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of the Jackranee and Cliandia tribes serve in tlie 

 police force on the north-western frontier. These 

 men are allowed to wear the costume of their 

 respective tribes, and carry sword, shield, and 

 matchlock, to encourage the border tribes to take 

 service in the force. The Jackranees and Chan- 

 dias are, of a truth, the wildest and dirtiest look- 

 ing warriors that I ever came across ; but their 

 fidelity to their salt has been most exemplary. 

 Every Sowar carries a pair of handcuffs for the 

 purpose of securing his prisoner. The camel 

 Sowars number 95. The rural police are 2422 

 in number, and constitute a body of infantry, 

 drilled, clothed, and equipped like a regiment of 

 the line. They furnish the civil guards at head- 

 quarter stations, jails and treasuries, and trea- 

 sure escorts, when required. The city police 

 number 486 men, armed with swords and staves, 

 besides matchlocks when requisite. To this 

 body are attached those most useful men the 

 Puggees, or trackers, whose extraordinary ex- 

 ploits in the pursuit of robbers I shall notice 

 hereafter. 



The entire police of Sindh is under the com- 

 mand of a captain of police, who communicates 

 direct with the Commissioner, and has under 



