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HIJiCI OIPALITY .
Aqai Ahmed Nosanenaadeh, Head clerk of the (iovemorate
acted as president of the Bandar Abbas Hunicipality throughout
the year.
-TALTH.
Severe.epidemics of smallpox and typhus broke out
early in the year and caused a number of deaths among the
copulation of the suburbs. After the epidemics had subsided
the general health situation of the area was quite normal
except towards the end of the year when, due to the exception­
ally heavy rainfall and unusual cold, cases of throat and
chest diseases became comoner.
INZUSTHY.
The Khunji Cotton Spinning Hill continued to work
until late in September when, due to the lack of raw cotton,
it closed down. At the time, the rrill had several hundred
cales of cotton 4n the Customs warehouses which were not
released as the Director of Customs "had no instructions from
Tehran
2. Vo red oxide was shipped from Forauz and 10,000 tons
no\y await transportation.

7ISH CAyyiMC factory.
The factory operated as usual for 6 months. Out put
during the orking season is reported to have b en excellent
except for about a month towards the er.d of the'season owing
to a shortage of olive oil which arrived shortly after the
factory was closed. Fish was plentiful throughout the season.
TTOfCriC.

Prices retained high, and es. er.tial foodstuffs could
only be ..rocured by the moderately well to do. The poor lived
on fish and dates.
V.MILITARY
Sargord Kavusi commanded/the Garrison in Bandar Abbas
until the lith February when he was relieved by Sarv/an Ghaffari
who continued to hold the post. The garrison now has detatch-
nents at Jask and Minab.
?T TDADTERIE.
Sarv/an Barchan remained in ‘command for the greater
portion of tine year and just before he left,on November 4th,
he suceedpd in persuading the outlaws Mir Kashin and Abbas
Hussain Ali to hand over their anus and granted them an amnesty.
Tarwan Allai who took over on November 4th was in command till
the end of the year.

INTERNAL 3EQrrRITY.
The state of security of tne Bandar Abbas dist^lu-
was exceptionally good throughout the year and no serious
robberies were reported.
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