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Electricily and Ice Supply.—The Tee Factory and Electric plant owned by
Haji Shaikh Ahmed Gclladari was valued at.Rials 32,000 (o be purchased by thV*
newly formed Company with a capital of Rials, 1,00,000. The new company was
expected to commence work in the beginning of the year 1033.
Charitable Dispensary.—This dispensary at the instance of the then II. 15. M.»a
Consul was established in 1919 by public subscription and remained under control
of the Consulate up to the 23rd January when it was closed down on abolition
of the post of the Medical Officer attached to the Consulate, who used to attend
there daily without any charge to this institution. The Hospital with its equip­
ment was, with the permission of the llou’blc the Political Resident in the Per­
sian Gulf, handed over to the Governor on the 7th November. The latter succeed­
ed in raising a sum of Rials 24,000 by subscription with a view to re-open this Dis­
pensary for the benefit of the public. Dr. Kaikobad Hormusji Dumrec, a Medical
Practitioner at Keiinan was negotiating with the Governor to obtain the noxi
of Medical Officer.
The Main 1toad.—On receipt of sanction of Rials 40,000 for construction of a
main road through the town* the Governor marked the track of the road and ex­
pected to start the work in the beginning of 1933.
Education„
Bandar Abbas.-Mixm Noor Ali Khan Basti remained in charge through­
out the year.
A Primary Girls School was opened on the 5th December.
An instructive drama was enacted on the nights of 23rd and 24th December
in aid of the orphan students which yielded a net income of Rials 2,500.
Jjingflh.^-Agha Salihi was Superintendent of both the schools throughout
the year.
Police Department.
Bandar Abbas.—Naib Sycd Asadullah Khan Faqri was relieved by Nail?
Syed Ali Mohamed Khan Fatemi on the 10th March. The latter proceeded to
Tehran on leave in July and handed over charge to his assistant Naib II Ghnni
Khan Zand. The present incumbent Naib Sliamsuddin Khan assumed duties on
the 25(h August.
No reports of any kind of crime were received during the year and the work
of the Police was as efficient as in the preceding years.
Ling ah, Ilc.njam, Minab and Kishm Isf\and.—A similar strength of Police
Force as in the previous year was maintained at these places.
Passport Department.
Bandar Abbas.—The work continued to remain in the hands of the Police
authorities and Political Officers and Captains of the Mail steamers calling hero
were afforded facilities to disembark during the stay of the steamer in the har­
bour. Miss J. Dodson of the Church Missionary Society Multan, who arrived
without obtaining a visa from the Persian Consul, however, had some difficulty in
obtaining permission to disembark.
All foreign subjects residing here were registered at the Police Station dur­
ing the year without experiencing the least troublo.
Amnicli {Gendarmerie).
Bandar Abbas.—The strength of the force in this town remained as in the
preceding year.
Yawar Abu Turab Khan Majd, the Officer Commanding at Bushire, visited
British Basidu in the course of his inspection tour along the coast in January and
mentioned that he had the intention to post some of his guards at the British
Belt lemon t.
Naib Savlumg Abdullah Khan Tumnj, the Officer Commanding at Kerman
inspected the Bandar Abbas-Kerman Motor Road in February.
Another batch of 45 recruits was despatched to Bushire in January.
Judicial Department.
Bandar Abbas.—An Adlieh Court was established under the Presidenfshin of
Agha Mohamed Khan Ashrafi on the 25th August with Mirzu Mohammed Khan