'Administration Reports 1925-1930' [‎141v] (287/418)

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■ " Municipality.
Sotti6 slight improvement was observed during the year under review.
Although municipal affairs are really uuder the Governor, a nominal Council
recently appointed by him, holds meetings at various intervals. Being in
receipt of a regular Budget allotment from Tehran some attempt has been made
to sweep and clean the streets.
At the end of the year about 50 electric lamps were installed in the town and
it is, projjosed to put up another 150.
Test wells were dug at some distance outside Bandar Abbas with the object
of bringing in drinking water for the inhabitants.
Lingah.—Bince the visit of the Governor of the Gulf Ports, more attention
is being paid to the sanitation of this town.
Roads are being constructed and the numerous reservoirs scattered through
out the town and in the surrounding area have been cleaned and put into proper
repair.
Education Department.
(Mu'arif.)
Bandar Ahhas.—Uhza Ali Dashti was the Rais-i-Muarif till the 6th Novem-
ber when he was transferred to Bushire and relieved by Mirza Hussam Knan
Mudani.
Progress continues in the state of the schools established at Bandar Abbas r
Minab, Kishim and Hormuz Isjand.
Lincjah. —There is no lack of interest in education in this town, which 111 spite
of a diminishing population boasts of one Government and two national schools
with over 125 pupils.
Police Department.
Bandar 465as.—The force under the Rais-i-Nazmieh Naib Abbas Quli Khan
Safiri consists of one other officer, 40 foot police and 12 mounted sowars.
Detachments of 20 men each under a non-commissioned officer recruited
during the year have been posted at the village of Mmab and the Islands or
lien jam and Kishim.
The men are well drilled and smart in appearance but not having been trained
in a proper school have very little idea about police duties.
Unqah—^Q strength of the force which is commanded by Naib I Agha
Sarum Khan has been brought up to 30 men and one non -commissioned officer.
Passport Department.
Bandar ylftfcas.—Although the Customs, authorities have hitherto considered
theirs to be the Passport Control Department; the Nazmieh besides issuing pass
ports, now claims to control such. Recently, in spite of permission being gran ef
b v the Customs to certain British officials, or others to disembark here during the
stay in port of the mail steamers in which they happened to be travelling, the
Bais-i-Nazmieh, contrary to established practice has objected on the plea t a
their passports were not visa-ed for Persia.
He has also prevented persons resident in Persia from landing for a few
hours, because their passports were not specifically visa-ed for Bandar Abbas.
Great inconvenience was caused to members of the staff of the Imperial Aii-
ways. Limited, at Jask and of the Indo-European Telegraph Department station
ed at Jask, Chahbar and Henjam owing to their having to apply to the JNazmien
at Bandar Abbas for exit visas.
On several occasions it was necessary to refer to the Governor of the Gulf
Ports before permission was obtained for them to leave Persia.^ The local autho
rities owing to the claim of the Persian Government to Bahrein decline to issue
passports for that place to their nationals in order to evade the necessary British
visa thereon.
Intending Persian visitors to Bahrein are advised to take out teskeras or
permits for Dubai instead, - , ^