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Mohim Khan's death some months ago and Mowladad Khan's death more recently should tend
towards the pacification of Mckran, and Sardars Said Khan and Abdi Khan should now bo
able to establish themselves more firmly in Gch and Dashtyari respectively.
5. In regard to the effecting of the arrest of tho remaining two murderers of Mr. Graves,
I would venturo to euquiro whether tho Persian Government cannot bo moved to take stronger
measures towards this ond than they have done since tho return of tho Darya Bcgi's
expedition from Mckran, and would express tho opinion that if they would now offer a
reasonable money reward for the capture of the two men it would not be long before it was
satisfactorily effected.
6. For tho settlement of tho claims of British Indian traders which arc still outstanding
and which are referred to in the 87th paragraph of Mr. Scaly's letter No. 93-P„ dated tho
17th Juno 1899, I would suggest that the Persian Government might bo pressed to depute a
ropresentativo of higher rauk and greater authority than the May moor who met Mr. Scaly in
March last. A Karguzar or other official under tho Persian Foreign Office might, I think,
more conveniently bo sent down by tea to meet tho Director at Charbar or Jask during the
next spring with full instructions to settle every caso presented to him by tho latter officer.
7. In conclusion, I would specially invite Your Excellency’s attention to Mr. Scaly's
remarks in paragraph 39 of his letter No. 93-P., on the subject of the permanent retention of
escorts at the Telegraph stations of Jask and Charbar. I am of opinion that so long as any
possibility of a recurrence of troubles exists amongst the Mekranis, the detachments of tho
21st Bombay Infautry now protecting tho Telegraph stations referred to should not be
withdrawn.

No. 93-P., dated Karachi, tho 17th Jaao 1899.
From—Q. W. Sbalt, Esq., Direotor, Indo-European Telegraph Department, Persian Gulf
Section,
To—Tho Political Resident in tho Persian Gulf.
I have now the honour to submit, for your information, my report regarding the
following questions which had to be settled by me on the Mckran Coast in conjunction with a
Persian official who was to have met mo at Charbar last year: —
(1) The redistribution of the telegraph presents among the Pcr60-Baluch Chiefs and
headmen of the Gch aud Dashtyari Districts ;
(2) The arrest of the remaining two murderers of tho late Mr. Graves ;
(3) The settlement of the outstanding claims of the British Indian traders against the
Perso-Baluch Chief*.
2. With reference to the first question, I have the honour to state that the Persian
official was unable to meet me at the date arranged, but after consulting with you at liushiro
in December la6t, I held Darbars at Jask and Charbar and met most of the Chiefs and
headmen and informed them that owing—
(1) to the unfortunate murder of Mr. Graves in the Karwan District last year;
(2) to the failure on the part of the Chiefs of Geh District in affording proper
protection to the telegraph lines, etc., in that district, and
(8) to the misbehaviour of the Chief of Dashtyari in cutting the telegraph wires at
Kedj and otherwise giving a great deal of trouble to us,
the British Government had decided that tho payment of subsidies for the protection of the
telegraph lines would be discontinued and that in future “ presents " would be given to those
Chiefs and headmen who actually ownjd lands along the root of tho telegraph line and who
were able aud willing to protect it and the Government telt-graph employes from injury. A
Persian translation of paragraph 2 of your letter No. 81 i} dated 12th December 1893, was
then read over to them, after which the terms of the draft agreement (Appendix No. 1) were
fully explained to them in Persian and Baluchi. The assembled Chiefs aud headmen agreed
to the terras and willingly signed the agreements. The Darbars were brought to a close by
giving refreshments to the Chiefs aud headmen and presenting them with pieces of broadcloth
and flasks of gun-powder, supplies of which had been previously obtained from your
Tohahakhaoa.
8. The following are the names of the various Chiefs and headmen who met me
Jask District.
4. Mira Ali and Mustafa Khan, who are in charge of the telegraph line from Jask to
Jagin and Jagin to Sadesh and receive a monthly subsidy of Its. 30 and Rs. 40, respectively.
The new arrangement .docs not affect these two Chiefs. In consideration, however, of tho
satisfactory protection of the telegraph line and the good order which they maintained in
their districts during the late disturbances, presents of Its. 12(J each wero given to them, the
money being taken from the Its. 600, the sum set apart for the pay of the Native Assistant or
Newswriter at Bainpur,