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CHAPTER III.

ADMINISTRATION REPORT roll THE BANDAR ABBAS VICE-CON­
SULATE BOll THE YEAR 1914.

Captain II. V. Biscoc, H.B. H.’s Consul, held cliarge of the Vice-Consulate
throughout the year.
Vi«-CouJu!.il*.
Mirza Muhammad Ali Khan, Sadid-us-Sultaneli, held the post of Russian
Consular Agent at Bandar Abhas through­
Forc'gn Rcprescntutire.
out the year. In April, ho received the
Order of St. Stanislaus from the Russian Government: he takes but little part
in local activities of any kind.
Mirza Ali Karaui Khan, Shuja-i-Nizam, was Deputy-Governor of Bandar :
Abbas throughout the year, and has held
L<cnl Government.
the post now l’or nearly three years, a
continuity of tenure which is a welcome change from the former constant
changes. lie has continued to work most satisfactorily for British interests
and to maintain most frieudlv relations with Ca|>tain Biscoc ; no friction
of auy kind has existed during the year.
There lias been no Karguzar at Bandar Abbas during the year and all
business between the Consulate and the local authorities i3 transacted direct
v, ith the Deputy-Governor.
Karhalai Muhammad Uas'&n held the appointment of Kalantar of Minab
from April to the end of October, when he proceeded to Bushire. An inter­
regnum ensiK'd, but at the close of the year, news was received that Karhalai
Muhammad Bassail had been re-appointed.
Monsieur Fourmau lias held the post of Director of Customs and Finance
Agent throughout the year, and as a result
C attorn*.
no difficulties of any kind have occurred.
He has invariably shown himself conciliatory and broad-minded. He has
had occasional differences with the Deputy-Governor on matters of Finance
as was almost inevitable, but on the whole, both sides have shown forbearance
ar.d matters have never become acute. At the end of the year he was about
to relinquish the post and proceed to Europe to join the Belgian Army.
Por the first time for many years, the district of Bandar Abbas has
throughout a whole calendar year enjoyed
Cooditwo of the Country.
complete immunity from pillage and
disorder. Petty incidents have occurred from time to time, a few head of
cattle or a few stray donkeys being drivon off; but the robbers have never been
numerous and tho incursions en masse by Baharlus and other tribesmen which
ha ve formed such regular items of past years * reports appear to have ceased.
The last raid was iji March 1913, since when nearly 2 years have elapsed. The
situation in the province of Kerman docs not appear to have been quite so
satisfactory, but on the whole the security of the Trade Routes was not seriously
interfered with, and no robberies of merchandise were reported at Bandar Abbas.
One Hindu travelling down from Kermau to Bandar Abbas had his personal
effects carried off by some Baluchis, but with this exception, all British
travellers between the two places, of whom tl&re were a considerable number,
toached their destination without incident. As might be expected, the
villagers in the district, are still in a somewhat “jumpy ” condition, and when
His Majesty’s Consul proceeded on tour, tho arrival of his party, consisting
°f himself and some lialf a dozen sowars, was in some places the signal for
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