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situated Just outsido the town, where they housed about 500

men, women and children. Plans v/ero al3o iaado to feed and
clothe then, and for medical attendance on the sick.

(O For rationing and other purposes, orders were Issued
for a census of the town and surrounding area to a
distance of 6 kilometres, A notice was published for this
to be undertaken on Christmas Day; but it was not carried

out owing to an insufficiency of printed forms.
(g) The Land Registration Department reopened its
activities during the year, after the stoppage ensuing on the

occupation of Persia, In the town of Bushire merchants and
other wealthy people have begun to invest in buildings and
land at almost three times last year's value. But in the
country districts, insecurity and the power of local Khans

have brought the Departments work practically to a standstill.
(h) Early in the year, a sun of Rials 60,000 was
allotted to Bushire fron the estate of the ex-Shah, This

was distributed to Hullas and poor of the town under the
supervision of a committee consisting of the Governor and
local merchants.
A further sun of Rials 100,000 for the purchase of

sugar, tea and piece-goods, and a sum of Rials 60,000 for
rice wa3 allotted for distribution to the poor in Dashti and
Dashtistan. The disposal of this was entrusted to the

Finance Department and it cannot therefore be definitely said
what use has been made of it.

SECTION 3.

COMMUNICATTOWa.
(a) Land. The motor route to the hinterland has been

rendered insecure throughout the year by brigandage in the
hills on the part of Qashqal tribesmen and others. Animal
caravans have also frequently been plundered in the Dashtistan
plain.
/ (b) §21.