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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [147v] (299/1028)
The record is made up of 1 volume (510 folios). It was created in 19 May 1927-14 Nov 1939. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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42
Mirza Muhsin Khan Qarib and four officials visited Kerman from
Tehran on the 22nd April to purchase all crude opium from the land-
owners for Government. The rate fixed was Rials 250 (£4/3/4) per Tabriz
Man (about 106J ounces) with a deficit of 25 per cent, allowed for the process
of preparation. The price to be modified if the shortage was more. At
this rate a misqal costs Government half a rial (2 pence) only and leaves a
clean margin of three quarters of a rial (3 pence) profit between the cost
and retail prices.
The Opium crop was exceptionally good and the yield was estimated
to be about 15,000 mans (about 10 times the quantity delivered to the Mono
poly godowns in 1934) giving a profit of about Rials 7,500,000 (£125,000) to
the Government.
No strict supervision on the part of Government was instituted and
prices were high in order to encourage growers to sell to Government and to
check smuggling.
No smugglers were caught and contraband opium was scarce, only very
small quantities being sold by the growers. Government’s action appears
to have been successful.
National Bank of Iran. —Herr Albert Haeussler, was relieved by Arsin
Barkhurdarian in April and the latter remained in charge for the rest of
the year. The former whose contract had expired left for Europe via
Sirjan, Shiraz and Bushire on the 1st May.
No new branches were opened in the Province during the year under
review.
Sargord (Major) Abdul Hussein Mirza Jehangiri held the
post of Provincial Commissioner of Police throughout the year.
The new Police premises were partly built during the year, but building
was abandoned in the latter part of the year for lack of funds.
There was only one outstanding case of corruption during the year.
The local gaol keeper used to release a notorious burglar at night and help
him to break into houses. The burglar was caught red handed but the gaol
keeper was acquitted. They say he bribed his superiors to let him off.
The Police spies continued to watch visitors to the Consulate, and
dealings were strictly carried out. The Rais-i-Nazmieh, personally, was
on very friendly terms with the Consulate.
Justice. Aqayi Ashtiani, who has held the post of acting Chief Judge
of the Appeal Court, as well as departmental Chief of the Justice adminis
tration m Kerman since June 1934, continued to remain in office throughout
the year. - &
1 he principal Judicial appointments held in Kerman at the close of the
year under review were as follows :
Istinaf (Appeal Court). —Chief Judge—Aqayi Fazlullah Ashtiani.
Public Prosecutor—Aqayi Hussain Ali Sanai.
Bedayat (Court of First Instance)—
Chief Judge.—Aqayi Hatif Reyahi.
Public Prosecutor.—Aqayi Reza Sharif.
Sulhieh (Small Cause Court )—
Chief Judge—Aqayi Mirza Hadi Khan Sadeeqi.
Investigating Judge.—Aqayi Mirza Khalil Khan Tamaddun.
other complahits^ a ^° Ut ^^ ator y m ethods were frequent, but there were no
pi • ^ e 9 l stration of Property.—Woh&mm&d Hassan Khan Shahpuri,
^ f -^i the r I ^ glStrat i 011 De P artment Kerman was transferred to Yezd in
the middle of June and was succeeded by Fateh Ali Khan Hooshmand from
Yezd The latter remained m office for the rest of the year. The Yezd
Registration office was placed under Kerman temporarily as Shahpuri was
considered inefficient and his removal from Kerman was on that account.
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This volume contains copies of the annual 'Administration Reports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' prepared by the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire and printed at the Government of India Press in New Delhi for the years 1926-1938.
These annual reports are divided up into a number of separate reports for different geographical areas, usually as follows:
- Administration Report for Bushire and Hinterland
- Administration Report of the Kerman and Bandar Abbas Consulates
- Administration Report for Fars
- Report on AIOC [Anglo-Iranian Oil Company] Southern Area
- Administration Report of the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
- Administration Report of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
- Administration Report of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat
These separate reports are themselves broken down into a number of sub-sections including the following:
- Visitors
- British interests
- Foreign Interests
- Local Government
- Military
- Communications
- Trade Developments
- Slavery
The reports are all introduced by a short review of the year written by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. .
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- 1 volume (510 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 512. These numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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