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34 ANNUAL REPORT OP THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL RESIDENCY
No foreign subjects resided at the ports
Foreign labjools. of the Mekran Coast during the year.
The following chiefs were in receipt of telegraph subsidies during tho
year:—

Annual
Name of chief. UabUi!. Bonn. telcgnph
8ub»idj,

R«.
Mir Mnstafa Khan of Jask • Old Jask Cbemgh Khan, Murad Khan, Dad 480
Khuda Khan, Jalal Khan, Bwrdar
Khan, Abdi Khan, Aram Khan,
Abdallah Khan, and one infant.
Mir Iloti of Jask Old Josk Mohim and Baji . . . • 380
Mir Sahib Khan of Bint Bint Karamook, Bukhshoo, Rabook . 250
Mir Yaliya Khan of Bint Bint 250
Sardnr Hossain Khan of Gaih Gaih 1,000
Mir Din Muhammad Khan of Mir Bazar Abdi Khan 500
Dashtiari.
Mir M&hxnnd Khan of Dash'S- Talang Purra Khan, Dilawar Khan, Sher 500
an. Dffi Kbas, Babufc Ktsan, and Ghoas
Bakhsk Khan.
Alir Asbraf Khan of Bsbn Suod Scbhau and Peer Bukhsh 600
Mir Ahmed Kh&n of Bsha % Rnnja Sbai Mc_hatmnad Khan, Hashim 400
Khan, and Islam Khan.

MLiis AsbraT 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 above chiefs and Mir
Barkat was continued throughout, the year.
A new telegraph line between Sun tsar 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 line is at present
pa rtly temporary but wfl.1 be made permanent when the state of tho country
pe units of the work being completed.
Old line between Gwadur and Charbar wRi 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 „ „ March.
93 „ m ApriL
« „ n 5oly-
42 „ » August
65 * „ December.
The Director left Karachi on a special tour of inspection on the 15th
April and after visiting the telegraph
Tour. stations up to nod including Bushire re­
turned to Headquarters on the 5th May. He again left Karachi on 4tb
November Tinted all tefqgrsph stations up to Basrah, returning to Karac*!1
on the 15th December. On the down journey he interviewed Mirs Hoti,