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Coll 28/17 ‘Persia; Diaries; Kerman Consular 1931–1939.’ [172r] (343/1069)
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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Rawar has not been used for motor traffic* The (jovernor-General
is still awaiting the result of the report submitted to Tehran in
connection with this road.
50. A new motor road via Kuhpaya was opened between Kerman and
Shahdad by private capital at the end of February, since
when light touring oars can make the journey (of about 100 miles)
in six or seven hours.
51. A new allotment having been sanctioned for the resumption
of work on the Kerman-Shahdad motor alignment via Sirch,
notices were published hjf the Road authorities at the end of
March, inviting tenders, with a view to completing the remaining
sections of this road by private contract.
52. The widening of the Tang-i-Zagh on Kerman-Bandar Abbas
motor road is progressing.
MUNICIPALITY .
53. Reference paragraph 309 of Diary for October last.
Sayyed Ahmad Khan Raf f at was appointed Chief of the Munici
pality, Kerman, with effect from the beginning of the Persian new
year (22nd March).
54. To provide for the up-keep of the Government primary schools
in Kerman, an additional tax of half a rial on each bale of
merchandise entering the town was sanctioned by the Municipal
Council at the end of March. It is estimated that a yearly sum of
Rials 30,000 will be collected by this additional tax, another sum
of Rials 30,000 having been sanctioned by the Minister of Education,
to make up f*r Rials 60,000, required for this purpose.
was planted with trees, most of which were specially
ordered by the Municipality from Isfahan, and a regular supply of
running water rented for the irrigation of this spot.
BRITISH INTERESTS .
56. A Persian evangelist in the employment of the C.M.S. was
arrested by the Police authorities for preaching at a
special Service held in the C.M.S. ohuroh on the Persian New Year
(22nd March), fined Rials 50 and warned against further propaganda*
contrary to Islam. As the result of this and further interference
55. In early spring the new circus at the east end of the town
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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.
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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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