Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [‎35r] (69/1148)

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ciiarge of tuis Ustaii Vvoui January Uiitil tue 2 ^nd wiion ho
left for Tenra n to discuss outstanding cLfl\xirs of tne Prov-
-ince in Tohr^n® Chiel' amongst tnam were (a) ti 4 e neea for
improving tne totally ina.de 4 to water supply ox Keriaan (b)
tile need for stronger measures i’or tne maintenance 01 security
in tne Province and (c) the retention of otiierv/ise oi .iukran
a s a furmanda ri subordinate to tae Btn Ust^n. After pro
longed discussions with the Minister 01 ' the Interior and tne
Prime minister, from wiiom he got no satisfaction^ he s >ught
and obtained an audience wxtn H.l.M.tae Siiah who promised to
consiuer his reci^mmendations sympatnetically• Gr eatly dis—
-c-auraged eventually with the ineptitude of his Government he
resign id in July. On tne 1* tn October Aqai Mehdl sn.airukh
wa s sent to Kerman as Gst .nuur and he remained in oflice xor
the remainder of the y >ar.
Aqai Kazluiah Bahrami ehJoy 3 d great popularity owing
to tiie energy a nci initiative he displayed in his at ueupts to
,Vide umeilities for the public; for his strenuous efforts to
encourage tne development of the local coal seums in Kun Badumu;
for his- great soiicatide for the poor and destitute wnom ne help-
-»d in a practical way by arranging to supply them f 00 a ana
other essentials at special reduced prices during the winder#
iio was an honest ana efficient official and a great loss to tne
province*
(b) y.»rmana..-r * On tne 7 th February Aq. i Vosuq, an In-
-s. >ctor of tne iiinistry of um Interior wno was carrying out
tue duties of tue Farm.-anur, Was saimuoned to TeXiran and re
lieved by a qui isfanaiari (aul ue—Gultaneh)^ tno ex-iarmanoar
of K irmansha ii* When Aqai Fa/.lulaii daiiraml lei t xor Teiiran on
the aWnd May a qai isfundiari Was acting u standar in addition to
iiis own duties until tii<j Ibtii October on which date ^qai Meudi
Bhanrukii a »sum id charge*
(c) Icuinnuio ainx Fxilance Do,.vx;-Uient .
Mr«D.F*Yribonn held tne post of Director General of
Finance, K rman # from tiie beginning of Uie year until tne Goth
July wain, for reasons of iiealth, ho resigned liis appomtiaont
and left for Tehran, On tne 2 ath J.ui ary he rec )ived instruc-
—tions fruia T juraii liaiitirig ills economic powers to tne colloct—
-ion of opium and income ta x. Aqai Hussain All Farzaa v/as tuen
appointed as tasi-i-Knarbar (Head of tue Economic Department)
who dealt w ith tue distribution of monopoly goods, 1 . 0 . tea,
sugar, cloth, cigarettes and grain coll jctlon* A^ui *iass<tn Iiiiaiui
wa s appointed as Director of Finance but ow^ng to uisagreement
with ,Tribonn lie was instructed by tiie latter to proceed t (
TehTxin on tne 21 st April after whicn aqai Jabbari was appointed
to officiate for the r 1 st of tue yJar in tne collection of opium
and Income tax*
(d) /\^ricultural Dopartnent *
A qai Shoikii ul Islaiai was Head of uxe Agricultural
Department throughout tue y ar.
The exceptionally good rainfall at the D jgdiining 1
tne yer.r,.yr Wi crop but the authorities state
that'tue late frost at tne end of March followed by ’sen* (rust)
caused some daim.ge. There is reason, however, to believe that
the harvest Wa s ab^ve average.
Cotton. The cotton crop Was re -orted to Xuve been good but
the prace of tnis commodity in tne open market effectivJly placea
it out of reach of tiie ordinary man, Xn July the Gov rnnent con-
-trol of cotton was lifted, ^s the demand for cotton remains
nigh it is expected tiiat larger areas will be aevoted in tne
future to its cultivation*