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TOR TKB.Y8AE 1917.

CHAPTER II.

ADMINISTRATION REPORT FOR THE LING AH VICE-OONSULATB
FOR THE YEAR 1917.

Mr. G. A. G. MunGavin held charge
Personnel.
of the Vice-Consulate throughout the year.
Muhammad Rcza Khan, the 8atwat-ul-Majnalik, son of the Khan of
Bastak, who was still Deputy Governor
Lowi official*. at the close of 1916, left Lingah on the
]2th of January in order to meet His Excellency^ the tyiwam-ul-Mulk, who
^ touring in the Lariatan and Shib-Kuh districts. From 12th January to
23rd February the following individuals, in turn, carried on the ourrent duties
on behalf of the Satwat-ul-Mamalik:—
(1) Haroon-al-Rashid Khan, 13th to 26th January.
(2) Shaikh Saleh of Charak, 27th January to 23rd February.
Owing to the Satwat-ul-Mamalik having induced the Qawam-ul-Mulk to
ttke certain undesirable action in the Shib-Kuh ports (which will be referred
to later on in this report), it was not considered desirable that he should be
allowed to return to Lingah, as Deputy Governor, and His Excellency the
Darya Begi therefore appointed Abdul Rasool Khan, ex-Kalantar of Bushire,
*ho took over the duties of Deputy Governor from 2ith February. Abdul
Itssooi Khan, although he at first showed a dezire to work fairly well, was
nevertheless, without the slightest doubt, about the most hopeless and impossible
man the port has ever had the misfortune to have as Deputy Governor. He
vas dismissed by His Excellency the Darya Begi, and left for Bushiro on 9th
September. The Finance Agent, Shaikh Muhammad Hacsan, acted as Deputy
Governor up to 7th October, when the newly appointed Deputy Governor,
Kohandal Khan, sou of the Deputy Governor of Bandar Abbas arrived and
took over charge. Kohandal Khan, the Etamad-i-Nizam, was still in office at
the close of the year.
Kohandal Khan, though very young and a trifie inexperienced, has
hitherto worked very well indeed and has always shown great friendliness
towards the Vice-Consulate.
Muhammad Tahnoon, who was Agent for His Highness the Sultan of
Muscat, at the close of last year, was
Foreign repreKnutires.
dismissed on 12th April 1917, and Hajee
Ahmad bin Yusuf Khawajah, a nominee of the Vice-Consulate, was appointed
in hia place. The new Agent is on friendly terms with the British and works
velL
Monsieur Cattcrsell, remained in charge of the Customs Department until
the 23rd of November when he handed
Cnitoma.
over charge to an Armenian Clerk named
Camig K. Kevorkian. He left on the 27tb idem for NasarL
Monsieur Dimadis, the former Director at Naseri, was appointed ta
hut up to .the endx)f the year had not'amvedv .
Relations between the .Vice-Consulate and the Customs Department were
most cordial throughout the year.
8haikh Muhammad Hassan relieved the Asaf-uI-Mulk, on 6th April, aa
. Finance Agent The former is a great
Dfp* improvement on his predecessor and during
he has been in office there has been a decided improvement in k>c2
**ccipt8. Shaikh Muhammad Harsan has worked more or leas throughout im
consultation with Hia Majesty’s Representative.
Lariatan. —Except for a few petty robberies committed against caravans,