'Administration Reports 1925-1930' [‎180v] (365/418)

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Persian Telegraph Aflmmistration for His Majesty's telegrams. (Ordinarily the
dming the year and 45 insulators, broken. reportea
In No-ember news was received that the iBdo-European IteWph Depart
ment was to be withdrawn on March 1st, 1931. 8 P -uepart
4. Imperial BanJc of Persia* and Trade in general. —-Mr. C A Gardner con
tinned dnrmg the y.ar as Manager and Mr. EL J. Douglas was Acciunta^tm ^
resignation in June wKen he was replaced by Mr. V. R. Jones from Bombay.. * ^
Ti ? e 0nly i m P^ ant factor affecting tKe Bank^s business during the year that
calls for remark is the institution, of Exchange Control in March last.
In fixing the rates for exchange operations the Government overlooked thp
basic factors of the Exchange Position, of the Country and the repurcussions of
the import of Railway and War Material and the depreciation of silver-.
T J^^f atT i r 1 aI result of tlie fixm g of ai1 arbitrarily low rate in concurrence with the
world fall m the prices was to reduce the already inadequate exports from Persia
X T} agg i ra ^ Va j 6 x ^nation it was hoped to remedy. The Foreim business of
tS^SSSS!" 4w "" ^ i0 ~ telr
claims is their present policy. -^ei-sia s
5. Church Missionary Society—(a) General—^Ow'mg to the conversion of a
'"Tl ' V ti! ' : ,ltaTy ''' 1 t ' ie Arm 7 Authorities took the matter up at Tehran
and m May the Governor-General received instructions from the Minister of Court
to warn the Mission that a continuance of proselytising activities would lead to the
closure of then- activities m all branches. The Government have not however
followed the matter up any further. uc uowever
tratiin Sch^l—Durmg the year 1930 the staff and adminis
tration ot this School have remained the same and the Rev. Ji. Iliff continued to
!^ C ? arge - 6 seen fiaa 1 touches to the new premises of the
oo w ich is a spacious and handsome looking structure surrounded by a fairly
extensive piece of ground including a football field and space for othe^ games
Schorf P r ®Pf led '. 85 ^ efoi:e for tte Persian Government Primary
uchoOi Certificate, which is, taken m the VI Class, and for the English Middle
atthrend o^tfe 6 Vm 1C ni 1S aW " ded ^ ^ C - M - S - Educational Board in Persia
were obtainia % ^ v S ' In . both t;hese examinations satisfactory results
were obtained. Senior boys are given opportunities of developing initiative and
footban 6 W 1!1 f 0 0 86 0f varl0us Scl1001 activities such as games of
tootbali For the second year m succession a school camp was held during the
r yS , w!len a numb er of boys enjoyed a couple of weeks of open-air life
among the mountains a novel experience for most Persian boys. Generally it
may be said that the School is progressing satisfactorily.
Girls' School—There has been a noticeable readiness with which the people of
the town are sending their children to this school : in fact the parents demand with
msistence the admission of their children. In the year 1929 owing to insufficient
the number of pupils was reduced from 204 to 183. At the close of 1930 there
v. ere 214 children on the school books with an average attendance of 200 • further
70 to^T VlT empJoyed and a new class opened for small children. About
(I ? J-f 1 were r efused admission for want of room. 1930 was the first
} eai that candidates were entered for the Persian Government Primary Certifi
cate Examination. 8 girls presented themselves and of these 7 passed. Six girls
few fk^Tt e ' aSS !f if f C • ^ f | Is P ahan ) Wmary English certificate a
days later and all of them satisfied the examiners. Five girls from the 8th
class were examined for the C. M. S. Middle School Certificate (Ispahan) four of
■mom passed with distinction. ! '
The School Guide Company has been growing and doing work in training the
cfiaracters of the older girls who belong ^o it. There are 3 patrols, but as the Com-