مجموعة ٩/٣٠(٢) "تقارير إدارية عن الخليج الفارسي - ١٩٤٥ -" [و‎‎٣‎١‎٨] (١١٤٨/٦٣٥)

situated just outside the town, where they housed about 500
men, women and children. Plans were also made to feed and
clothe them, and for medical attendance on the sick.
(f) For rationing and other purposes, orders were issued
for a census of the town and surroimding area to a
distance of 6 kilometres. A notice was published for this
to be undertaken on Christmas Day; but it was not carried
out owing to an insufficiency of printed forms.
(g) The Land Registration Department reopened its
activities during the year, after the stoppage ensuing on the
occupation of Persia. In the town of Bushire merchants and
other wealthy people have begun to invest in buildings and
land at almost three times last year’s value. But in the
country districts, insecurity and the pov/er of local Khans
have brought the Department’s work practically to a standstill.
(h) Early in the year, a sun of Pdals 60,000 was
allotted to Bushire from the estate of the ex-Shah. This
was distributed to Mullas and poor of the town under the
supervision of a committee consisting of the Governor and
local merchants.
A further sum of Rials 100,000 i"or the purchase of
sugar, tea and piece-goods, and a sum of Rials 60,000 for
rice was allotted for distribution to the poor in Dashti and
Dashtistan. The disposal of this was entrusted to the
Finance Department and it cannot therefore be definitely said
what use has been made of it.
SECTION 3.
COMMUNICATIONS .
(z) Land . The motor route to the hinterland has been
rendered insecure throughout the year by brigandage in the
hills on the part of Qashqai tribesmen and others. Animal
caravans have also frequently been plundered in the Dashtistan
plain.
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