'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf for the Year 1936' [‎20v] (40/74)

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Wheat and barley were monopolised by the Government with effect
from the 23rd October and were placed under the supervision of the Finance
Department. The price of wheat was fixed at Rials 200 per kharwar of
650 fbs., and that of barley at Kials 110.
Rational Bank of Iran. —Monsieur Arsin Barkhurdarian was in
charge throughout the year.
A branch of the bank was opened in Rafsinjan and other branches are
likely to be opened in Sirjan and Bam, the other two important towns of
this province, in the near future.
Police. —Yawar (Major) Abdul Hussein Mirza Jehangiri, was trans
ferred to Shiraz in January and was succeeded by Yawar Hashim Mirza
Daulatshahi who remained in office until August when he was appointed
the Chief of Ceremonies of the Shrine of Imam Reza at Meshed. Pasyar TI
(Lieutenant-Colonel) Seyed Habibullah Fatemi arrived at Kerman as Rais-
i-Shahrabani in September and remained in the office to the end of the
year.
Justice. —Aqayi Fazlullah Ashteyani, the Acting Chief Judge of the
Appellate Court and the Chief of the Judicial Administration, Kerman,
was transferred to Kermanshah in May and was replaced by Aqayi Ghiyasi.
Aqayi Khorshidi the Amini Sulh at Rafsinjan was suspended in August*
on certain charges of corruption, and was succeeded by Aqayi Rejaai.
Aqayi Sharifi and Aqayi Sadooqi, Public Prosecutor in the Court of
First Instance and Chief Judge of the Small Cause Court, Kerman. respect
ively were also suspended from service for similar reasons in November.
The Court of First Instance at Zahidan was placed under the jurisdic
tion of the Kerman Court with effect from June.
Registration of the Property Department. —Aqayi Fateh 'Ali Housh-
mand held the portfolio of this Department throughout the year.
Post and Telegraph Department. —Aqayi Muhammad Mirza Afsar re
mained in office until July when he proceeded on a month's leave to Tehran
from where he was transferred in the same capacity to Mazenderan. lie
was succeeded by Aqayi Obehee, the Director of the Telegraph Department
of the Medjliss and assumed charge as Provincial Director of Posts and
Telegraphs Kerman early in November.
Aqayi Afsar, while at Kerman, surveyed the Jiruft district for the
construction of a telegraph line and submitted his report to Tehran.
The postal and telegraph services on the whole were satisfactory.
Education. —Aqayi Mayal Tavisarkani held the charge of Educational
Department, throughout the year. The Imperial Bank of Iran, Kerman's
office, and their property which included the Manager's and Accountant's
bungalows, were purchased by the Education Department for a sum of
about Rials 220,000 (£2,750). The former was converted into the office of
the Educational Department and the latter into a Government school.
Evening classes for the compulsory education of adults were enforced
in Kerman with effect from September.
A mnieh. —Sarhang II Khawjuai held the post of Officer Commanding
Amnieh Force (Road Guards) throughout the year.
Customs. —Aqayi Olfat remained in charge of the Customs throughout
the year. All carpets which are exported are examined and sealed in this
branch here, so as to avoid a second inspection at the port of export. No
other service beyond this is performed by this branch.
Municipality. —Aqayi Arefi assumed charge of the Municipality from
Aqayi Mansoori in April and remained in office for the rest of the vear.
The Municipality on the whole was more active during the year and several
improvements, including the reconstruction of the main artery road by a
German Engineer, have been made.