'Administration Reports 1925-1930' [‎170r] (344/418)

He obtained the approval of the Persian Government to various projects for
the improvement of the town, harbour, etc., but up to the end of the year none of
them had been put in hand.
Acting Governor of the Gulf Ports, etc. —Husain Ali Khan Shahruzi, Director
of the Provincial Posts and Telegraph Departments, Bushire, acted for His Excels
lency the Governor from 12th May to the 22nd December.
. He is a petty official, afraid to take the smallest responsibility and quite
unsuited for the appointment of Governor. He made himself unpopular not only
with the tribal chiefs but also with the townspeople in regard to whose affairs he
shewed a lack of practical administrative ability.
Assistant Governor of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Ports, etc. —Mirza Ismail Khan Amir-
Ibrahimi, from 2nd February 1930 until the 24th March, when he returned to
Tehran.
Muhammad Khan Zand, Deputy Governor, Lingah, was transferred to Bushire
in September 1930 and remained in charge of the post throughout the year, tie has
shown a friendly attitude towards the Kesidency and Consulate-General.
Reference paragraph 1 section 3 of last year's Administration Report.
Muhammad Ali Khan Sadid-us-Sultaneh Kababi returned in September 1930
from Tehran to Bushire after 17 months' imprisonment. He was told at the ter^
mination of the period, that he had been imprisoned as the result of a misunder
standing, and, as a recompense for this unjust treatment he was made Deputy
Governor, Lingah.
Officer Commanding, Troops. —Yawar Qasim I£han Vejdani, from 10th July
1929 until 24th May 1930,
Naib Sarhang Azimi from 24th May to 30th June 1930,
Yawar Mahmud Khan Parveen from 30th June to the end of the year. He has
proved a source of trouble to his colleagues in reporting to Tehran against them.
Finance Department. —Mirza Hasan Khan Mushiri remained in charge until the
30th April 1930 when he was made Director of Finance for Fars, and Sayed Ahmed
Khan Ashraufi held the post of Acting Director of Revenues, from 1st April until
August 1930.
Mirza Mehdi Khan Zahidi, Muqawwam-ul-Mulk, arrived at Bushire in August
1930 and remained Director of Finance for the Southern Ports throughout the re^
maining part of the year.
Education Department.^—The Department of Education, Bushire, was made
subDrdinate to the Education Department of Ears, Shiraz, in order to expedite its
work but this arrangement has rather had the contrary effect.
Sayed Muhammad Ali Fakhr-i-Dai left Bushire in June 1930 and Shaikh
Husain Dashti was appointed Acting Director of Public Instruction, Bushire.
He remained in charge throughout the rest of the year.
Police Department. —Ya war Husain Quli Khan Biat remained in charge until
the 28th April 1930 when he handed over to Yawar Ghulam Husain Behzadi who
was in charge to the end of the year. Though not so efficient as his predecessor
his attitude towards the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. was satisfactory.
The Police Force was clad in July in a new unifrom made of light blue Persian
cloth with a hat which appears to be a copy of a French soldier's helmet.
Customs Department. —Monsieur Paul Wolters remained as Provincial Director
of the Southern Customs from 1st January until October 1930 when he was re
lieved by Monsieur A. Stas and transferred to Bandar Abbas.
Monsieur Wolters succeeded in making himself much disliked by the merchani/^
and traders and even by his own Belgian colleagues. During his tenure of office
at Bushire and Bandar Abbas numerous complaints were made against him to the
Central Customs Administration and the Majlis, but they appear to have beei)
jgnored by the Central Customs Administration.