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** 3. On this latter point I am to observe that it does not appear that the
Joasmee Chief has preferred any claim to sovereignty over Hubbalayn. The
Imaum will doubtless assert his rights if questioned by the Sheik of Hubba-
layn, but meanwhile you should request His Highness to take measures to
ensure all his subjects in the vicinity doing whatever Colonel Stewart may
require of them for the protection of the wire.
“ 4. With a view, however, to secure the cheerful co-operation of these
people in currying out His Highness’s intentions, you should, after consulting
the Imaum on the subject, inform Colonel Stewart what arrangement you
would recommend for the attainment of this important object, whether it be
the payment of regular allowance or otherwise.
“5. In conclusion, I am desired to state that, pending the arrival of the
Hugh Rose the Hon’ble the Governor in Council is inclined to think that His
Highness the Imaum could piovide, by means of his men and vessels sent to
Khussab, for the safety of the persons and properly belonging to the telegraph
at that place'*. ____________
102. Colonel Pelly in his letter dated 24-th March 1864, asked the Bombay
Vol. 72 of 1884. Government for instructions as to whe­
ther the Telegraph Station at Mussendom
should bo considered as belonging to the political jurisdiction of Her Majesty's
Consul at Muscat or to that of the Resident in the Gulf.
103. There was recorded the following Resolution by the Bombay Govern­
ment (No. 1156 C.—69, dated 21st April 1864).
" It is generally admitted that MuEsscndom is in the territory of tho Imaum of Muscat
and the political jurisdiction over the Telegraph Station at that place properly belongs to the
Political Agent at Muscat, who at present actually exercises supervision over the place.”
C. GONNE,
Officiating Secretary to Government.

104. Extracts from the Appendix to letter from Colonel * Qoldtmid to the Government of
Bombay, No. 20, dated 29th April 1864,
Vol. 80 of 1864, Political Department, reporting on the state of the telegraphic
Bombay.
communication in the Persian Gulf.
Notei on Mueaendom.
a a a a a
4th March 1864,
a a a a a
“ Our course from Muklub landing was about south-south-east till we
reached the rocks on the east side of the Malcolm’s Inlet, when we gradually
worked round to the north-north-east and entered the wide and sheltered
Bay of Pillam, sighting the village on the low sandy ground at foot of the hill.
To the westward and almost opposite Pillam Bay, aDd the other side of the
Malcolm’s Inlet, is the village of Manoul, tbe second or alternative settlement
of the Pillamites. Such is Shem to Kana, and such Habellein to Mukkaka.
The boatmen were oivil, but had no sooner rounded the point and lost sight of
the Isthmus than they declared themselves to be subjects of Sultan bin-Saggur
and quite independent of the Imaum. Whether the time for such assertion were
ohosen with a purpose or not, I oannot
t Except a 8indi Servant.
say, but the Musoat Moonshee, who + was
my sole personal attendant, assured me he had never heard it from them before.
They said that Mukkaka Rana, Shabua and other places were, in this respect, I
in the same condition as themselves ”.

u 5th March 1864.—The old builder whom I had recognized at Pillam
yesterday oame to-day to the Coromandel He says that when we first arrived,
Suliman, Sheikh of Mukkaka, wroto to report the circumstance to Sultan bin-
8aggur, who answered “La taka lifu hum”—do not oppose them, it is of no i
matter, let them stay where they please and have what they want ’*,

* Thu report via forwarded to the Government of India with Bombay No. 10, dated 3rd November 1864.