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spected and the owners forced to put them in good mechanical condition before
approval was granted. The sum of 1,000 rials was collected from the owner of
each bus inspected. Only recently the workshop took over inspection of all Spe
cial License trucks, 34 of which have been inspected to date.
The setting up of the Stores Department is progressing nicely. The newly re
ceived Dodge parts are being taken from Customs rapidly and are being proces
sed and binned in an efficient manner. A complete control system has been worked
out. Forms have been printed, and, as the parts aie placed in the bins, inventory cards
are posted on the spot and the whole sysiem tied in with office control. Job cards
have also been prepared and are written up to cover every job. All parts used are
covered by store requisitiimns, which, in turn, are double-checked against stock
and use. A considerable quantity of Chevrolet parts was purchased from the Lend-
Lease Acministration, and, in addition, a good quantity of Chevrolet stock has been
taken over from the United Kingdom Commercial Corporation and from the deal
er, Sherkat Sehami Rahpeym-*. A considerable number of Dodge* Chrysler and
Bnitk parts have also been obtained irom the United Kingdom Commercial Cor
poration. All have been binned, carded and checked out against invoices. Stocks
of steel materials have been obtained frr m the State General Supply Corporation,
all of wnich have been accounted for in “stores ’. The Stores Department also
handles all used unit reconditioning from truck to shop and in turn back to stock
to be issued, against requisitions, to the fi*ter and assembly sections.
An excellent time-keeping system has been installed, the proof of which is
that, on the day following the close of the month, employees are paid without any
confusion and with surprisingly few errors. With more than 300 employees and
only one timtketper, this is no easy task. The office staff consists; of one office
manager, one timekeeper, one requisition clerk, one job card clerk, one progress
clerk, one stores stock control supervisor, and one Iranian typist. In spite of the
fact that the Office Manager supervises all ou.side purchasing and spends several
hours each evening in the market with representatives of the Stores Department, all
otfice work is up to date every day.
The Road Transport Administration further reports that no significant change
occurred during the month in connection with motor vehicle operations, except
that, during the first few days of Mchr, 100 additional I.G. Pool lorries were shif--
ted from various parts of the country into Azerbaijan, to augment the grain col-
lecdon and transport fleet already in that territory. A revised and much expanded
grain collection and transport program was estab'ished for the Azerbaijan territory
early in Mehr, Targets were advanced maLrially over all of the Azerbaijan grain
routes. The movements schedule has been satisfactorily maintained and, in some
instances, is ahead ot the target. The movement of grain from the North to Tehran
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