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small bridges, and the lining of portiono of the distributaries,
ia now oomplote, This projeot has brought under poronnlal

irrigation an area of florae 12,000 heotoroa and it ia to be hoped
that State aid and direction will be forthcoming to ensure that
this land is cultivated to the fullest extent pooaible and that
the moat suitable crops are grown on it#

Some surprise wae caused by the appointnent of a Military
Governor for Buehire on the l<5th September, Colonel Malik Eaarif

who waa appointed to the post, waa previously military officer
in charge of Daehti and Tangiatan. Ho moved hio headquarter a
to Buehire on the 21§t May and waa in command of the Buahire

garrieon at the time of the Allied occupation. Apprehension
over hi a appointnent loosened however when he was known to have
boea responsible for effecting considerable improvement in the

issue of bread from the bakeries.
Snuggling of contraband goods,- The downfall of the old
regime and the consequent weakening of government authority eaw

a big increase in the snuggling trade, eapeoially through the
Daohti and Ton gist an port8. The various small Shaikhs and Khans

of these areas seized the opportunity to try and throw off the
restrictions which had previously hampered their smuggling
operations and as & first step attaoked and disarmed many of the

muoh hated road guards. Customs officials were then left with
no seans of enforcing their authority and the closing of the
Buahire Naval Bureau ended the possibility of preventitire

measures by naval oraft. There seems little doubt that these
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petty ohlefs have been able to aaugglo/emnll quantities of arms
and ammunition In addition to other goods#/

Revenue and Economics Department During the year theoe
two Department* whioh had previously been plaood under

direotors, were again amalgamated under the oontrol ot the
head of the Plnanoe Department# The reason for this w&f
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