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FOR THE YEAR 1010.

CHAPTER II,
ADMINISTRATION report for the lingah vice-consulatb
FOR THE YEAR 1916.
Mr. "W. R. Howson licld charge of the Lingah Vice-Consulate, in addition
to holding charge of the Vice-Consulate at
rcnoDiid.
Bandar Abbas, from the beginning of the
year to 8th August, when he was relieved by Mr. G. A. MunGavin, in the
j,ingah appointment. Mr. G. A MunGavin was still in charge at the end of
the year.
From the beginning of the year up to 7th August, Mr. Kowson visited
Lingah on seven occasions. During his absence, the current duties were
carried ou by the lato Khan Bahadur Agha Badr, Residency Agent, up to the
6th of April, when his death occurred, under tragic circumstances, which will
be dealt with later on in this report. After tho regrettable incident of the
6th April, Mr. J. G. Johnstone of the Indian Subordinate Medical Department,
informally took charge of local duties during Mr. Howson's absence until 1st
July, from which date, Agba Abdul Gbani, a nephew of the late Khan Bahadur
Agha Badr, was appointed as temporary Residency Agent, Lingah.
The appointment of temporary Residency Agent was abolished from the
31st December 1910, owing to a British Krepresentative having been appointed.
Mirza Mahmood Khan who held office as Deputy Governor at the end of
last year, was dismissed on the 5th of
Locnl Oflicinl*.
June, and replaced by the Satwat-ul-
’•lamalik, Muhammad Roza Khan, eldest son of the Soulet-ul-MuIk, Khan of
Basiak. Muhammad Rcza Khan remained in office at the close of the year.
Mirza Mahmood Khan, though apparently fairly popular with the local
inhabitants, was inclined to be very avaricious; as well as weak. At the time
of the murder of the Khan Bahadur Agha Badr, and his two brothers, while
admittedly his position was a difficult one, he nevertheless proved himself a
very shaky reed.
Muhammad Reza Khan, who is a Sunni, though exceedingly tactless on
occasion, generally worked in a most friendly manner with the Vice-Consulate,
He was rather inclined to interfere in matters which did not concern him, and
was inclined to think that, as Deputy Governor, he should have been given a
perfectly free hand in all matters.
The Deputy Governor performed the duties of Karguzar.
Muhammad Khwaja, who posed as Turkish Consul throughout 1915,
continued to .fly the lurkish flag till 4th
Foreign Representative!.
February of this year, when his flag was
removed and seals, archives, etc., were taken over by His Majesty’s Represent­
atives. The proceedings were carried out in a peaceful manner, and no trouble
occurred. On Muhammad Khwaja giving a written undertaking to refrain
from intrigue, he was allowed to remain on in his house.
Muhammad Tahnoon remained, nominally, Agent to His Highness the
bultan of Maskat, in spite of the fact that His Highness had promised to
dismiss him.
Monsieur Cattcrscll held charge as Director of Persian Customs throughout
the year under review, and relations
Customs.
, between tho Vice-Consulate and the Cus-
p®8 Department have been of a most cordial nature during that time; Monsieur
^attcrsell always being ready to settle matters in a friendly spirit.
f
Asaf-ul-Mulk, who was Finance Agent in 1915, remained in office
UudRcrcau* throughout the year.