مجموعة ٣٠/١١٤ "تقارير إجراءات السُفُن البريطانية." [و‎‎٣‎٤‎٧] (١٢٠٣/٦٩٣)

LWTEHNAL.
3.
Municipal dorks. According to the Tehran press a large
sum of mlney has""been voted for public ^Vorks during the
forthcoming year, the re-planning of towns being the biggest
item in the proposed expenditure.
(Le Messager).
Outlaws. Banditry appears to be on the increase in the
province of Tangiatan and vicinity of Bushire, and owing to the ,
mountainous country the amnich (road guards) find it difficult
to effect any arrests.
(Bushire Int.Report).
Smuggling also seems to continue almost unchecked,
captures of such caravans also being difficult for the above
reason. 'The one patrol vessel normally at se% cannot hope to
intercept dhows before they reach the shore.
Agriculture. The Government have latterly been
paying more attention to increased production from the land,
and besides institution of irrigation schemes in various
parts of the country, have been advancing money to cultivators
who agree to grow cotton on their land.
(Le Messager and Bushire Int.Report).
COMMUNICATIONS.
Sea. With reference to paragraph 23 of last Summary
a further £2,250 has been invested by Bushire merchants for
the proposed Bushire "steamship” company, making a total of
£34,250 to date.
(Bushire Int.Reoort).
Railway. wflth reference to previous Reports, the
first train from the Caspian terminus steamed*into Firuskuh in
mid-April. This town is over half way along the Northern
Section of the line and is about 90 miles from Tehran.
(Le Messager).
Air. In continuation of paragraph 25 of last Summary
the Iranian Minister for Posts and Telegraphs informed a member
of the Legation Staff that he hoped to start the civil air
freight, mail and passenger service about the end of April.
As previously reported, it is intended to onorate betw*oen
Tehran and Bushire, and Tehran and Baghdad.
(Correspondence from P.R. )
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AIR FACILITIES.
Debai. DSPTFORD proceeded to Debai bn 22nd April and the
survey of the Lagoon is expected to be completed by 10th May.
The Sheikh was enthusiastic about the scheme and has afforded
every possible assistance. So keen is the competition among
the Sheikhs to attract Imperial Airways that Debai is understood
to have offered to move the Rest House to his territory free
of charge, while Sharjah countered by offering to dredge his
Lagoon also for nothing.
(DEP1F0KD).