'Adminisistration [Administration] Reports 1931-1935' [‎190r] (379/416)

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A branch office was opened at Bam in the month of June, Rafsinjan
being the only other branch. J
Posts and TelegrapJis.--Aq^yi Mohammad Mirza Afsar remained in
charge of the .Posts and lelegraphs Department throughout the year.
The delivery arrangements both of mails and telegrams were on the
whole satisfactory, though occasionally mails that arrived late on Thursdays
or early on Fridays were not distributed until Saturday, Friday being a
holiday.,
Education. —Mirza Sadiq Khan Ansari, Director of Education since
March 1933 returned to Tehran in August and was succeeded by Aqayi
Mayel Twisirkani, the Chief Inspector for Endowments, who has been in
charge since.
The Governor-General convened a meeting in April to raise funds for
the construction of a hall and two sports grounds in Kerman for physical
training. The cost was estimated to be between Rials 50,000 and 100,000
(£833 and 1666). A sum of Rials 15000 (£250) was subscribed by those
present.
A piece of land about 10,000 square zars was presented by Arbab
‘Shahriari Play ground”. A reception was given by the Education Depart
ment for the exclusive use as a public sports ground, and is named the
Shahriar, a leading Parsee merchant of Kerman, to the Education Depart
ment on the Crown Prince’s Birthday and a display of drill, bicycle riding
and gymnastic were given by various school boys. A display of skipping
by girls of \mder ten years in European dress was given for the first time.
The local Ittehadiah Primary Girls’ School was converted into a
Secondary school and English and French are the two optional foreign
languages introduced for the students to study.
Sarhang II Khajoni held the post of Officer Commanding
Amnieh (Road Guards) throughout the year.
Complaints of corruption and extortion against Amnieh officers an
Non-Commissioned Officers stationed at the vajious ou 3
vince, are still made. The Chief of the Amnieh detachment at Bam™
arrested on such a charge in April and was broug Tehran to
Baqir Khan of the Central Amnieh Administration arrived from iehran
enquire into the case and took him to Tehran. o^riinrrtbp
Sartip Ghulam Ali Khan Zand, CW ef Officei- Commanding the
Amnieh Force in Iran visited Kerman and a Zahidan road
In November Satwan II Afkhami in charge ^rman^Zahi^^ ^
and Amnieh Hussain Pasangi were br °^i supp i y i ng arms to Vali
sent to Tehran for trial. They ^re reused ol supply^ ^
Khan Baluch, a highway robber, y y' 1 ' He ca ptured several Gov-
Afkhami, was deputed to investigate *6^. rm, s £ ouse .
eminent rifles and some ai^unition ro 0ctober> whe n
Customs. —Aqavi Sadro was eded to Tehran on leave,
he was relieved by Aqayi Olfat a P ined and sea i e d here, so as to
All carpets which are exported a 0 ther services are per-
avoid a second inspection at the export point.
formed by this branch. -n 0 f’ot qucceeded Jaberi as Chief
Municipality. —Syed Ahmad j ran i an New Year (22nd March)
of the Municipality at the beginn ^^ p e was a gain discharged and
and remained in office until D Raf’at is very unpopular with
Mansoori was appointed to , rocers , bakers and butchers He
public. He extorts money from p ^ {unds f 0 r the construction of the
was accused of misa PP ro ^, r - 1 pt!° r p*ed by the Ministry of Interior.
Kerman barrage and was discharge j in Februar y sanctioned Rials
The Minister of Finance djinghis v^ ^ for th ^ be grown
30,000 (£500) for the permanents PP^ further i oa n of Rials 500,000
along the new avenue m the to