Coll 30/9(2) 'Admin. Reports of the Persian Gulf - 1945 -' [‎457r] (913/1148)

to cl«<*r the *-aiaaba<i(SirJan)-^Aria roud uncrtlbn with
a aetach^ent from vxr&.
On the whole intarnal security has been mintained and
the incidents reported have been the wor« of ieolated gangs
and not the result of ary concerted action by the tribes to
hold up ana rob ro -d transport and travellers on a general
scale•
Sarhang TamaJ arrived in weceaber to command the whole
Us tan (IrovinciLl) .mnieh Force, an appointaent which should
largely contribute to the continued maintenance of Internal
security in this area.
f oads. n o new roads hnve been conetructea during the ye r und
less *48 spent on the nsintenanc© of existing ronds.
viation. r ^o aeroplane landed at Persian during the past year
"'TnOTtUe was done to maintain the landing ground in a
useable condition.
tireless. The Isman station hr*s been used for military
purposes only.
The continued rise in the cost of 1 ivin during 1941
led to a steady deterioration in the standards of the poorer
people. The increase in the wages of government servants
announced throughout Iran during the last quarter of the year,
though followed oy an increase in the wu 4l es of the local
weavers who form a large part of Kerman city*s population, has
not compensated in full for the increases in the cost of
The esrly expectations of a good wheat crop were not
realised -*nd by" ugust it was estimated that even if all the
wheat w*s collected According to the existing obligations of
the cultivators a further 3,600 tons would be required to
roeet the neeus of Feraan and Bom up to the next harvest.
1though 12 tons of wheat continued to be issued to the —
bakers of Kerman daily, much of this was illegally sold as
»rin and hoarded by those who had the money to bay. ven-
tuctlly faced by a. growing' shortage of bread the loc 1 authori
ties in December decided to establish a municipal bakery and
cut out the bakers entirely. t the outset, this scheme,
which had the stron. backing of !!.' *6 Consul, lacked adequate
distribution arrangements but steps were be*ng ta^en to reneuy
this defect.
\ sugar rationing scheme mb started in Kerman in
September by which each person was to be allowed to buy 5
misqale per aay (6 nieqals * 1 os). The ration was liter
fixed at 1 Kilo per month. his was functioning well until
there was a shortage of sugar and for nearly two ionthe at
the end of the year no ration sugar was issued, during this
period supplies cool a be obtained only from a few private
merchants at blacK-market prices.
rf a / euDol / of '.ini ,un reouireue its c >n be aa in
here h* 4 S bee n no attempt, i.o controi otner coaaoaitiee
in this district, so^e of which, such as drugs, have practic
ally disappeared. It cin be assumed thit in so "8 c sea
stoexs are bein^; hoarded in the hope of scarcity prices 1 ter.
In ‘arch nont of the local taxes were doubled and all
the local monopoly companies were taken over by the govern-
VII - Common ie it ions
VIII - cononic Conditions
primary fooustofis, increases in a few of the essentials ^re
utton
xireaa
ice
Sugar
rials 16-00
^ec. 1940
2-40
12-00
IV-50
*>ec. If41*
24-00 per mn
3-60
19-00
Firewood
Charcoal
Brushwood
60-00
160-00
7-00
(Govt rate) 22-50
(Bl*c* * )70-90-00
90-00 kharwar
300-00 rt
20-00 load.
lent.
/ Conditin?^*