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wan taken againat it# A« n^ntionsd above, the ?S*ana«
Jordan TVt»utter !foa k ce '.tart deeptvtched from Trane-joidan to
oop« with this. Had Persia und the BAiidar Abbae area been
under the India OMrtreijd it voulA bfrY* u^tu possible to send
det&ahmente from India which would h^ve resulted in an
imnienBe saving of tiiBe, tyre# ar>i tonnage#
3# Itofl Oovernment of India supplied an Executive
Sngineer half-way through the ye^r. after the post had lain
vacant for 1 $ month"* In the BQ&ntlMe those of the p*w#r#
staff who had not left on grounds of ill-health spent their
time quarreling with each other and ^nork was at a standstill#
Mr# Ahmed, the new Sxeoutlve Engineer, did his utmost to
try and introduce some semblance of order into this department
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and finally achieved some results though the buildings at
Bandar Abbas suffered permanent damage through lack of
attention, and the absence of eQaential enginaerlng stores
was acutely felt# , !*i* supply of wire gause which had been
precsed for in January after ths death of Gaptala Keen*a
child from some intestinal complaint, and which was the
subject of constant roMinders and peraomvl telegrams through
out tht year, had not been received by the end of the year#
It is difficult to describe the confusion oaused by the
miso(yioel.red reduction of the poet of Assistant tfrigineer,
tilt loss caused to Government, or the extent to wliich the
secretary's time jibs wasted on technical matters outolde
his normal sphere#
4# The Church of the Bfr;iphany was opened on January
6 th, the consecration ceremony being conducted by the
Bishop In Persia# A Persian opening ivae he Li on Sunday the
8 th vThiofc was attended by all the leading Persians, including
the Imam Jbina*, which m*y be considered a great tribute to
the personality of H.B#11#Consul, Major J.B.Howes.
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