REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PUNJAB AND ITS DEPENDENCIES FOR 1881-82

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288. Kohat.— The Adam Kiel AfridU, who are under the political

3control of the Deputy Commissioner of Koh&t, have given no trouble.

4Their, conduct has been uniformly good. The Galai or Koh&t Pass

5Afridis committed a few petty thefts which have been disposed of at

6the usual quarterly settlement of claims against the Galai. The road

7has remained open throughout the year, and no serious offence has been

8committed upon it. With the Hasan Khel section, a settlement of all

9oases pending since 1877 has been effected, and penalties amounting to

10Bs. 1,790 were realized. A dispute between the Ealla Khel and Ashu

11Khel clans with the Kaka Khel, who hold the village of Garhi Zaid Gul

12Mian on the border of the Mohmand Tappa of the Pesh&war District,

13has led to the suggestion that a clearer definition of the boundary be*

14tween our territory and that of the Adam Khel Afridis at the mouth of

15the Koh&t Pass, may be advisable ; but this question is still under consi-

16deration. Ata Muhammad Khan, Bangash, brother of the late Naw&b

17Bah&dur Sher Khan, has been in direct charge of our relations with the

18tribes who hold the Koh&t Pass.

1989. Kuream.— The valley is administered by the Turi jirga under

20{he direction of the two delegates, Sayad B&dsh&h Gul and Muhammad

21Nut Khan, elected on the retirement of our troops. There have been

22no events of importance during the year. During the last months the

23valley was in rather a disturbed state, and the two delegates visited the

24Deputy Commissioner at Kohat in December 1881, and represented the

25difficulties in the administration of Kurram owing to the internecine

26feuds of the Turis. They were informed that the British Government

27would not interfere in the internal management of the valley, but would

28be pleased to hear of their union and prosperity. The delegates and

29Turi Maliks who accompanied them were dismissed with, liberal khillate.

30Since their departure constant fighting has been going on between the

31two factions of the Turis. Instigated by Mullah Wali Khan, the

32Massozai, Alisherzai and other Samil clans have been assisting the Sust

33Gandi faction, but neither party has hitherto had any decisive success.

3440. The conduct of the Zaimutht* has, on the whole, been good

35this year. Owing to grazing disputes they are on bad terms with the

36Bangash of Darsamand; in consequence the Zaimushts of Torawari and

37the Darsamand headmen have been bound down to keep the peace.

3841. The 0ra£«u.— Of the clans included in the Lashkarzai Divi*

39i, the Alisherzai have behaved well ; and, though the blockade against

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