Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [‎37r] (73/1148)

(f) Agricultural
Aqal Syea Juwad Molnzudeh hold the jo'jt of
Munugar of tno Agricultural B«.nk, Keriaaii, tiiroaghout txio year.
During tha year a sum of one million rials
was loanid to landowners and cultavators co help txiem build
•ian^ts 1 ana to purcuase agrrealtaral equipment etc. The
major portion of the money loaned was given to landowners of
Bam and tne remainder to the ithawanin-i-Ibrahimi, Kerman.
The rate of interest was 0 ,^ in addition to
known a s •karmuzd*.
Owing to financial stringency the amount
placed at the disposal oX % the Bank was far short of the neeus
of agriculturists many of wnose requests for loans had to be
rejected.
(g) Dejjartment of *iustlce .
Aqai Suleiman Zia f Ibranimi officiated as
Chief Judge of tne Court of Justice as well as Chief Judge of
the Court of Appeal until tne alst September after which he
was relieved by Aqai nichgar who held the po^t until tne end of
the year.
Aqai All nkbar Tawakuli was the Puolic Pro-
-secutor in tae Court of Appeal from January until tne 2ind
October when he proceeded on leave to Tehran, nqai Kk aja
ft a sir! oi'ficiatod until the end of tne year*
Aqai Imad iXansuri officiated as Chief Judge
of tne Court of First Instance untxl the loth D member after
tf aicn nuni Ja lali r ?ii ?ved iiim until t._i ena of the ye^r.
, Aqai Qav/ami was public i^rosecutor in tne
Court ol]First instance from the beginning of the year until
the k,2nd December a fter wnich ^qai Forugh took cnarge uiitil
the end of the year.
(h) Police .
Captain histernati acted as Chief of Police
from tne beginning of tne year until the i:4th September when
Sa rhang Hormoz Givian took over i*rom him and held charge
until tne end of the year. Captain Hianmati though quite a
junior officer discharged nis duties conscientiously in tno
face of many difficulties, he was cooperative and friendly
with tnis Consulate.
SJahang Givian, formerly a military of fie r,
was transferred to the Police Department in Tehran b.'fo.‘e his
a ppointment in Kerman. He has not snown any outstanding
qualities so far but is helpful and friendly.
Ill December tne local police force was aug-
-mented by 40 new members recruited locally.
The system of registering tne names of all
persons entering and leaving the town was reintroduced during
the year.
(i) Posts and i’elo^qapns .
Aqai Ahmad Sadri, Director of Posts and
Telegraphs, remained in chtOrge up to the Aord April when he
proceeded on leave to Tehran. His relief, Aqai Mustafa
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