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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [149r] (297/1069)
The record is made up of 1 file (533 folios). It was created in 29 Jun 1931-31 Aug 1939. 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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the west of Kermn city, has been given out on contract by the
Finance authorities for a period of five years, the contractors
having undertaken to work the mine and make a yearly payment to the
Finance Department of Rials. 2,000.
A sample of this coal is being sent to Bandar Abbas, by the contrac
tors, with a view to finding out from the shipping agents if it
could not be sold for consumption in the steamers.
Coal from this mine is now obtainable in Ferman at the rate of
Rials 25 per/man (about 685 lbs).
311. Reference paragraph 280.
The number of permanent members for the Keman Municipal
Council is nine, and not fifteen as reported in the paragraph under
refer ence.
312. Mrs.Jehangir Mehta, sister of the late Sir Dinshah Petit,
accompanied by Professor Bahrain door, Colonel Mehrban and
Dr. Oazdar, arrived from Yezd, on a short visit to the Pars! commu
nity in Kerman on the 29th, and returned to Yezd on the 31st.
While in Kerman, Mrs. Jehangir subscribed Rs.6000 to be utilized
during three years, at the rate of Rs#2000 a year, for the addition
of a 9th class to the Parsi Rational School and the introduction of
a special class to teach religious matters to the pupils in a second
Zorostrian school at Kerman. The donation did not apparently come
up to the expectations of the community, but the lady has promised
to have the two classes inspected on the expiry of the three years,
with a view to making arrangements for the continuation of the subs
cription, if the result should prove to be satisfactory.
313. Mr. Pestonjee Dossabhoy Marker, who is famous among the Parsis
for his generous contributions to the various charitable
institutions in the city of Yezd, arrived in Kerman, on his way to
India via Bandar Abbas, in company with four other Indian Parsi
gentlemen and five ladies, all of whom are said to be Mr.Markers
relatives. The community are trying hard to make Mr.Marker interes
ted in the Parsi educational and charitable work in Kerman, in order
to induce him to subscribe to the same, or to get other wealthy
Parsis in India to do so, and, among other things, Mr. Marker
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Printed and typewritten monthly reports submitted by the British Consul, or Acting/Officiating Consul at Kerman (George Alexander Richardson; Abdul Alim L K; Major Cecil Henning Lincoln; Lieutenant-Colonel George Arthur Falconer). The reports cover affairs in the Persian [Iranian] province of Kerman, as well as in the towns of Kerman and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. port of Bandar Abbas [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]:
- the activities of local officials and local government, including courts and customs
- activities of the Persian police, military and navy
- communications, including roads, railways, and trade routes
- municipal affairs, including public works
- health and sanitation, including reports of outbreaks of disease
- security, including reports of crime
- climate, including rainfall and floods
- agriculture and harvests (wheat, barley, opium)
- local trade and commercial activities, including carpet production, the activities of the National Bank of Persia/Iran, and the Government’s institution of monopoly companies
- British interests, including the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (APOC), the Indo-European Telegraph, and the movements of British individuals
- foreign interests in Kerman, including Russian, German and Japanese
- the arrival and departure of vessels on the Kerman coast, and, attached to a number of reports for 1935, detailed lists of cargoes
Minute papers are enclosed in front of many reports, containing notes made by 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. staff commenting on items of note in the report.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (533 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
The monthly reports for each year are numbered 1 to 12 (January to December). Paragraphs in the reports are also numbered, starting from 1 for the first paragraph of the January report, and increasing up to the last paragraph of the December report.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 534; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-533; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
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- Title
- Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:8v, 10r:534v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence