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6 ADMINISTRATION REPORT ON THE PER8IAN GULF POLITICAL
Quarantine*—Quarantine has been enforced during the year against porta
in India infoctod with plague. The arrangements have been in the charge of
8urgeon-Captain P. Lumsden, who has carried out his difficult duties in
thoroughly satisfactory manner. Quarantine interferes with trade, and with
the comfort of individuals, and the efforts to evado it are unceasing. jbr,
Lumsden and those working under him deserve much credit for the manner
in which they have enforced the regulations laid down by the Venice Con­
ference, in the face of much opposition. I am glad to say that up to the ond of
the year under report no case of plague has occurred in the Persian Gulf or at
Maskat.
In May 1897 the Turkish Government deputed two Turkish doctors to
Kowait, to inspect the quarantine arrangements between Maskat and that
place.
Anniversary of Eer Majesty's accession.—The anniversary of the sixtieth
year of the accession of Her Moat Gracious Majesty the Queon-Empress was
duly celebrated at Bushire, Maskat, Mohammerah, Shiraz and other places on
the 22nd June 1897.
Demand of Persian garrison for arrears of pay and rations.—In July the
Persian garrison at Bushire took “ Bust *' under the Ucsidency flagstaff, and
demanded our assistance in obtaining arrears of pay which had not, so they
stated, been paid for five months. After a time some arrangement was arrived
at, and the men returned to their own quarters.
Mail robberies.—There was some unrest among the tribes between Shiraz
and Bushiro during the past year, and several robberies occurred on the trade
route. Among others was the robbery of the Legation Kossid with despatches
for Bushire, who was attacked at a defile, called the Tang-i-Turkan, about 20
miles south of Kazeroon. The bags were taken, and some of the contents were
destroyed, the remainder being recovered. The day after this occurrence the
Persian post was also robbed, and the Commandant of the body-guard of the
Governor-General of Pars was sent with a small force to arrest the
robbers. It is stated that he failed to arrest the real culprits, and compensation
has only lately been awarded, since I came to Shiraz and took up the matter
with the Governor-General.
Consular changes.—In November 1897 Dr. Hobert Hauck, the newly
appointed Consul for Germany, arrived at Bushire. This appointment indicates
the intention of Germany to extend trade relations in the Gulf; but at present
there cannot be much consular work for a German representative.
In June 1897 M. Perrand arrived as French Vice-Consul at Bushire. Be
remained till the end of October, when be left for Siam. He was succeeded
by M. Bryois, who took over charge of the Consulate in February 1898. My
relations with all these gentlemen, and also with Mr. Vanderzee, the Consul
for the Netherlands, have been most cordial and friendly.
Changes in the Governorship of Bushire.—There have been numerous
changes in the personnel of the Governor of Busbire. When I arrived the
Iktedar-us-Sultan was Governor; but in September he was deposed, and an
interregnum ensued, during which the Amir Panj, or Commander of the troops,
held charge. This official has since died, when employed against the murder­
ers of Mr. Graves in Persian Baluchistan. It was then stated that the Mujir-
us-Sultaneh would have the post; but the appointment was annulled, and the
Mujir-us-Sultaneh returned to Tehran from Shiraz, which he had readied on
his way to Bushire. 8oon after it was announced that His llighness the Firman
Firma had obtained the Governor-Generalship of Fare, the Nazim-ud-Dowleh
returning to Tehran; and that the Kawam-ul-Mulk had obtained the Governor­
ship of Bushire, deputing his son the Iteraad-us-Sultau, better known as the
Beglar Begi, to be bis deputy. The Itemad-us-Sultan arrived at Bushire in
November 1897, and resigned the post in February 1898. On the departure of
the Beglar Begi, the Malik-ut-Tujarheld charge fora short time, and, in March
1898, the Imad-i-Nizam, a servant of the Firman Firma, came to Bushire as
Governor. He has in turn been succeeded, first, by the Saeed-us-3v!tan, and,
since, by the Muzuffur-i-Nizam, who has lately been removed. As the
Iktedar-us-Sultan, the Governor, when I reached Bushire in June 1897, had