'Administration Reports 1925-1930' [‎97r] (198/418)

5. Police Department, —Yaawar Mustafa Khan Albruz, E/ais-i-Nazmieh,
Bushire, was despatched to Ahwaz on the 6th April under arrest, to answer
a charge of corruption. He returned on the 13th and left for Tehran on
the 15th. Yawar Hasan Ali Khan Bayat arrived on the 15th April as Rais-
i-Nazmieh and held the appointment till September, when he was recalled
to Tehran. During his absence Ali Naqi Khan Sarim Nizam acted as Rais-
i-Nazmieh. Yawar Hasan Ali Khan Sarim Mzam was, however, reposted
to Bushire from the 25th November. His relations with the Consulate-
General have been satisfactory.
6. President of the Courts. —Aqa Shaikh Muhammad Hadi Saduqi was
appointed as Bais-i-Adliyeh, Bushire, in the beginning of January, but he
did not arrive here till 13th February. He opened the Bifayeh Court (Court
of the First Instance) with an official ceremony on the 18th. He held the post
till the beginning of November when he was removed in consequence of cer
tain complaints against him. During his sojourn at Bushire he acquired a
sordid reputation generally as an opium eater and bribe taker. He stated to
a friend on one occasion that the appointment cost him Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. 900 in
Tehran, and that it was necessary to make good his loss. His successor
Mirza Nimatullah Khan Ashti, though a junior man in grade, is well spoken
of.
7. Customs "Department. —Monsieur Hunin, Inspector-General of Cus
toms, relieved Mr. Stas as Provincial Director of Customs, Bushire,
on the 4th May. The latter left for Enzali on the 9th May.
Shahzadeh Wali Muhammad Mirza Nouban relieved Monsieur Hunin as Pro
vincial Director of Customs on the 14th May. Monsieur Hunin has been
friendly. The Shahzadeh has worked well and his relations with the Con
sulate-General have been amicable.
8. Posts and Telegraphs. —Mirza Hussain Khan Shahruzi held the ap
pointment of Provincial Director of Posts till October, when Posts and Tele
graphs Department were amalgamated and he became the Director of Posts
and Telegraphs. Mirza Sahatpur held charge of the Telegraph Department
till the date of amalgamation, when he was posted as Deputy Director
of Posts and Telegraphs. Mirza Husain Ali Khan Shahruzi made his
annual lour of the Gulf Ports in May and June, and on return on 23rd June
left for Tehran to make his report. He returned on the 9th September and
resumed charge of his post.
Mirza Shahruzi is a capable olffiicer and takes interest in his work, but
his method of investigation in the Bandar Abbas case in which notes worth
Rs. 3,450 were stolen from a letter despatched by a British subject was cer
tainly open to criticism.
9. Health and Quarantine Department. —Dr. Abdullah Khan Moin tooK
over from Lt.-Colonel A. N. Dickson, I.M.S., on the 4th August. Dr. Abul
Qasim Bahrami relieved Dr. Abdullah Khan Moin in the end of October.
Section 4.
Military.
Amir-i-Lashkar (General) Mahmud Agha Khan Airam, General Olffilcef
Commanding in the South (Headquarters at Shiraz) arrived at Bushire on
the 20th January and left for Mohammerah on the 23rd.
He again visited Bushire on the 5th April and returned to Shiraz on
the 10th.
About 200 Infantry arrived from Shiraz and left for Mohammerah on
the 4th January.
Sartip (Brigadier General) Farajullah Khan, Military Governor-Gene
ral of Khuzistan, arrived at Bushire en route to Ahwaz in the first week of
February,