Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎225r] (454/1028)

for that place for local inspection on the 3rd and returned on the 5th July 1933.
He promised the landowners that he would recommend to the higher authorities
for remission of Rials. 7,500 from the amount of revenue due from the land-
owners.
Minab .—Mirza Abdul Rassoul Hereesi held charge throughout the year.
LlnagJi .—Mirza Ameri held charge throughout the year.
Posts and Telegraphs.
Bandar Abbas .—Mirza Ibrahim Khan Arbabi, the Director of Posts and
Telegraphs, held charge throughout the year. The post and telegraph officials
remained well disposed towards the Consulate.
The work of the Telegraph section leaves nothing to be desired.
Communication by telephone with Minab was maintained.
Sayyecl Jn ’far Khan Nabawi, an Inspector from the Ministry of Posts and
Telegraphs arrived on inspection duty from Bushire on the 8th June and left
for Kerman on the 15th. During his stay he inspected the local Post and
Telegraph Offices.
Municipality.
Bandar Abbas .—Agha Ismail Khan Bahadur, Governor of Bandar Abbas,
was enthusiastically keen to improve the state of the town and the following
progress was made during the year :■—
Water Supply .—To replace the Barqa water system, which is a source of
danger for all water-borne diseases and specially guineaworm, the new qanat
system to supply drinking water to the town was taken in hand. The source
was from Naiband and the mouth reached the entrance of the town, the water
flowing through a trench dug deep and connecting the several qanats, but on
the 2nd April 1933 there was a very heavy rainfall, practically unknown in the
history of Bandar Abbas, which demolished the trenches and the whole scheme
failed. Until then 11 ,(XK) tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. had been spent, but this year (1934)^ the scheme
has been given on a contract basis to the same Contractor (Ustad Rajah) for the
sum of Rials. 85,000.
FAectricity and Ice supphi.—The Power House belonging to Haji Sheikh
Ahmed Gelladary has been taken over and formed into a Company concern.
For the whole year the plant for electric lights worked well, and ice was also
made twice, but, as the plant is old, the ice turned out was of inferior quality
and at heavy cost.
Charitable Dispensary.—The dispensary was re-opened on the 14th Febru
ary 1933 with Dr. K. H. Dnmree, ea-I.M.D., as a Medical Officer. As the dis
pensary was well-known in the past as the Consulate Medical Officei used^ to
attend there, the general public now make more use of it than that of the Persian
Quarantine Department.
Owing to the paucity of the staff, surgical work is not undertaken. The
scheme for having six beds has also been dropped, only serious indoor cases
being admitted for treatment, and for such cases comforts and nursing are
provided by relations or friends. It is yet to be seen whether the Dispensary
will continue to work after March 1934, as the Medical Officei, appaientl), is
not desirous to continue working with such a negligible number ot stair.
As there is no Consulate Medical Officer in Bandar Abbas serious cases .'
have been sent to Dr. Dumree who has treated such cases tree of charge.
The Main Road —The so-called avenue has been constructed at the sacrifice
of about 15 houses. Some of the influential house-owners have been pant com
pensation. but the ordinary classes whose houses have been demohshed are
given lands in exchange in other quarters of the town for the construction ot
new buildings.
Education Department.
Bandar A bias .—Mirza Noorali Khan Basti, Director of Education remained
in charge throughout the year. There are two schools m the station, one cor
the boys up to the sixth standard and the other for the girls up to the second
class only.
Lingah .—Agha Salehi remained in charge throughout the year.
Minab .—Agha Jazaeri held the charge during the whole year.