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Fenflin*' the arrival of his' cucccesor from Tehran, Colonel
KuUsham, the Chief of Police, carried on the v,ork of the
Governor rGnerol in addition to his ov/n duties. The r.cw
Ustendar, Aqci Fazlullah Bahrami, arrived from Tehr-ui on the
25th October, from which date he held charge of the poet for
the remainder of the year. He has so far been on very
friendly terms with this Consulate and shows signs of being
33 co-ooer&tive as hia predecessor. Since his arrival ho has
show a*keen desire to make improvements in the district, such
as establishing permanent housing arrangements for the poor
and improving the existing water supply.
(b) Farmandar
Aqai Reza Fahimi who had received orders of transfer
to Tehran towards the end of 1S43, left Kerman cn the 15th
January, 1944. Frci that date the post of Far.tundar was
unoccupied for the remainder of the year. Aqai Voauc, who
had been aepointed as Inspector of the Ministry of the Interior
in the 8 th* Us tan was however unofficially carrying out the
duties of Farmandar.
(c) Economic and Finance Department
l’x* Ahmad Sardari held the post of Director of Finance
till the beginning of August, wi;en . e v.U3 sumnc-rily dismissed
by the American Director General of Finance, Mr. D.F. Triboni
At the latter's request, l._r. Mazirzsdah, then Chief of the
Kerman Municipality, was appointed to succeed Sardari as
Director of Finance in addition to his o*..n duties, Kazirzadeh's
appoint cent was not, ho..ever, approved by the Administrator
General of Finance in Tehran, v.ho sent tele :r-A.V ic instr uctions
for hie removal in Sigte-ilsr. The r.cot v.cs vocent till the
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1st ’’ovc.ifoer, when ? r. Inismi arrived from Tehran to fill the
vacancy, v;hic* he occupied for the ramuinder cf the year.
The Economic er.d Finance Departments have for long had
the reputation of bsir.^. notoriously corrupt, and in spite of
Mr. Tribon's efforts to change the order cf things, their
underhand activities continued. Mr. Sardari, for instance, is
seid to have mode lirge sure of money, in connexion with the
distribution of monopolised goons, by retaining tne coupons
intenued for the inhabitants of villages currounling Ker.run,
purchasing the goods at the Government ;.rice and re-selling
th£m in the black market at exorbitant rates, Ho adverse
reports have so far been received about Mu*. Ima.ti's honesty,
thougn he it not the cun of action he makes himself out to be.
(d) Agricultural Department

Mr. She ikh-ul- Iolami, formerly Head of the anti-Pest
Organisation, v/is appointed Manager of the Agricultural De^art- I
.r.ent in June 1S44, v«*.ich post he held for the remainder of the
year. t
Cotton. Crops during the year were satisfactory. The culti-
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vetors however, hud a grivance against the Agricultural Depart­
ment, which took over their crops, but was unable to pay for
them except in xxa small sums, with the result tfci-t the culti­
vators lacked the money for further cultivation.
Cp&urn. Opium crops were also good during the year, but Govern­
ment collectors, alv/ays open to bribery, underestimated the
amounts due to the Government, with the result that the Black
Market for opium flourished.
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