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34 ANNUAL BEPOBT OP TELE PIBSIAN GULP POLITICAL BEBIDBNCY
No foreign subjects resided at the ports
Foreign sabjooU.
of the Mekran Coast during tho year.
The following chiefs were in receipt of telegraph subsidies during tho
year:—

Annu*l
N»mo of chief. U*blU?. 8on«.
ESS?*

Rb.
Mir MnBtafa Khan of Jask . Old Jask Cberagh Khan, Murad Khan, Dad 480
Khuda Klmn, Jalal Khan, Beezdar
Khan, Abdi Khan, Azam Khan,
Abdallah Khan, and one infant.
Mir Iloti of Jaek Old Jask Mohitn and Haji . . • • 300
Mir Sahib Khan of Bint Bint Karamook, Bukhslioo, Rahook • 250
Mir Yahya Khan of Bint Bint 250
Sardar Hussain Khan of Gaih Gaih 1,000
Mir Din Muhammad Khan of Mir Bazar Abdi Khan 500
Doshtiari.
Mir Mahmud Khan of Dashti- Talan g Purra Khan, Dilawar Khan, Sher 500
an. DS Kbasy Bahnt Kban, and Ghona
Bakbsh Khan.
Mir Asbraf Khan of Behn Snnd Sobban and Peer Rnirhsh 600
Mir Ahmed Khan of Bahn % Rnnja Sbai Mohammad Khan, Hashim 400
Khan, and Islam Khan.

Hits Ashraf Khan and Sahib Khan died of influenza In December. The
payment by the Political Residency of extra monthly subsidies on account of
the war for the protection of the telegraph line to the abore chiefs and Mir
Barkat was continued throughout, the year.
A new telegraph line between Suntsar and Charbar was constructed during
the. year.. This line is further inland than the old line, in country less subject
to floods and not so affected by the damp sea breeze. The lino is at present
pa rtly temporary but will be made permanent when, the state of the country
pe rmits of the work being completed.
Old line between Gwador and Charbar will be probably dismantled
later on.
The telegraph line between Charbar and Jask was interrupted owing to
wilful damage by Joushdaris and Karwanis during the year as follows:—
47 hours during January.
118 „ „ February.
268 „ n March.
93 „ „ ApriL
a * n 5olj-
42 * „ August
65 „ n December.
The Director left Karachi on a special tour of inspection on the 15th
April and after visiting the telegraph
Toar.
stations up to and including Bnshire re*
turned to Headquarters on the 6th May. He again left Karachi on 4tb
November and visited all telegraph stations up to Ba&cah, returning to Karac&1
on the 16th December. On the down journey be interviewed Mirs Hoti,

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