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and that those four men should he held jointly responsible for telegraph linos and protect
employe-*, etc. The fir-t instalment of their presents for the half-year ending 30th Juno 1899
has already been pant to them.
18. When discussing the question of the British Indian traders* claims against tho Dashl-
yari District with tho Persian Mamoor at Charbar, Mir Muhinud Klnm refused to have any­
thing to do with the matte- and asked that the agreement lately entered infc * with him might
bo cancelled. As Sardar Mowladad Khan, tho District Ollioor of Da-htvari, appointed by tho
Persian Government, said ho would settle all these claims if we gave him tho Ks. «U0, and as
Mahmud Khan peisis ed in his refusal to sotllo tho claim, the agroemout with tho latter was
cancelled. A fresh agreement was then entered into with Mowladad Khan, who with tho three
headmen mentioned above, is now responsible for the telegraph lines, etc., in this district.
19. With reference to the Its. 300 already paid to Mahmud Khan for the half-yearly
period ending 30th June 1899. I think Mahmud Khan should bo allowed to retain tho
money for services previously rendered.
20. As the redistribution »>f the Dashlyavi subsidy between Mahmud Khan and the others
was a matter which was Farctinmd by yourself and tho Dircctor-in-Chief, I venture to think
thord will U no diificulty in obtaining the Secretary of State's approval to this arraumoment.
21, Statement No. 6 shows the chums of tho Telegraph employes settled last year against
this district.
22. Statement No. 7 claims still outstanding, and
23. Statement No. 8 shows the amount of subsidy withheld and espouses debited to it
and tho balance in hand.
Bahoo District.
24. Thp Chief ( f this district, Mir Ashraf Khan, eon of the late Sardar Muhammad Ali,
having satisfactorily protected the telegraph lines in his district during the Mokran rising,
his yearly present of 111,900 has been continued.
25. As a special case, however, a portion of his subsidy or present to bo used in payment of
money owed by him and the Baluchis of his district to the estato of the late Guru Uttamdas.
A separate report on this case has been submitted to you.
26. "With reference to the second question, the arrest of the remaining two murderers of
Mr. Graves, I am afraid this matter must stand over until the Chief of Gob is permitted to
accept the yearly pre-eut of 111,000, unloss, of course, it is considered advisable to offer
money rewards for their capture. 1 think, however, this is the duty of the Persian Govern­
ment, and they should be urged to tako steps for the arrest of theso men.
27. With reference to the third question the settlement of outstanding Briti-h Indian
traders* claims, 1 have the honour to stale that the Persian Mamoor, Yagi Khan Yawur,
accompained by Sardar Mowladad Khan, arrived at Charbar on the 13th March where I met
him on the 19th March.
28. A month previous to tho expected arrival of the Mamoor, notices were issued to the
British Indian traders having claims against the Perso-lialuch Chiefs to present themselves
and witnesses at Charbar.
29. I had expected that the Mamoor would have been empowered to settle all the pending
cases, but as already reported to you by telegram, only those cases which related to the
Dasbtyari District could he gone iuto as the Mamoor informed me he bad no instructions or
power to discuss the others.
30. Sardar Mowladad Khan agreed to settle up all claims against this district on the
condition that 1 could assuie him of the release of Mir Abdi (his son-in-law) for whose good
behaviour in the future he has promised to stand surety.
31. The Mamoor’s first proposal was to take all the claimants into the Dasbtyari Distrh t
and recover the amounts due to them from the various Baluchis and pay them there, but as
there was no guarantee that this would be douc, I objected, after some discussion the matt»r of
the payment of these claims was arranged through the Customs farmers at Charbar, provided
the release of Mir Abdi was guaranteed.
32. As, however, I conld not give this guarantee the matter having to be referred to I he
Minister at Tehran, I left Charbar for Karachi on 3Uth March leaving the final settlement to
be carried out by Mr. Wilson, the clerk in charge, Charbar, who had full instructions how to
act.
83. Tho Mamoor and Mowladad Khan left for Sirgan a few days after I left Charbar
and returned there on the 12th May when the Mamoor wired to me saying that as ho and
Mowladad Khan must proceed to Bampur before the hot weather, they were willing to settle
the Dashtyari claims in anticipation c£ Abdi*s release.
34. Your reply to this communication that claims might be settled irdcpendcntly of the
condition of the release of Abdi, was conveyed to the Mamoor and the claims as per statement
No. 9 were then settled.
85. The settlement of the claims as per statement No. 10 were promised by tho Mamoor
after further en quiry at Dasbtyari, the claimants not having come into Charbar* The Mamoor
and Mowladad Khan left for Dasbtyari and Bampur on the 14th April 1899.

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