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60 PERSIAN GULF ADMINISTRATION REPORT
Oharbab.
Mr. W. "W. D. Cumming, Officer in Charge, Telegraph Station, was the
Director’s representative for the interest*
Britlib Official!. of the British Indian subjects.
Mirza Karim Khan, Customs Collector, was relieved by a Dutchman named
Johannes Pater, on the 7th May. The
Porilan Official!. latter continued to hold charge of the
Customs for the remainder of the year.
Shahdad bin Abbas, a naturalised British Indian subject, was* Wall of
Charbar during the year acting under
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the orders of both Mire Din Munanunad
Khan and Mahmud Khan of Dashtiari.
The murder case mentioned in last
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year’s report was settled by Mir Mahmud
Khan.
The British Indian subject who attempted to sell a manumitted slave
last year was fined. He was warned that
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if he commits a similar offence in future
he will be imprisoned. During the year two slaves took refuge in the
Telegraph Station and requested to be deported to Karachi. On inquiry being
made into the matter they were found to be domestics. As the owners did
not appear to claim them, the slaves were permitted to go free.
In May H. M. S. armoured launch “ Miner ” captured two dhows named
" Adelrehman ” and “ Chandan ” in
Ami Traffic.
Charbar Bay on account of their connec­
tion with gun-running. In August the Persian Customs Department found
200 rounds of ammunition secreted among the luggage of a passenger who had
come in the dinghy “ Suitani ” from Maskat. The ammunition was con­
fiscated.
A garrison of native troops under British officers was maintained for
the protection of the Telegraph Station
Native Troop!.
and in connection with gun-running
operations.
Several matters in dispute among British Indian subjects and between
British Indian and Persian subjects wen-
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settled by arbitration and also in com-
spondence with the Director at Karachi.

Gwadtjr.
Munshi Abdul Rahim, the Director’s Native Assistant, looked after the
interests of the British Indian subjects
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residing at G-wadur.
Wali Ghalib bin Ali was the representative of His Highness the Sultan
of Maskat at Gwadur. His relations
SulUtt’i representative.
with the Native Assistant were fairly
friendly during the year.
Seth Muhammad Reimoo, a British Indian subject, who is also Agent of
Caitomi. the British India Steam Navigation
Company at Gwadur and Pasni, continued
to hold charge of the Sultan’s Customs.
During the year under report ten slaves from British Mekran took refuge
in the office of the Native Assistant. They
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were deported to Karachi at the expense
of Government
Several matters in dispute among British Indian subjects and also
jadidA between them and the subjects of RJS
... ... , Highness the Sultan were settled ?!
arbitration to the satisfaction of both parties or by correspondence with the
Director at Karachi. * A