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working* of the custom-house in the paragraph dealing 'with the trade of
Kfrmanshah.
The merchants claimed that goods should be valued at the prices current
in the bazaar; having obtained that, they now contend that goods sold in
the bazaars have already paid duty, and that consequently the goods should
be valued at the custom-house at the rates of the bazaars, less the amount of
duty charged (1002).
The G overnment of Kerman shah, like the government of nearly every
other great town in Persia, consists of the following
overnmen officials (1) Governor; (2) Naib Hokomeh (Deputy
Governor) ; (3) Reis Daffar or Yezir Maleyat (accountant and staff);
(4) Mconshi Bashi (secretary and staff) ; (5) Lashkar Nevis (army accountant
and staff) ; (6) Reis Otakh Tahkikat (justice); (7) Reis Tujarat (com
merce) : (8 i Farrash Bashi; (9) Ardel Bashi; (10) Kichikchi Bashi; (11)
Tufangdar Basbi; (12) GuDr Agassi Bashi; (13) Sandukdar; (14) Shater
Bashi; (15) Kalantar; (16) Katkhodas and Darugheh-i-Bazar.
The Governor is named by the authorities in Tehran, but has the nomi
nation of the Deputy Governor and of other officials.
Tne piesent Governor, H.E. Ala ed-l ! owleh, has, by bis enero , y^ done a
great deal h r the tranquillity of the province, and for the embellishment
and cleanliness of the town.
By his orders all the bazaars have been whitewashed and all the cara
vanserais repaired. The Government buildings ate being put in order ao*ain
and the streets and bazaars are now lit up all night long : an unprecedented
thing, not only in the other provincial towns of Persia, but even in Teheran.
The troops are drilled every day, and a small scdiool of infantry and one
of artillery, undei mstructois from the Teheran College, have been opened,
and the sons of the nobility have been made to attend ; the results will, no
* j-he following 1 ate the present Government officials in Kermanshah : —
(1) Ala ed-Dowleh (Ahmed Khan Kadjar).
A 2 ) Naser-ed Divan (Mirza Abdul Ali Khan IsfahnD,
(3) Mo lazed i Daftar (Mirza A limed Kerinanshahi)
(4) Pabir Hamayoon (Mirza Mohammed Ali Khan Teharani)
(5) Vossongh i Mam ale k (Mirza Assadullah Khan).
(6) Mo’tazed ul Mamalek (Shahrukh Mirza).
(7) Monazem ul Mulk (Kerim Khan Kadiar).
(8) Mirza Aga Khan.
(9) Salar i Nizam i (Irij Mirza)
(10) Abdullah Khan,
(ft) Akram ed Dowleh (Izhak Dlirza)
(12) Jaffar Guli Khan.
(13) Khazrn i Lashkar (Mirza Mahmood Khan')
(14) Khan Baba Khan-
(15) Haji llassan Khan,
The Farrash Bashi has charge of all the servant*? TUo r> i • •
d,lj- it i, t„ i t y n« Oovemor's «, til,,
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The Dular Agassi Bashi has to introduce to the Governor fT 10 • i > •<. . n ,,
the Governor is newly appe luted , and the principal »iliaw er8 ^hefthe^e ° * ® <0a ’ n ’ wI "
m his province r J he Sandukdar is the chief ca4ier V . ^Governor g°‘ s on a to
khodas. The Katkhcdasare practically the mavo,rnWl4 h K " lant i ar ^ the chief of the Ks
Darugheh-i-Bazaar are responsible for the safety of tl,n i* P riIlcl P al quarters of the town. T
the chief of the rnnuers. We Kcis OtAFT hi iS, t . “i«W- The Sinter Baaki
hand, and to the Bcia r 0i .:.t are referred otatL. eonVwfe“
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