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CHAPTER V.

ADMINISTRATION REPOU^FOR^niE^PERSIAN MEKRAN COAST
Mr. E. E. Gun tor held Political ch
Personnel.
of tho Mekran Coast throughout the ye?6
An account of tho importation of the arms and ammunition into Mek
a™. Tr,®, (0lfS th-° J“b 0,E S,eParart0 , "porta. ft
Bpite of the blockade of the Mekra
Coast by His Majesty's war-vessels, the Baluchis succeeded in importing \ gn!
rifles with a corresponding quantity of ammunition which shows an increas
of 1,175 rifles in comparison with the number imported during 1912. As in
1912, the Afghans confined themselves in collecting arms in the country, the
majority obtained in ICarwan, which appears to be the centre of the trade
A greater part of the consignments were landed in the territory of Sirdar
Islam Khan.
The following Chiefs of Persian . Baluchistan were granted permits to
import rifles and ammunition for the protection of Telegraph lines passing
through their respective districts:—

Name. Country. Quantity.

Sirdar Saiyid Khan Chief of Gaih 50 rifles, 20,000 rounds of
ammunition.
Mir Diu Muhammad Khan • » Dashtiari • 5,600 rounds of ammunition

,, Mahmud Khan » M 10 rifles, 4,000 rounds of
ammunition.
„ Ashraf Khan » Bahu 2 rifles, 800 rounds of
ammunition.

„ Mustafa Khan M Ja*k 8 rifles, 3,200 rounds of
ammunition.
„ Hoti • u n 2 rifles. 800 rounds of
ammunition.
Note.— Permits granted in 1912 to Sirdar Saiyid Khan and Mir Mustafa Khan for 60 rifl<% 10,000
rounds of ammunition and 7 riflos respectively were cancelled.
The following Chiefs were in receipt of
Subsidised Chiefs.
telegraph subsidies during the year:—
Amount paid
Name of Chief. Habitat. Sous. annually.

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Mir Mustafa Khan of Jask Old Jaak . Cbiragb, Morad 480
and Dad Khuda.
Mix Hoti of Jask • • • Do. Mohim and Hajce 360
Sirdar Saiyid Khan of Gaih • Gaih . Mehrab Khan, 1,000
800 on account of
Hussain Khan,
and Ghoui Buppretfioo
arm*
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