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82 PERSIAN GULP ADMINISTRATION REPORT
The following table shows the average rates of hire for the past three yca

DoMription. 1010. ion. 191*

Camels. 417 Kra. 5*49 0-55
{ Donkeys. 3-17 u 3-00 C 75
Almaz to Ispahan per Shah maund. Mules. 4-00 » 6-98
■kCO
Camels. 2-90 8-00
Mules. 2-75 „ 2*70 3-00
Ispahan to Ahwax do. Donkeys. 2-00 „ 3-00
Opium per
case. 37-50 „ 48-33 63-90

Mr. Sotham with an assistant engineer and staff commenced work on the
temporary repair of the Godar Bridge in February. The Bakhtiari Khans had
in 1911 agreed to pay a sum of Krans 60,000 for this work. The temporary
repairs were completed in May. The extensive and costly structural alterations
which are necessary to put the bridge into a permanently satisfactory condition
were discussed during the year between Messrs. Lynch Brothers’ Tehran agent
and the Bakhtiari Khans but no decision was arrived at.
The practical cessation of trade on the Luristan route has been mentioned
under Luristan.
Messrs. Lynch Brothers.—Mr. Abel remained |in charge of the Alnvax
agency throughout the year. In May
British interests.
Mr. Traylor was appointed to Ahwaz as
assistant to Mr. Abel.
Ar.glo-Bersicn Oil Company.—The pipe line and pumping stations have
been working through the greater part of the year and have proved extra­
ordinarily satisfactory, not a single leakage or burst having occurred.
The drilling operations at the fields have progressed satisfactorily, and at
the clcre of the year five wells were supplying crude oil to the refinery at
Abadan, eight, othera were capped and in a position to produce whenever requir­
ed, eleven more had been drilled through to the caprock and could be brought
into production in the course of a few days and two others were in process of
drilling.
The work at the fields has throughout the year been well ahead of the
requirements of the refinery. ^
Excellent discipline has been maintained at the fields and there have been
no disorders to record either among the European or native staffs.
The attitude of the Bakhtiari Khans and tribesmen towards the Company
has been most satisfactory during the year, no friction of any sort being experi­
enced.
The Khans, though repeatedly pressed to do so, had up to the end of the
year taken no steps to compensate their tribesmen who formerly cultivated the
Company’s land.
Mr. Bitchie continued as General Fields Manager and in charge of the
pipe line throughout the year, Mr. Capito acting as assistant Fields Manager.

His Majesty's Vice-Consul visited Mohammerah from 1st January to 2nd
February and again from 20th February
Tours of Hia B/i tunic Majest/’a Representative.
to' 6th March. He left on tour »
Bamuz on the 14th April arriving on the 16th. A halt there of 15 days ***
necessitated by the situation in Arabistan. Leaving Kamuz on the 5th
Ispahan was reached on the 21st idem.
the
From Ispahan Captain Grey was summoned to Tehran to discuss
Bakhtiari situation with His Majesty's Minister. He left for Tehran 011
BCth May returning to Ispahan on the 25th June.
On 24th August Captain Grey left Ispahan for Chighakhor on deput**1?^
.with Eardar-i-Jang. He remained with this chief until 1st October when
left for Ahwaz zid the oil fields reaching headquarters on the 20th October.