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Police.
Bandar Abbas—^nib I Sayyed Shamasuddin Klian Safax was Commis
sioner of Police throughout the year. He is old and lenient and addicted to
opium smoking.
No reports of any crimes were received during the year and the work of
the Police was as reasonably efficient as in the preceding year. ^ y
Under instructions from Tehran, the Police authorities have been censuring
all foreign mail bags during the month of August with a view to seizing- the
newspaper Al-Uaiuch which is said to be anti-Persian, and prints articles
about making Baluchistan an Independent State. All Soviet newspapers have
also been confiscated.
Linrjah .—Agha Vakil Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator. Ali ‘ Kai ’ officiating Rais-i-Nazmieh remained in
charge throughout the year.
Minah. —Agha Raselli, Raise Nazmieh held the post during the whole year.
Passport Department.
Bandar Abbas. —The work continued 1 to remain in the hands of the Police
authorities and Political Officers and Captains of the Mail steamers calling at
this port were afforded facilities; to disembark during the stay of the steamers.
When Naib I Sayyed Sharnsuddiu Khan Safai, Commissioner of Police, left for
Henjam and Lingafi on inspection duty in December 1933, he left orders that no
passports were to be issued in his absence, and consequently over a hundred
passengers who were held up threatened to make telegraphic representations
to the Shah if they were delayed longer. The safe of the Police had, therefore-,
to be forced open to obtain materials for the issuing of passports.
Anmieh.,
Bandar Abbas. —The strength of the force in this town is about 100.
Amir Lashkar Azizullah Khan Zarghami, General Officer Commanding,
arrived from Busbire on the.llth May in a Persian Gunboat to inspect the whole
of Amnieh force posted on Bandar Abbas-Kerman road, on account of repeated
attacks on motof transport by the brigands, and to submit his report for the
future administration of the road. He left by the same gunboat to Bushire
on the 13th May. Naib Sarhang Abdullah Khan Tumaj, Officer Commanding,
Amnieh, Kerman, arrived on the 9th May and returned to Kerman with Amir
Lashkar on the 12th May.
Judicial Department.
Bandar Abbas. —During the months of July and August 1933 Agha Mohamad
Khan Ashrafi (Raisi Adlieh) and Mii*za Mohamad Khan Sadr-ul-Anam (Muddai-
ul-Umam) proceeded on leave closing the coui'ts for the summer session.
Samavi, the Mustantiq (Investigating Judge) who did not join his colleagues
in asking for leave without pay for the summer months, was transferred to
Kerman for the time Bandar Abbas courts remained closed.
Agha Mohamad Khan Ashrafi, the Raisi Adlieh, returned from leave and
opened the local courts in the absence of the Public Prosecutor and the Investi
gating Judge on the 4th October 1933.
The news of having taken bidbes in two cases reached Tehran where Agha
Mohamad Khan Ashrafi and Mirza Mohamad Khan Sadr-Ul-Anam were
summoned for an interview by a Vazarato Adlieh. It was proved that Agha
Ashrafi had taken a bribe and hence Mirza Mohamad Khan was appointed
Raise Adlieh in addition to his own duties from October 1933. The latter is
a very old' and experienced man, and addicted to opium smoking. Agha
Jamaluddin Khan Samawi has been appointed Raise Mahkamah, and Mohamad
Ali Khan Khorshide is officiating in the Mustantiq office..
Ling ah and Minab. —The Deputy Governors remained in charge of the
Sulhieh Courts at the^e stations much to the discontent of merchants and traders
there.
Customs.
Bandar Abbas. —Mirza Abu Talib Khan Abasalli held the charge of the-
Provincial Director throughout the year. He has proved himself uiipopulj^
with the merchants as, in Lis dealings, he is to a great extent very unreasona e ~