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'Adminisistration [Administration] Reports 1931-1935' [‎23r] (45/416)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (206 folios). It was created in 1932-1936. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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(e) Aviation. —Three Junkers’ aeroplanes conveying passengers arrived
during the year.
No steps have been taken to improve the aerodrome situated to the north
west of the town.
B .—Local Government and Politics.
10. Condition of the Country. —Law and order were well maintained in the
Province throughout the year. The Military, Amnieh and Police departments
performed their duties more efficiently than in previous years and a number of
highway robbers were captured and dealt with. Police patrols in the town were
more regular and the number of burglaries reported was comparatively small.
Ali Jan, a notorious deserter and outlaw, who had been committing occasional
robberies in the neighbourhood of Jiruft since 1929, at last met his fate in the
month of August at the hands of a small party of soldiers from Jiruft.
In spite of the discontent arising from the numerous export and import diffi
culties, the Shah’s popularity for the efficient administration of the country and the
state of security prevailing has increased.
11. Local Officials and Departments. — Governor-General. —His Highness Seyyid
Mohammed, Tadayyun, who was an amiable person to deal with, was recalled to
Tehran in March, and Dadras, the Assistant Governor-General officiated till the
middle of May.
His Excellency Mirza Eeza Khan, Afshar, the present incumbent, has pleasant
manners and is very sociable. He speaks English fluently with an American
accent, having been educated in the United States. He is extremely nationalistic
and somewhat inclined to be anti-foreign. His Excellency is known to be hasty
and hot-tempered and, as President of the Conscription Committee, lost his temper
on one or two occasions and slapped recruits trying to obtain exemption.
He is very anxious to effect some progress in the Province and is working hard
to attain this end. Besides the spinning mill project, for the carrying through of
which credit is due to his endeavours, he intends to build and establish a charitable
hospital on a large scale. Another of his projects is to form a Persian Carpet
Company with the object of taking some of this trade from the hands of foreign
firms now established in Kerman.
His Excellency’s relations with the Consulate have been cordial and both he
and his family are inclined to mix in the social life of the European community.
Finance and Revenue. —A distinct improvement is noticeable in the adminis
tration of the Finance Department, where there is less corruption, particularly
owing to a number of officials having been prosecuted during the early part of the
year.
The re-assessment of the estates not already surveyed during the preceding
two years was completed during the year 1931, with the result that the revenue of
the Province has increased. Three per cent, of the past ten years’ average income
has been fixed as Government revenue and, in many cases, where this figure wor
ked out at less than the existing rates, the old scale has been adhered to.
The income accruing from opium, although less than in 1929, has risen appre
ciably in view of the output having increased by about 250 per centum during the
year under review. Owing to the taxed rates having been reduced from Krans
2-35 to Krans 0 • 50 per miscal, smuggling has decreased as the prices of the taxed
and contraband article are practically the same. There is now less temptation
to risk smuggling and cultivators have brought in most of their opium to the
godowns of the Finance Department. Incidentally, it is believed that the number
of opium addicts has increased in consequence of the reduction of ‘ banderole ’
rates.
National Bank of Persia. —Herr Meyer remained in charge as Manager of the
National Bank of Persia throughout the year, assisted by a young Geiman, Mr.
Haeussler,
During the year this Bank, owing to the greater facilities afforded to local
traders, deprived the Imperial Bank of Persia of a number of their clients.
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The volume includes Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1931 (Simla, Government of India Press: 1932); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1932 (Simla: Government of India Press, 1933); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1933 (Simla: Government of India Press, 1934); Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1934 (Simla: Government of India Press, 1935); and Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1935 (New Delhi: Government of India Press, 1936). The Report for 1935 shows some manuscript corrections.

The Administration Reports are divided into chapters relating to the various Agencies, Consulates, and other administrative areas that made up the Bushire Political 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. . Within the chapters there are sections devoted to reviews by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. ; lists of senior personnel; foreign representatives; local government; military and marine affairs; movements of Royal Navy ships; aviation; political developments; slavery; trade and commerce; medical reports and sanitation; meteorological reports and statistics; communications; naval matters; the Royal Air Force; notable events; and related information.

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1 volume (206 folios)
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The Reports are bound in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the front cover and continues through to 208 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.

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