1844.] 1838 and 1839, by Hajee Abdun Nubee, of Kabul. 799 



The port belongs to the Imaum of Muscat, who realizes from 

 it 2120 tomans, each toman being equal to 9 Franca rials. By 

 the farm granted to Usmdn Jatgal of this, Meer Aldee, chief of the 

 Dashtgorees, receives 530 rials for protecting the port from inroads 

 from the interior. The chief of Gik also receives 40 ducats, the amount 

 of some ancient hereditary right. The inhabitants are fishermen and 

 Lotee Khajas, which latter are traders. 



The fort of Chabar is 140 paces in circumference, having walls 10 

 guz high, in very bad repair, and the fort crumbling. 



Chabar has to the north a hill which abounds in talc, (specimen No. 

 5,) and in which is found wild indigo. 



From Chabar to Kech is a 10 days' journey over a well-inhabited 

 and good road. To Tump 8 days, to Bawa 3 days, to Dashtgaree 

 1 day. 



The productions of Chabar are fish roes (potas) procured in June 

 and July, from the Ker fish; fish fins procured from the pishik 

 fish ; both of these articles are exported to Bombay. 



Chabar is the sea-port town of Bampoor, Gik and Kasarkund. 

 There are 3 dyers, 3 goldsmiths, 2 confectioners, 1 shoemaker, and 1 

 blacksmith. 



The farmer of the port, Usman Jatgal, is the principal trader, 

 and next to him, Wareeyun Lotega, who trades with a capital of 

 20,000 rials. 



The following are the estimated imports of Chabar: iron 20 

 candies, lead and powder 10 candies, Kandakee cloth 2,000 pieces, 

 mashroo 100 pieces, turmerick 20 candies, pedlery 500 rials, silk 



soosee 100 pieces, ,* and muslins 1,000 rupees, Manzarone 



rice 50,000 maras or packages. Dates from Batana 20,000 packages 

 which are consumed by the Jatgals of Butwa and Dashtgoree. 

 Rice of the red Sindh kind, called koilasee, 50 candies, in years of 

 dearth. 



The maund of Chabar equals 10 Company's seers, which is the 

 Weights. Mussulman weight. The Hindoo or Bakal maund being 

 just half. 



* Illegible in MS.-Eds. 



