'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf, 1945 [-1946]' [‎34r] (80/414)

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charge of this Ustan from January flntil the 22nd May when he
left for Tehra n to discuss outstanding affairs of the Prov-
-ince in Tehran© Chief amongst them were (a) the need for
improving the totally inadequate v/ater supply of Kerman (b)
the need for stronger measures for the maintenance of security
in the Province and (c) the retention of otherwise of Mukran
a s a farmanda ri subordinate to the 8th Ustan, After pro
longed discussions with the Minister of the Interior and the
Prime Minister, from whom he got no satisfaction, he sought
and obtained an audience with H.I.M.the Shah who promised to
consider his recommendations sympathetically. Greatly dis-
-couraged eventually with the ineptitude of his Government he
resigned in July. On the 13th October Aqai Mehdi Shahrukh
wag sent to Kerman as Ustandar and he remained in office for
the remainder of the year,
Aqai Fazlulah Bahrami eHjoyed great popularity owing
to the energy a nd initiative he displayed in his attempts to
provide amenities for the public^ for his strenuous efforts to
encourage the development of the local coal seams in Kuh Badumu;
for his great solicitude for the poor and destitute whom he help-
-ed in a practical way by arranging to supply them food and
other essentials at special reduced prices during the winter.
He was an honest and efficient official and a great loss to the
province,
(^) Farmandar , On the 7th February Aqai Vosuq, an In-
-spector of the Ministry of the Interior who was carrying out
the duties of the Farmandar, was summoned to Tehran and re
lieved by A qai isfandiari (Adl us-Sultaneh), the ex-farmandar
of Kermansha h. When Aqai Fazlulah Bahrami left for Tehran on
the 22nd May A qai Isfandiari was acting Ustandar in addition to
his own duties until the 13th October on which date Aqai Mehdi
Shahrukh a ssumed charge.
(c) Sconomic and Finance Department .
Hr,D,F,Tribonn held the post of Director General of
Finance, Kerman, from the beginning of the year until the 26th
July when, for reasons of health, he resigned his appointment
and l^ft for Tehran. On the 20th Jan ary he received instruc-
-tions from Tehran limiting his economic powers to the collect-
-ion of opium and income ta x, Aqai Hussain Ali Farzan was then
appointed as Hasi-i-Kharbar (Head of the Sconomic Department)
who dealt w ith the distribution of monopoly goods, i,e, tea,
sugar, cloth, cigarettes and grain collection, Aqai Hassan Imami
wa s appointed as Director of Finance but owing to disagreement
with Mr.Tribonn he was instructed by the latter to proceed to
Tehran on the 21st April after which Aqai Jabbari was appointed
to officiate for the rest of the year in the collection of opium
and income tax,
( d ) Agricultural Department .
A qai Sheikh ul Islami was Head of the Agricultural
Department throughout the year.
The exceptionally good rainfall at the beginning of
the year promised a good wheat crop but the authorities state
that the late frost at the end of March followed by 'sen' (rust)
caused some damage. There is reason, however, to believe that
the harvest wa s abuve average.
Cotton^ The cotton crop was reported to have been good but
the price of this commodity dn the open market effectively placed
it out of reach of the ordinary man. In July the Government con-
-trol oi cotton was lifted. As the demand for cotton remains
it is ppected that larger areas will be devoted in the
future to its cultivation.
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