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" assistance not only among the Koknis, but also in the Khatri Memon Jamayet,
" who held him in 'much respect, as did the Hindus (mostly traders), who formed a
" considerable portion of the population of his section. His influence extended
" farther to the Kokni Mussalmans in Khara Talao.
"In second Nagpada. there are Deccani Mussalmans in large numbers,
" and K. B. Hakim Mahomed Daim and Mr. Kazi Kahirudin, Bar.-at-Law, are
" among them leaders of considerable influence. They have given from the
" first much assistance, and their Committee has worked with an unusual degree
" of activity.
" Julahas.—The Jnlahas (Weavers) belong to the North-West and the Central
" Provinces, and have settled in Bombay on account of the demand for saris, etc.,
" woven by hand looms required by the Maratha and the Grhati population. As a
" class the Julahas are very poor, and they came with a reputation for gentleness
" which they have hardly maintained. During the year under report Khan Bahadur
" Abdul Razzak came forward as Chairman of the two Julaha Committees in
" which capacity he soon acquired, by his tact, great influence over the Julahas. I
" consider his work of the highest value. One section of the Julahas are Wahabis.
" They are fanatics and more difficult to deal with than the others. Although
" there was plague among them in the last two years evicts had not been removed,
" i.e., whole chawls occupied by them had not been vacated. Considerable
" work of this kind has been done in this season among these people through Khan
" Bahadur Abdul Razzak, with the assistance of their headmen. As the Julahas
" lived in large over-crowded chawls considerable evacuation was carried out, and
" Mr. Abdul Razzak, with some Volunteers, always attended to see the evacuation
" conducted and remained there from the first till the last person came out.
" At one time, owing to the very heavy mortality, these people became very
" unwilling to take their patients to their Hospital. By persuasion and comforting
" assurances, and with the assistance of the leading men, the difficulty was got over,
" but in several cases K. B. Abdul Razzak had to go personally to arrange for the
" removal of the patients, with some of whom he went as far as the Hospital."
Among other Mussalman communities with whom the Sirdar
had to deal should be mentioned the Bohras, the Khojas, the Mogals,
the Arabs, the Sidhis and the Pathans. None of these are numerous as
compared with the classes already referred to, and no difficulty was
experienced in dealing with them—thanks to the assistance of men
of influence among them. The small European and Eurasian popula-
tion in Byculla was adequately supervised by Col. Freeman (retired).
OF THE HINDUS IN HIS CHARGE, THE SIRDAr WrITES :—" About ninety per
" cent, are the poorest classes, mostly Ghattis, who are labourers, and low class Mochis
" and Mahars. These people live in ill-ventilated, dirty chawls, in which nothing can
" be seen without a lamp on the brightest day. Living on scanty and poor food,
" half clad and packed in the most miserable manner in dark and dirty rooms, they
" are naturally much more subject to the plague than any others.
" On the Parel Road on both sides of the Bhendi Bazaar live better class
" Hindus ; accordingly, I constituted a new Committee of Hindu Volunteers there,
" who performed their duties in a very satisfactory manner. The existing Com-
" mittee in Old Nagpada (Umerkhadi) did most excellent work, and thanks to
" their unassuming hard work the plague administration here worked smoothly
'and efficiently and never had any trouble at all.