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Electricity and Ice Supply .—The Ice Factory An East India Company trading post. and Electric plant owned hj
Haji Shaikh Ahmed Gelladari was valued at Rials 32,000 to be purchased by the
newly formed Company with a capital of Rials, 1,00,000-. The new company was
expected to commence work in the beginning of the year 1933.
Charitable Dispensary.—This dispensary at the instance of the then H. B. M.’s
Consul was established in 1919 by public subscription and remained under control
of the Consulate up to the 23rd January when it was closed down on abolition ^
of the post of the Medical Officer attached to the Consulate, who used to attend
there daily without any charge to this institution. The Hospital with its equip,
inent was,* with the permission of the Hon’ble 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. in the Per
sian Gulf, handed over to the Governor on the 7th November. The latter succeed
ed in raising a sum of Rials 24,000 by subscription with a view to re-open this Dis
pensary for the benefit of the public. Dy. Kaikobad Hormusji Dumree, a Medical
Practitioner at Kerman was negotiating with the Governor to obtain the post
of Medical Officer.
The Main Boad. —On receipt of sanction of Rials 40,000 for construction of a
main road through the town, the Governor marked the track of the road and ex
pected to start the work in the beginning of 193J.
Education-
Bandar Abbas. —Mfrza Noor Ali Khan Basti remained in charge through
out the year.
A Primary Girls School was opened on the 5th December.
An instructive drama was enacted on the nights of 23rd and 24th December
in aid of the orphan students which yielded a net income of Rials 2,500.
Lingyh — Agha Salihi was Superintendent of both the schools throughout
the year.
Police Department*
Bandar Abbas. —Naib Syed Asadullah Khan Faqri was relieved by Naib
Syed Ali Moliamed Khan Fatemi on the 10th March. The latter proceeded to
Tehran on leave in July and handed over charge to his assistant Naib II (fhani
Khan Zand. The present incumbent Naib Shamsuddin Khan assumed duties on
the 25 th August,
No reports of any kind of crime were received during the year and the work
of the Police was as efficient as in the preceding years.
Ling ah, Ilenjam, Minab and Kishm Island. —A similar strength of Police
Force as in the previous year was maintained at these places.
Passport Department.
Bandar Abbas. —The work continued to remain in the hands of the Police
authorities and Political Officers and Captains of the Mail steamers calling here
were afforded facilities to disembark during the stay of the steamer in the har
bour. Miss 1. Dodson of the Church Missionary Society Multan, who arrived
without obtaining a visa from the Persian Consul, however, had some difficulty in
obtaining permission to disembark.
All foreign subjects residing here were registered at the Police Station dur
ing the year without experiencing the least trouble.
Amnieh {Gendarmerie).
Bandar Abbas. —The strength of the force in this town remained as in the
preceding year.
Yawar Abu Turab Khan Majd, the Cfficer Commanding at Bushire, cisited
British Basidu in the course of his inspection tour along the coast in January and
mentioned thar he had t^ie intention to post &ome of his guards at the British
Settlement.
Naib Sarbang Abdullah Khan Tumaj, the Cfficer Commanding at Kerman
inspected the Bandar Abbas-Kerman Motor Road in February.
Another batch of 45 recruits was despatched to Bushire in January.
Judicial Department.
Bandar Abbas. —An Adlieh Court was established under the Presidentship of
Agha Moharned Khan Ashrafi on the 25th August with Mirza Mohammed Khan