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79 ADMN. REPORT OF THE PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL RESIDENCY FOB 1011.

Ahwaz Assistant. In December, Mr. Batt was removed from Ahwaz and
Mr. Abel remained in sole charge.
Anglo-Persian Oil Company.—In the end of April negotiations were
entered into with the Bokhtiari Chiefs for the acquisition of the land com-
prising the oil-fields at Masjid Sulcman. The Company paid a sum of
£22,000 for the 6,131 acre3 of land and thereby acquired complete rights
over this tract of country for the period of the Company’s concession (60
years).
The pipe-line from the oil-fields to Abadan was completed in June.
In January, Mr. Willans was appointed Assistant Fields Manager under
the orders of Llr. Ritchie who assumed the General Fields Managership and
charge of the pipe-line. Mr. Capito relieved Mr. Willans as Assistant Fields
Manager in October.
The attitude of the Bakhtiari Khans and their tribesmen towards the
Anglo-Pcrsian Oil Company has been most satisfactory during the year
under review', no friction of any sort being experienced. Such small local
disputes as arose have been settled by Doctor Young, the Company’s Political
Adviser, or on reference, by Bus Majesty’s Consul.
The Khans, at the doss of the year, had taken no steps to provide other
land for the tenants who formerly cultivated the Company’s land.
The rainfall for the year at Ahwaz amounted to 11-82 inches. The
highest temperature recorded was 117-4,
MbctHancoat.
on 3rd July 1911, and the lowest
31-8, on the 2oth January 1911.
The good rainfall produced an abundant supply of grain and fodder
throughout the territories reported upon.

A. GREY, Captain, I.A.,
'His Britannic Majesty's Consul
and Assistant Resident, Ahioaz.

His Britanntc Majesty’s Consulate,
Ahwaz;
The 15th March 1912.