'تقارير الإدارة حول الخليج العربي لعام ١٩٣٨ [ظ‎‎٧] (٦٠/١٤)

2. On the 9th of March Lieutenant-Colonel H. J, Underwood, Military-
Attache designate at Tehran arrived and left for Tehran on the 14th March.
2. Iranian.
On the 4th of April His Excellency Ali Asghar Hikmat, Iranian Minister
of Education arrived on a tour of inspection from Shiraz. He expressed
satisfaction with the work done by the local officials of his Department.
3. FORErGN.
On the 12th March His Excellency the Italian Minister arrived from
Khorramshahr and left for Tehran on the 14th. He was the guest of the
Manager of the National Bank of Iran during his stay here.
C.—BRITISH INTERESTS.
Cable and Wireless Limited. —This Company's Branch at Bushire was
managed by Mr. G. W. Watson throughout the year.
Gray Mackenzie and Company Limited. —This Company's Branch was
managed by Mr. S. W. Gregor throughout the year.
The Imperial Bank of Iran. —Mr. V. H. Glendening was the manager of
the Bushire Branch from 1st January to 18th September.
Mr. T. H. 0. N. Roe, from 19th September to the end of the year.
The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Limited. —Mr. P. Gregory was in charge
of this Company's Branch from 1st January to 12th September and Mr. Habib
Tabib, from 13th September to the end of the year.
Visits of His Majesty's Ships. —During the year His Majesty's Ships
44 FOWEY ", " BIDEFORD " and " DEPTFORD ", each visited Bushire
once. The usual salutes were fired and calls exchanged.
ITALIAN NAVY.
On the 26th of February, the Italian Warship " ERITREA " arrived
at Bushire and fired the usual salute of 21 guns which was returned by the
shore battery. The Commander of the Ship called on the Governor. Owing
to bad weather the Governor returned the call on the 28th when he was.
accorded a salute of 13 guns.
SECTION 3.
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION.
Governor. —On April 12th Aqai Ahmad Sadri, on having been recalled
to Tehran, handed over charge of the duties of his office to Aqai Anayatullah
Parwaneh, Director of Revenues, Bushire.
On April 26th Aqai Hasan Farzaneh, until lately Governor of Khorram
shahr and who had formerly held an appointment in the Iranian Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, arrived and took over the office of Governor.
The jurisdiction of the Governor of Bushire had been curtailed and for
administrative purposes Bushire has been placed under the Governor-General
of Fars. The Governor's jurisdiction extends from Dilum in the North to
Kangan in the South, and only as far as Borasjan in the interior.
Assistant Governor. —Aqai Taqi Midhat from 1st January to 21st March.
Aqai Muhammad Karim Nawab from 22nd March to the end of the year.
Monopolisation of Wheat Supplies. —The Revenue Authorities purchased
the year's harvest at Rials 1-20 a Maund (about 8 lbs.). It is believed that
the wheat was actually resold at nearly double the purchase price. An
endeavour was made to provide for local consumption but unfortunately the
supplies ran short towards the end of the year and the Revenue Department
were forced to obtain wheat from Kirmanshah. In December the local