'Administration Reports 1925-1930' [‎27r] (58/418)

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H. B. M .'s Consulate^ Keeman. A dministeatioit Repoet foe the yeae 1925 v
A.—-British Interests,
1. H. B. M.'s 'Consnlnte—Personnel:—M. t . H. D. ( jL Law, I.C.S., held th6
post of His Majesty's Consul throughout the year.
Khan Bahadur Abdul Alim held the appointment of Indian Attache to
His Majesty's Consul throughout -the year.
2. Consulate Work. —The total number of cases settled by the Karguzari
in conduction with the Consulate in which the interests of Foreign subjects under
the Consulate protection were concerned was 20, and the compensation recovered
amounted to krans 41,069-35. 22 cases were pending at the end of the year.
No criminal cases were instituted or disposed of during the year.
56 British subjects were registered during 1925.
3. Indo-European Telegraph Department, —Mr. J. Hamilton remained in
charge as Superintendent of the Kerman Office until 14th June, when he handed
over" charge to Mr. T. ff. Lovell. The latter was in charge as Assistant
Superintendent until 7th December when he handed over charge to Mr. A. L.
Eoberton. At present the staff consists of 5 Europeans—2 Assistant Superin
tendents and 3 operators—, one Indian Mechanic and Armenian Signallers.
Mr. Ti. Ellis remained in charge of the Section Kerman Sub-Division through
out the year.
Mr. P. E. Dormer remained in charge of the Section Southern Sub-Division
throughout the year.
No new offices were opened nor any offices closed In the province through
out the year. The Telegraph Offices at Bam, Baft and Sir jail are run by
Armenian Signallers.
4. Imperial Bank of Persia. —Mr. F. G. T. Nelson remained in charge as the
Manager of the Bank throughout the year.
Mr. P. W. Douglas was Accountant throughout the year.
The question of defective coins caused some little trouble in August when
it was announced by the Persian Government that such coin would be accepted
at a discount of 10 per cent., in payment of revenue only ; and that the Imperial
Bank of Persia would no longer accept such coins._ The Bank subsequently
announced that they would continue to accept worn coins, and the agitation which
had risen quickly subsided.
5 Church Missionary Society and its work—{a) The educational work
under the Bev. A. K. Bovland, and the Rev. A. G. Ozanne who arrived trom
Yezd in February, continued to expand. The numbers m the bovs' school rose
from 58 to 64 ; and in the girls' school, presided over by Miss TVooarotie, trom
102 to 117. The girls' school, Miss Woodrotfe writes, has still much opposition
to face : and is hampered in its activities by lack of accommodation ; but t e
curriculum is so obviously practical and advantageous, including as it does lirst
aid domestic hygiene and dress making, that it is sure to wm gradually trie
approval of the parents. The boys' school is still without a building of its own.
(I) The medical and welfare work were in the hands of Dr. G. E. Dodson
and Miss Stratton throughout the year. The work on the new hospital made
such progress that these spacious buildings were almost ready for use at tlie
end of the vear. There were 581 inpatients as compared with ooo last year
and 447 the year before ; and 522 operations as against 540 in 1924 . The advent
of motor cars to Kerman has made flying visits to ontlvmg districts possible
this vear. Four visits were made (taking up 42 hours m travexiing, ms aac
of 27 days which would have been required by mule and camel) and 70U patients
were treated.
The welfare work in the eitv is on the increase ; 97 confinement casos bemg
taken up as against 59 in 1924. In addition there were 906 visits paid by
patients, and 2,150 made to patients' homes.