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Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [311v] (627/1028)
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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The Rafsinjan branch of the National Bank is run by a Persian Manager witB a
staff of one clerk only and it is stated that the profits are five times its expenses.
No new branches were opened during the year though the question of estab
lishing these at Bam and Sir]an had come under consideration in the early part
of the year.
Herr Meyer has been taking an active part in the spinning mill project as it is
proposed that the National Bank should take up shares to the extent of
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
75,000.
Police. —Yawar Seyyid Sadiq Khan, Sheikh-ul-Island, remained in charge of
the Nazmieh Department throughout the year. The attitude of the Police officials
towards British subjects has been satisfactory.
The registration of foreign subjects by the Police was started on the 11th
October.
Justice—kn additional Sulhieh (Small Causes) Court was established durin*
the year, the expenses for its maintenance being met by the local Municipality
Yezd and Bandar Abbas'Courts were also placed under Kerman during the period
under review.
Delay in the conduct of cases in the lower courts seems unavoidable, particularly
owing to the large amount of work accumulated in the Sulhieh Courts. As appeals
against decisions by this Court are heard by the Bidayat (First Instance) and
Istinaf (Appeal) Courts, both of which exist in Kerman, full advantage is being
taken of their existence by the defaulters merely to gain time. The Hindu (British
Indian) traders who wound up their businesses during the year had numerous
claims to recover, but on account of the inevitable delay in the Adlieh Courts, had
in many cases either to be content with the recovery of a part thereof or to drop
them altogether. Another disadvantage obtaining locally is that most of the
pleaders being addicated to opium are greedy and exorbitant in their charges.
Mirza Reza Khan, Tajaddud, a polished gentleman who comes from a Mullah
class of Nejef and has lived in India for a number of years, is the Chief of the Depart
ment in Kerman.
Posts and Telegraphs. —Farzanigan, the Director of Posts and Telegraphs in
Kerman, was transferred to Bushire in May and replaced by Mirza Ahmed Khan,
Waziri, who continued in charge till the end of the year.
The Telegraph Office does not accept urgent messages for transmission at
night. Their delivery arrangements are also far from being satisfactory.
Education. —There has been no increase in the number of Schools since the last
Administration Report, though some improvement is said to have been effected in
the condition of the classes, etc. In spite of the endeavours of Mirza Hassan Khan,
Jaudat. the Chief of this Department, there has been no substantial increase in
the Budget orant for educational purposes in this Province, which at present
stands at^Tumans 56,150 per annum. The Chief of the Education and the Church
Missionary Authorities continue to maintain cordial relations.
Amnieh. —Sarhang Haji Baqir Khan, Karaghuzlu, was in charge of the
Amnieh Depaitment till March, when he was replaced by Sarhang Mahmood Khan,
Kianpur. There was another change in August and Naib Sarhang Abdullah Khan,
Tumaj, was the Chief of the Department at the end of the year. Like his two pre
decessors he has had no relations with the Consulate.
The discipline of the Amnieh force which is about 1,000 strong has, on the
whole, been satisfactory.
Municipality. —New Municipal taxes were introduced during the year and the
annual income of the Baladiyeh Department is now estimated at
Tomans
10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
80,000.
Nevertheless the roads in the town still remain in their former unsatisfactory
condition. The house tax of 3 per cent, on the calculated annual rent, which was
to be introduced in March 1931, has not yet been recovered.
The metalling of the main artehry road cut through the middle of the to^n
in 1929 and called the Khayaban-i-So'ahpur was taken in hand at the close of tne
vear. The Municipality now have twhPersian Engineers appointed from Tehran.
The fighting arrangements in the town ave also improved.
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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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