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During Shahrivar a total of 1,440 tons of monopoly goods were transported
by rail and by Government-owned trucks to the provinces for distribution. Con-
^ tract trucks carried 11,^81 tons ot government goods.
With respect to rail traffic we were able to take up only 67 per cent of the
allocation of 1,000 tons for north bound traffic, with the result that goods again
tended to accumulate in the Customs. There is a strong tendency on the part of
merchants and forwarding agents to leave their goods in Customs due to falling
prices and the availability of dates (fruit). The date traific is a profitable business
early in the season, and in order to circumvent the inevitable congestion of the
port under the present circumstances, the Road Transport Administration is work
ing on the problem with the Customs Administration and the Iranian State Rail
ways. The results, so far, are encouraging.
With respect to rail transport from the north, the results for Shahrivar were
far from satisfactory. We did not obtain the use of rail cars for grain and tobacco
from Mianeh, that is 46 and 60 cars respectively; and the cars approved for grain
at other points were not always placed at our disposal.
Merchants applied for 1,018 cars, were granted i!4, and actually received 86 in
the Tehran Division only. None were approved for the Sari Division, i. e. Bandar
Shah-Shahi et cetera.
Rent Control
Little has been said in previous reports about the results of our activities in
connection with the stabilization of rents. From the beginning, the Division of Rents
has been under the direction of Dr. Afshar, who^e worl$ has been highly commen
dable. The Division had received, up to the end of ShaHn'var, a total of 6,314 peti
tions, of which 3,809 were from proprietor and 2,525 from tenants. The operations
of this Division have brought protection and relief to many people and have con
tributed to the general stabilization of economic conoitions An agreement has now
been reached with the Ministry of Justice for the extension of rent control to various
provincial cities.
Industrial Supervision
The Acting Director General of the Administration of Industrial Supervision
participated in an inspection of the Shahi and Beshahr Weaving Plants, and the
Shahi Gunny Factory An East India Company trading post. . Various sound actions have been taken by the Ministry of
Commerce and Industry with respect to these factories.
While conditions at the Shahi Weaving Plant with regard to spare parts were
critical, the principal difficulty resulted from a long continued period of mis-mana-
gement and lack of discipline. This was evidenced by the fact that production dur
ing the stay of the inspection commission rose fifteen hundred meters per day. As
is true of virtually every national factory An East India Company trading post. , the Shahi Weaving Plant is considerably
•verstaffed.