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The Director of Revenues visited the
Bank but found the Manager absent on
account of sickness. Mr. Clauss, Assis
tant Manager refused to let the Director
of Revenues have an access to the
books and cash balance of the Bank,
I but after reference to Mr. Pricke, the
Manager the books and the stock of
the Bank’s balance of currency notes
were checked, a report submitted by
telegram to Tehran.
The town gossips would have it that
the Director of Revenues found a short
age of Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value. , 2,000 in the currency
notes.
111. British Interests.
On the 3rd September the Imperial
Bank of Persia, Bushire burnt 100,000
unissued currency notes worth Tomans 10,000 Persian dinars, or a gold coin of that value.
500,000.
112. British Navy.
On September 7, H. M. S. “ Triad ”
arrived at Bushire and anchored off
the Reshire port. The Senior Naval
Officer accompanied by three officers
landed at noon time.
On the 8th the Hon’ble the Political
Resident and H. B. M.’s Consul-General
with the Senior Naval Officer called on
His Excellency the Governor at 10 a. m.
The latter returned the call the salne
afternoon.
H. M. S. “ Triad ” left Bushire on
the 9th September 1932.
113. Local Government.
Municipality .—The period of two
years session of the Council of the
Bushire Municipality has expired at the
beginning of September elections were
held. His Excellency the Governor of
the Southern Ports presided and super
vised the voting.
On the 29th September 1932 the
results were published in the local
newspaper the “ Khalij-i-Iran ” as
under :—
1. AqaMirza Mehdi Timsar (son of
Mirzali Kazeruni, deputy in the
Majlis for Bandar Abbas).
2. Aqa Mirza Abdul Qasim Tawak-
kol, merchant.
3. Sayed Husain Siadat Behbehani
(ex-president of the Council).
4. Mirza Khalil Dashti.
5. Aqa Sayed Muhammad Siadat,
son of the ex-president. ^
6. Haji Darwish Khushabi, trader.
7. Mirza Ahmad Borazjani, trader.
8. Mirza Abbas Salami Pleader.
With the exception of the first four the
rest are new members.
114. Economic Condition.
Reference paragraph 100 of August
1932. A quantity of Kermanshah grain
arrived at Bushire and eased the situa
tion to some extent though it had no
effect on the market prices.
It is rumoured in the town that the
Persian Government are arranging to
supply to the peasantry in Dashti and
Dashtistan free of charge, some 5,000
Kharwars (500,000 maunds of 8 lbs.
each) of grain for sowing. Also some
assistance will be given them by pro
viding them with cattle.
His Excellency the Governor suc
ceeded in procuring lomans 1,000 for
the free distribution of water among the
poor. Water is now being supplied to
them through the municipality.
115. Military.
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Reference paragraph 92, part 2 of
August 1932. On the 24th (September
Lieutenant Amir Husain Khan was sent
to Shiraz to stand his trial before a
Military Tribunal there. The charge
brought against him, however, is for
the defalcation of only Rials 20,000
and not Bials 120,000 as mentioned in
the paragraph under reference.
116. Persian Baluchistan.
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1. — Jash. 1. Reference paragraph 101
of 1932. On the 25th August 1932
Murad Khan left the Jask district via
Sadich for the Arab Coast. He took
30 of his followers with him and left 25
to guard Luh. He told the rest of his
men that he would return and that as
long as they remained in the hills they
would be free from molestation.
2. On the 16th September 1932 Mir
Chiragh, Azam Khan and Mohim Khan
also left for the Arab Coast via Sadich.