munshi and slave agent were converted into the post of Arabic
munshi at Bushire, and that of Bassidore clerk into the post of third clerk at
Bushire (Foreign Department No. 2560-6., dated 22nd December 1874).
274. In December 1878 the company of the 21st Infantry stationed at
Military B.. October 1879, Nos. 15025 and 21-35. Bassidore was ordered to be relieved and
Gulf Adminstration Report for 1878-79. reduced to the strength of a havildar’s
guard owing to the unhealthiness of the station. One native officer, 3
havildars, 4 naiks and 62* privates then proceeded to Jask under orders of
Government. This was in 1879.
275. In 1880 the Government of India had under consideration the question
of the transfer of the coal depdt from
Political A., August i$So,Nos. 124-27.
Bassidore to Henjam, but it was dropped
as it was decided to abandon the telegraph station on the island of Henjam.
276. In 1S83 the havildar’s guard was removed from Bassidore to Bushire
B , Military E., June 1883, Nos. 6 8. and since then no detachment has been sent
Gulf Administration Report for 1883-84. to that station. The services of medical
subordinate were in consequence dispensed with, and the station was placed
in charge of a coal agent.

(xxxvi) Consular guard at Bushire.
277. The guard attached to the Residency at Bushire is an ancient institution,
probably coeval with the Residency itself. We find references to reliefs of the guard
frequently in old records. In 1856 it consisted of—
Subadar O
Havildars
Naicks
Costing Rs. 545
Drummer per mensem.
Fifer ... • ••
Privates 30 J
Commander Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, applied (letter dated
Volume II, No .197 of 1856. 3rd April 1856) to the Bombay Govern­
ment for permission to entertain a small
When this was raised from the strength shown in 1865 cannot be found in our records.