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12 ANNUAL REPORT OP THE PERSIAN GULF POLITICAL RESIDENCY

CHAPTER II.

ADMINISTRATION REPORT FOR TflE LINGAH VICE-CONSULATB
FOR THE YEAR 1919.
Mr. J. G. Johnstone hold charge of
Personnel.
the Vice-Cousulate throughout the year.
Kohandal Khan, the Eitimad Nizam, held charge of (he Dopufy Governor's
Load- oScUl.. ofir,cc ('br0USh0'lt tlj0- y°*T-

Kohandal Khan proceeded on two occasions on leave to Bandar Abbas for
a period of about four months leaving a relative of his, Najaf Quli, in charge.
The attitude of Kohandal Khan towards this Vice-Consulate has been dis­
tinctly unfriendly during the second half of the year. This was due for the
most part to (ho check put on him by His Majesty's representative in his in­
terference with the duties of the new Finance Agent.
His attitude towards the latter has been hostile from the start and ho haB
done his level best with intrigues both with Sbukrullah’s Chiefs at Bushire and
with the Finance staff here to effect his dismissal.
Kohandal Khan’s administration of his own department is corrupt in the
extreme with the result that he is weU hated by all sections of the community.
Haji Abincd bin Yusuf Khawja continued to act as agent for His High­
ness the Sultan of Muscat during the year.
Portico reposes Utirth.
He continued to be friendly towards the
Consulate and is working wclL
Monsieur A. Dimails held charge of the Customs up to the 23rd February
when be handed over charge to the
Coftomn.
Armenian clerk, Carnig K. Kevorkian,
who was still in charge at the end of the year.
Relations between the Vice-Consulate and the Customs continued to he
most cordial during the year.
Shaikh Mohamcd Hasan held charge of the Finance Department up to the
15th May when he was dismissed and Kal
Fintr-09 Depart meal.
Shuhrullah appointed in his place. The
latter was still in charge at the end of the year.
This department is administered solely by the Deputy Governor much to
his profit. He collects a tax of kran one
Raiadij-eh or Loral Ruridpality.
per. house from all Persian subjects in
additionto the Narakeltaxea.
laristan:—-There was no trouble in
Condition of Um cmitn.
Las:during the year.
A dispute arose intthe inonth of June between the Bastakis and
Ashkananis.owing to a robbery having been committed by the Kharjai tribe
who are friendly with the Ashkananis, of 14 camels belonging to Solut-ul-Mnlk,
Deputy Governor of Bastsk. The latter in retaliation issued orders to attack
the Ashkanani caravans which resulted in several caravans of both parties being
robbed. Finally' the chiefs of Bastak and Ashkanan appealed to His Excellency
the Qawam-ul-M.ulk who -during his last tour is reported to have settled the
dispute.
Shibhuh.—A party cf 200 followers of Shtikh Khatam of Tahiry on
the 23rd July raided the villages of NakhtiTaqi, Asalu and Bidhakban and
carried off about 1,000 goats and 170 donkeys and cattle.
His Excellency the Darya Begi visited Kangoon shortly afterwards and
the stolen animals were restored to the owners.
Nothing of any importance occurred
ZABf»k »ai DUbVi.
at Lingah and the district during the
year.