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CHAPTER XIX.
The present Ruler of the State is His Highness Beglar Begi
Mir Sir Mahmud, Khan of Kalat, G.C.I.E., born in 1864. The annual
revenue of the State is Rs. 12,14,000 and it is under the Political
supervision of the Governor-General’s Agentj Baluchistan, Quetta.
Kharan.
The State of Kharan, also in the Baluchistan Agency, comprises
an area of 18,565 square miles, with a population of 22,663 only and
an average annual revenue of about a lakh of rupees. The present
Chief is H. H. Sardar Bahadur Habibulla Khan, born in 1897. His
Highness succeeded his father in 1911. The personal title of Nawab
has recently been conferred on the Sardar Bahadur.
The contributions of the State to the various War Funds were
as follows :—
Rs.
Imperial Indian Relief Fund ...
.. 4,487
Queen’s Silver Wedding Fund ..
500
Indian War Loan
.. 4,000
Total .
.. 8,987
Lasbela.
The small State of Lasbela in the river valley of Purali is in the
Baluchistan Agency, having an area of 7,132 square miles, a
population of 61,205 and an annual revenue of Rs. 3,85,000. The Jam
of Lasbela conducts the administration of his State in accordance with
the advice of the British Government. The contributions made by
the State to the various War Funds are given in the following
statement:—
Rs.
'Cowards Camel Corps employed for war
purposes ... .. .. 48,279
“ Our-Day” Fund 10,000
CHAPTER XIX.
The present Ruler of the State is His Highness Beglar Begi
Mir Sir Mahmud, Khan of Kalat, G.C.I.E., born in 1864. The annual
revenue of the State is Rs. 12,14,000 and it is under the Political
supervision of the Governor-General’s Agentj Baluchistan, Quetta.
Kharan.
The State of Kharan, also in the Baluchistan Agency, comprises
an area of 18,565 square miles, with a population of 22,663 only and
an average annual revenue of about a lakh of rupees. The present
Chief is H. H. Sardar Bahadur Habibulla Khan, born in 1897. His
Highness succeeded his father in 1911. The personal title of Nawab
has recently been conferred on the Sardar Bahadur.
The contributions of the State to the various War Funds were
as follows :—
Rs.
Imperial Indian Relief Fund ...
.. 4,487
Queen’s Silver Wedding Fund ..
500
Indian War Loan
.. 4,000
Total .
.. 8,987
Lasbela.
The small State of Lasbela in the river valley of Purali is in the
Baluchistan Agency, having an area of 7,132 square miles, a
population of 61,205 and an annual revenue of Rs. 3,85,000. The Jam
of Lasbela conducts the administration of his State in accordance with
the advice of the British Government. The contributions made by
the State to the various War Funds are given in the following
statement:—
Rs.
'Cowards Camel Corps employed for war
purposes ... .. .. 48,279
“ Our-Day” Fund 10,000