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POLITICAL RESIDENCY FOR 1010. 37
The statement below gives p articulars
Blavos.
of the cases of slave dealing reported
during the period under report:—
Slavrb.
D»to. Prom To By Remarks.
Mnlo. Female.
25tb October 1910 8 Tank Burkch Qocgoozar.
7th Notomber 1910 8 Il&bt Mnakat Jamal of Qohcrt Brought from Bint.
10th NoTeinbcr 1910 . 3 4 Pazim Burkch Lai Mohammad Boat belonged to Gndam
Ubai Khan. of Tank.
The Afghan gun merchants who came down last winter stayed in the coun
try far into the summer of this year,
Afghans.
hoping that the blockade would be re
laxed in the hot weather, and thus allow them to successfully run their rifles
across the Gulf. It was not until the end of June that the country was practi
cally clear, even then a few stayed over till the autumn. This winter only two
small parties of Afghans are reported to have arrived, and they have not yet
come quite down to the coast.
There has been a good rainfall throughout the country during December,
Rainfall. and ^ ^ continues during the next two
months, the coming year should be an
exceptionally prosperous one.
DOUGLAS W. GUMBLEY,
Officer in. charge, Jask Sub-Division.