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H. E. Majid (Khan) Ahy wag recalled to Tehran at the end of the
year and appointed Minister of Communications. He left Shiraz within
twelve hours of receiving the Shah’s summons. It is thought that his
immediate task will the to complete the roads in Azerbaiian and Mazandaran
before the arrival in the spring of the Ghazi Ataturk.
His departure is a loss to the Province which has benefitted much
under his administration. He is an honest, capable and hardworking
official and a person of understanding. The relations between him and
His Majesty’s Consul were excellent.
His successor has not yet reached Shiraz.
Municipality and Town Improvements. —The budget of the Munici
pality for the next year has been assessed at Rials 1,820,000 (£25,000).
In shiraz it has been decided to extend the Zand Avenue (the broad
thoroughfare upon which His Majesty’s Consulate is situated) right
through to the Bazar-i-Wakil. This work will require cutting through
the Arq or oldcitadel, formerly the Governorate General offices.
Monsieur Goddard of the Ministry of Education was at Shiraz in July
and was consulted upon works of reconstruction of the Tomb of Hafiz and
of the Masjid-i-Wakil.
Majliss. —The elections to the Xth Majliss, held early in the year,
showed the return for Shiraz of the five deputies sitting in the last assembly.
This election was a foregone conclusion, after their nomination through
the central authorities.
Military .—The Ears Brigade acquired Divisional status at No Ruz
(22nd March 1935) and is now known as the Lashkar Numere HafC (Viltii
Division). Sartip Ibrahim (Khan) Zandieh continues as G. O. . is
promotion to the rank of Amir-i-Lashkar is expected this spring.
The Division consists of three regiments of infantry, two regiments
of cavalry and one regiment of artillery with the two indepen en gor
(battalions) of infantry at Bushire and Ear respective y.
The full strength of the Division is to be 12,000 men.
A school of N. C. Os. exists at Shiraz. , , K
A Cadet school was established early ^ E ear .-5? \ S T^irNizami.
Sarhangiar (Lieutenant-Colonel) Mohammed Baqir ( )
He is an able and well educated officer. T i
Notices calling up the conscript class of the year were pu is n
Poad GW S %-The services of the Amnieh were extend^
afield and new block-houses were built during e y
stationed at Fasa, in the S. E. area. fUrmoE occa-
The discipline of this force is improving y® a ^ 3^^ j’ n the remoter
sional complaints are heard of the exactions of the men in
One road guard was executed in November after court ma ^ into
murder of a shepherd boy, whose flock he has subsequently
Shiraz for sale. , T has
Tribal. —The rigid control of the ^* eS j “eaL^and ncf events were
continued. The Amnieh posts have been increased auu
reported from the tribal areas. . /yi • i Ministrv of
Muqawim-ul-Mulk Zahedi, a former senior official Settlem ^ nt)
Finance, was appointed Rais-i-Iskam-i-i a . £ or t he application
and was at Shiraz during the year to fudy conditions to the ^ bolition
of the law for the eventual settlement of the tribes, w
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