"تقارير إدارية ١٩٢٠-١٩٢٤" [ظ‎‎١‎٧‎٣] (٤١٢/٣٥١)

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The condition of the Customs House at Lingah is a marked improvement
compared with that at Bandar Abbas.
Minah. —The small Customs post at Tiyab was in charge of Mirza Ali Khan
nil May and thereafter under Mirza Karim Khan, a clerk in the Bandar Abbas
Customs, who was promoted to Mudir.
w«^wn) ranS ? Ctl0n ^ at A tlli ?-- pos ^ are ^important, its principal object being: to
watch dhows from the Arabian Coast and prevent smuggling. g
P osts.
Bandar Ahhas. There was no change in the incumbency of the Post Master
Sayad Jalal who continued m office throughout the year.
credited with strong Nationalistic and anti-British tendencies his
attitude has been consistently correct in his dealings -with H. B M Consulate
and by no means unfriendly. ' ^ousuiaie
Judged by the standard of Persian Officials in Persian Gulf, he mav be
described as being most competent and energetic.
able directTol 61107 0f ^ P0Stal 8ervices 1168 been wel1 maintained under his
Lingah. Syed Zamoon continued in office throughout the year.
He is young, an adept in intrigue, and an intimate associate of the notori-
ous Karguzar.
_ His administration of the post office is not satisfactory and several com
plaints were received in regard to delays in the distribution of correspondence.
Mma6.—There was no change and Mirza Hussain Bushiri continued in
olhce throughout the year.
P ersian T elegraph D epartment.
Bandar Abbas. Haji Khan, the Rais-i-Telegraph was transferred to
iiushire as acting Director in June and the post has been held since bv his
brother Mirza Ali Akbar Khan.
Haji Khan amassed a small fortune during his tlfree years tenure of office
partly by divulging official news and by black-mailing local officials.
It is believed that he was subsidised by Salar-i-Nizam in order to ensure
his position.
M unicipality.
Bandar Abbas. —Meshedi Ali, the Rais-i-Baladiyia was dismissed in Febru
ary and the direction of Municipal affairs taken over by Salar-i-Nizam.
A committee consisting of local officials and merchants was appointed
shortly afterwards and may ambitious schemes, inter alia, electric light for the
town, the laying down of a pipe line to bring drinking water from Naiband and
the installation of an ice-plant, were projected.
These however, did not materialise owing to the private members quarrelling
with the Governor and demanding public elections. The question was referred
to Tehran.
In the meantime, the sanitation of the town continued to be neglected and
the municipal receipts misappropriated by the Governor's satellites.
Lingah. —Here too, the Baladyia merely exists on paper and no attempt at
municipal work is made.
In February, Haji Ahmed Hakim was selected by the merchants as Rais-i-
Baladyia. He is prehistoric and his only qualification for the post appears to^
be his i grey beard , .
Taxes continue to be levied and the Deputy Governor Ali Akbar Khan
casts longing eyes in the direction of the municipality over which he is en
deavouring to obtain full control, as he realises that there is money to be made.
P ersian A rmy,
Bandar Abbas. —Naib Ali Asghar Khan was in Command of the' detach
ment throughout the year.