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Medjliss were declared closed on August 1 st, three of the past deputies for
Shiraz being “re-elected” ; but there was little or no genuine voting. Early
and sudden melting of the snows on the mountains in north-west Ears at
the end of February caused extensive floods in all the rivers and dry beds,
especially between Pul-i-Khan and Zarqan 21 miles north of Shiraz, and
at the Kara-agach bridge on the Bushire road, both routes north and south
being closed to vehicular traffic for three weeks, and damage on the Bushire
road alone being estimated at 100,000 tumans to repair- A Belgian engin
eer arrived in March 1929 to make a reconnaissance on the route via Firuza-
bad to Bushire. for which the Government is said to be allowing 100,000
tumans towards construction work. Telephone lines were opened by the
Telephone concessionary company to Jahrum and Darab and Ear, as well
as Fasa: while in January this company authorized a sub-concessionnaire
to run a line from Bushire to Isfahan, which was under construction at the
end of the period. The economic situation became increasingly bad during
the year, nearly all trade being hard hit by taxation and monopolies, a
depression accentuated by the dumping at cut-throat prices of cotton-goods
and sugar by Soviet trade agencies. A branch of the Soviet bank was
opened in July.
CHAPTER IV.
Administration Report o! the Consular District of Bandar Abbas and Lingah
for the year 1928.
Personnel.
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'Bandar Abbas. —Mr. G. A. Richardson, O.B.E., held the post of His
Majesty’s Vice-Consul with the personal rank of Consul throughout the
year.
Lingah. —Assistant Surgeon J. W. Woodsell, M.C., handed over
charge of the duties of Consular Agent to Assistant Surgeon E. R. Hill,
I.M.D., on the 23rd February and proceeded on leave to India. The latter
mentioned remained in charge till the end of the year.
Foreign Representatives.
Bundar Abbas. — Nil.
Lingah .—Khan Sahib AHMAD bin YUSSUF KHAJA continued to
act nominally for His Highness the Sultan of MUSCAT, but he is not re
cognized by the local authorities.
Local Government.
Bandar A bbas .—MIRZA ABBAS QUEI KHAN ERAM (IQBAL-
UL-MULK) proceeded on leave to TEHRAN on the 25th July and was
relieved as Governor on the 5th October by AGHA SYED ABDULLAH
KHAN MIR-I-FAKHRAI (MUDDABAR-UL-MULK), the local Post
master and the Acting Rais-i-Nazmieh respectively performing the duties
ad interim,.
The present incumbent AGHA SYED ABDULLAH KHAN was many
years ago the Chief of Police at KERMAN. He is a quiet old gentleman
and appears to be well disposed towards us.
In October, AGHA MAHOMED ALI KHAN (SADID-I-
SULTANEH), the Assistant to the Governor of the Gulf Ports at
BUSHIRE, visited BANDAR ABBAS between the 23rd October and 3rd
December. ’ Although ostensibly on inspection, the object of his visit is
not known, as he did not intervene in administrative matters here.
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