![Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [‎167r] (333/1069)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0003c6/IOR_L_PS_12_3413_0336.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [‎167r] (333/1069)")
Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [167r] (333/1069)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
a) Interview with the local merchants, when the Minister recom
mended the formation of new companies and the improvement of agri
culture by the introduction of modern methods.
b) Formation of a company for the promotion of the carpet trade,
with a capital of Rials 1,000,000, 30 per cent to be contributed
X
*4>y local merchants and chief manufacturers and 70 per cent by the
Agricultural Bank, after a branch of the latter Bank opens in
Kerman.
c) Recommendation for the increase of carpet weavers’ wages by
about 40 per cent, which has since been found to be impracticable
in view of the slump in the carpet trade.
d) Raising the price of prepared opium from Rials 1-25 to Rials
1-50. This decision was taken by the Minister as a meastre to
check local consumption, it having been represented to him that
the number of addicts in this province, which was already higher
than any other place in Persia, was on the increase.
It is, however, feared that even this small increase in price will
once again tend to encourage smuggling from other provinces.
e) Sanctioning the advance of Rials 30,000 to ensure a permanent
supply of water for a portion of the new avenues in the town.
f) Encouraging a project for the construction of a motor road from
Kerman to Bandar Abbas via Jiruft and Rudbar.
g) Recommending the retirement of Amir Khan Suhrabian, the pro
vincial director of Finance, Kerman, who has since been relieved
by Asadullah Khan Mujarrad, Acting Provincial Director.
h) Suspension of Sanjari and Benan, two of the senior officials
in the Kerman Finance Office.
31. The Birthday of H.I.M. the Shah was celebrated in the usual
manner in Kerman. a reception was held at the Government
House on the night of the 14th March, with a display of fire-works,
on behalf of the Kerman Municipality, and the public buildings and
bazaars were illuminated the following night, when a .joy caravan'
procession was conducted by the military authorities as in the pre-
vious year.
32. Elections for the 10th Session of the Medjliss were con-
ducted
About this item
- Content
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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [167r] (333/1069), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3413, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100040634913.0x000088> [accessed 10 May 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100040634913.0x000088
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100040634913.0x000088">Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [‎167r] (333/1069)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100040634913.0x000088"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0003c6/IOR_L_PS_12_3413_0336.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0003c6/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/3413
- 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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence