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to to the ^catiofaotory way in whioh direotors of Eaonomios
Departments had oorried out thair duties.
Revenue Branch of the Finance Department•« This office

continued to he reaponnible for the collection of direct and
indiroot taxes and no important changes either in. Ita management
or its aotivitiea occurred during the year.

Economics Branch of the Finance Department •• Xn August, when
it heoarae evident that a shortage of v/heat wag likely, the
Government shop for the retail sale of this commodity wag closed
and limited supplies issued instead to bakeries. The likelihood

of a shortage was increased by the despatch of supplies to Lingeh,
Bandar Abbas, Jaek and Charbar. When a ship carrying 1000 tons
of wheat from India arrived at Bushire at the beginning of October
government stocks were almost exhausted.

Until the end of August the Economic& Branch were buying
wheat at Rials 1000 per ton, and selling it at Rials 1150 per
ton. In September efforts were made to obtain supplies by

offering higher prices, but as those possessing wheat wore able
to obtain better prices from local consumers, very little was
sold to government*
Tobacco was bought at prices ranging from Rials .3 to

Rials 1.25 per kilo* Towards the end of the year prices for all
fabrics were raised by 75^.
The sugar and tea Monopoly Company whioh is controlled

by this branch iaised their prioea for soft sugar by 10%$ for
loaf by 12/$, and for tea by
Roads and Oomzunioations#
1# Buchire-Shiras road# Until December when Meears.Kampsax

and Co. began work in earnest on this road the Iranian Government
employed tiufnoient labour to effeot only essential repairs
required to keep the rood open# Previously surfacing was

apparently only oarried out prior to a visit to Buohlrt by ths

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