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fheee departments are notonouoly corrupt, and there is said to 'he
a regular scale of bribes nicoly adjusted to keep everyone quiet.
The Consular Liaison Officer has seen a good of their working and
has unearthed a mass of corruption. The difficulty is to get the
offending officials punished as no local authority appears to have
the power to do more than transfer the official concerned, however
flagrant his offonces.
(d) Benk-i^Melli.
Agha Reza Quli Ameri, remained the manager of this branch
throughout the year#
From the 14th May 1942 exchange restrictions were removed, and
the bank now issues foreign drafts (sterling and rupees) freely
without the previous sanction from the Tehran head office*
No change In the credit to merchants. For a time this bank
was also purchasing food supplies for the Government,
Ce) Agricultural Bank*
Agha Ali Ekrsmij held the post of manager throughout the year.
In the year 1S41 this bank paid advances to the cultivators
at the rate of Rials 2000/- per man, but this year a sum of Rials
5000/- per cultivator was paid under guarantee from the landlord.
The loans were made for one year at 6 % interest.
The bank made a loan of 5,000,000 Rials to the landlords for
irrigation purposes (for making new kanats). This loan has been
given for 4 years at 7$ % interest.
(f) justice*

Agha Abdul Karim Lawaaoni, Chief Judge of Kerman appelate
court, remained in office throughout the year.
Agha Mohamed Ashraf, Legal Adviser to the local appelate court
was transferred to Isfahan in the 1st week of February* He was
succeeded by Agha Abu Talib Iluzaffari, who continued till the end
of the year.
The following other members of the court held their offices
throughout the year
Judge of the court of 00 Alla-u-Din
1st instance. 00 Vakilpoor.

Public Prosecutor of Ali Akbar
Appelate Court. 00 Tav.akall*
Public Prosecutor of !! Mortaza
the court of 1st Khatatan.
instance*
Chief Member. Abbas Murshid Zadeh.

(g) Police*
Y&war Abbas Quli safirl, held the charge’of the office of the
Chief of Police up to 1st week of April when he was succeeded by
Yawar sulaiman Muhtishanu The latter remained in office till the
end of the year.
According to the Chief of Police the strength of the police la
insufficient for Kerman town, with the result that places one mile
from the town have no police guard at night. •

, Ifce Police posts on the Bam and Yezd / Bondar Abbas roads are
inadequately equipped. They have not oven a telephone, so that if a .
car passes without stopping, they cannot inform their head quarters
till next day when they complete their 24 hours duty. The result
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