مجموعة ٣٦/٢٩ "كرمان: المباني القنصلية" [و‎‎٤‎٠] (٢١٦/٨١)

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ilovvever the rental of Tumans 700 was ridiculously low being
only half the market value so that none of the previous
incumbents felt justified in asking the owner to give any
further allowance. «»hen my predecessor the late ^r. Davies
completed the sale of the property he increased the water
supply by 24 hours during the summer months.
The 280 hours at present rented is taken from a local
merchant who is the mortgagee^ of 440 hours from Sardar
.ausret for Tumans 3^140. Sardar husret was the owner of the
Consulate and will be remembered as &he xjnifltrafc staunchest /
of our friends in herman. Although a wealthy man he is always
short of ready cash and we would be doing him a favour and
concluding a good bargain for ourselves if we redeemed his
mortgage and became in turn usufructuary mortgagees of the
water at an enhanced figure.
unfortunately in this country the iCnglishman and especially
a British Consulate has to pay considerabl/ above the market
price for anything. Whereas Sardar liusret was prepared to
accept Ts.3,140 as mortgage for 440 hours water from a Persian
like uiuin-ut-Tujjar with whom for long he had had business
connections, he would not be prepared to let the Consulate
have it at the same figure. After some negotiations 1 find
that he would be ready to mortgage 440 hours water to us for
Tumans 4500. I submit that at this figure it would be
well in Government interests to take up the mortgage.
At the time of the purchase of the property ri.M’s Consul
Kerman asked for a budget provision of Ra. 770 to cover the
cost of irrigation water which up to now had been supplied
free but which in future would have to be rented (vide this
office letter ho.49/546 of June 17th, 1927). Prom this
provision is paid the yearly water rent of Tumans 280 which
represents 6.2> on the suggested mortgage price of Tumans 4,500.
If