"تقرير الإدارة عن المقيمية السياسية في الخليج الفارسي للأعوام ١٩١٥-١٩١٩" [و‎‎١‎٢‎٨] (٣٩٦/٢٦٢)

FOR THE YEAR 1018.
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towards the end of the year the Toumaniantz contract,* suspended the previous
winter, was renewed and the system of direct control abandoned. At any rate,
Asaf-ul -Mamalik was removed in December and it is probable, pace local
opposition, that Mirza Assadullah Khan Kurdistani will come as agent on
behalf of i'oumaniantz.
The Road Guards' (Qarasuran) Department was held by Zahir-ul-Huzur,
a nominee of Prince Nusrat-us-Sultaneh's, until the latter's departure. It
then remained vacant until in September Hishmat-ud-Dou ! eh made an
extremely satisfactory private arrangement with Sardar Nusrat's uncle, Salav
Mufakhkbam, whereby the latter undertook the duties of the Department
without remuneration, leaving most of the budget provision of tomans -7,000
per month to the Governor-General Such establishment of Road Guards as is
kept up is paid for from rahdari collected—illegally of course—from caravans
by the Qarasuran themselves, from which source also the Head of the Depart
ment amply recoups himself.
The Police Department is usually kept by the Governor-General for
obvious reasons in the hands of one of his most faithful adherents, and it was
accordingly held by an g^-head farrash of Piince Nusrat-us-Sultaneh's until
thelatter's*^departure. During the interregnum Masud-ul-Mulk, nephew of
the Acting Governor-General, was llais-i-Nazmieh, while Hishmat-ud-Douleh
^ave the post to one of his own Tabrizis, Ali Khan. The Police, though under
manned (the nominal strength is 100) is the best run of the Local Government
Departments and the force is on the whole surprisingly efficient. The
Assistant to the Chief of Police, Eafat JSizam, is chietly responsible for
this.
The Municipality (Baladiya) suffered a severe blow in the early spring
when the Finance Department, acting under orders from Tehran, cut down its
Budget allotment by half. Needless to say there was no corresponding reduc
tion in the Naicaqil (tax on pack-animals) or house tax, which are supposed
to be earmarked for Municipal expenditure. The office of Eais-i-Baladiya
accordingly lapsed and the w 7 ork has during most of the year been undertaken
by the Police.
District Governorships.
These posts were held as follows :—
Sirjari. —Mirza Mahmud Khan Tabatabai.
Bam and Narmashir. —Sardar Mujallal, with Xasir-ul-Mamalik acting
on his behalf from April onwards.
Jqta' Afshar. —Asaf-ul-Mulk.
ifo/m/tfw.—Mirza Saiyid Muhammad Khan until 20th March, Rukn-us-
Sultan 21st March—28th October, Mustaan-ul-Mulk till the end of the year.
Kuhbanau and Zerind. —Nusrat-us-Sultan, son of Nusrat-ul-Mamalik, head
of the Khanzada family.
Jirnft. — Muhnmmad Taqi Khan Bakhtiari until departure of Prince
Nusrat-us-Sultaneh after which Adl-us-Sultaneh on beiialf of his father Sardar
Nusrat.
Jamal JBarez, Isfand^qa, Mehui and Sardu —Salar Muiakhkham (uncle
of Sardar Nusrat) until 5th September from which date till the end of the
year the district w 7 as held by Adl-us-Sultan, brother of Sardar Nusrat.
Khabis. —Mukhtar-ul-Mulk or his brother Mansur-us-Sultaneh.
Mudhar. —Zargham-us-Sultaneh.
The Democrat party in Kerman is a small one, but amply makes up tor
its numerical inferiority by its noisiness
Democrats. an( l fi a i r for political intrigue. At ^the
beginning of the year its hopes were centred on the success of the Prince
Governor s campaign against Sardar Nusrat and the other Moderate leaders.
Muin-ush-Shariya, whose brother Muayid-ul-Islam is one oi the chief
Extremist wirepullers at Tehran, and Agha Yanya (recently appointed
Superintendent of Education) were the ringleaders along with Jhtisnam-
ud-Douleh in the plot against the Sardar, the lailure of which was re
garded as a serious defeat for the Democrats. After two or three
*£>e0 Administration Uepoi 't for 1917, under heading" Revenue Department.