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31    ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL RESIDENCY.

                      They erected five hangars near the British Aerodrome.
                                                   The following chiefs were in receipt of
                             fiubaidioi.
                                                 telegraph subsidies during the year—
                                                                        Anmul tklhqbafu
                                                                           8U11-8I DR 8.
                        Name of chief.     Habitat         Sons.
                                                                        Qwadur-   Saldji Ka»r
                                                                       Jaik coabtal   (Suntaar)*
                                                                         lino.  Charbar
                                                                                lino.
                                                                         Rs.     Re.
                 Mir Mustafa Khan of Jaak .  Old Jask  C.hiragh Khan, Murad Khan,   480
                                                    Dad Khuda Khan, Jalal
                                                    Khan, Abdi Khan, Buzdar
                                                    Khan, Azin) Khan, Abadullah
                                                    Khan and ono infant.
                  Mir Hoti of Jack . , .  Do.      Mohim and Haji •   .   .  SCO
                 Mir Vahya Khan of Bint • •  Bint •                       600
                 Sirdar Husain Khan of Gaih .  Gaih .                    1,000
                 Mir Din Mohammad of Dashtyari .  Mir Bazar  Abdi Khan •  600     600
                 Mir Mahmud Khan of Dashtjarl .  Talang .  Darra Khan, Dilawar Khan,   600  600
                                                   Shordil Khan, Buhut Khan,
                                                   Ghous Bakhsh Khan.
                 Mir Subhau Khan of Bahu .   8und •                       600     600
                 Mir Ahmed Khan of Babu •  ;  Runja •  Sahi Mohammad Kban, Haahim   400  600
                                                   Khan and Islam Khan.

                     The payment of subsidies for the Saldi-Kaur (Suntsar)-Charbar line was
                 sanctioned by the Government of India with effect from I9th December 1917.
                 The old coastal line will, in all probability, be dismantled next working season.
                     The payment by the Political Department, Bushire, of extra monthly sub­
                 sidies on account of the protection of the telegraph line, to the above chiefs and
                 Mir Burkat, was re-sanctioned up to the 30th November.
                     The telegraph line between Charbar and Jask was interrupted owing to
                            Interruption*.       wilful damage by Joushdaris, Karwanio
                                                 and others during the year, as follows ;—

                               24-7, hours during February.
                                       »»   March.
                                66 „        April.
                                       tt
                                99 tt   tt  May.
                                16 „   it   June.
                               201 „        July.
                                       tt
                               126 „        November.
                                       it
                 Rs. 246-11-3 were deducted from the subsidy of Mir Yahya Khan on account
                 of the cost of insulators and stalks removed in his district between July and
                 December.
                     The Director left Karachi on his annual tour of inspection on the 12th
                                                 November and, after visiting the telegraph
                              Tour.
                                                 stations in the Persian Gulf, returned
                 to headquarters on the 20th December. On the down trip he interviewed Mira
                 Hoti and Mustafa Khan at Jask. No chiefs visited him at Charbar.
                     Mr. Hughes* report on the condition of the districts between Jask and
                 Gwadur is appended.
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