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No Soviet Mercantile Fleet entered this port during the year,
S. S. “llaidari ” and “ Flood ” of Bombay Persian Steam Navigation Co.,
Ltd., called at Bandar Abbas after a lapse of several years to resume competi­
tion with the weekly British India Steam Ships in the Gulf. The Director of
Customs showed some interest in helping the merchants to clear the goods and
encouraged the consigners to give them a quick despatch on favourable terms.
Political.
The town remained quiet throughout the year. The Iranian New Year was
celebrated by the local authorities on the 21st March 1934.
Quarantine and Sanitation.
Bandar Abbas.—Dr. Tabib Zadch, after handing over charge of Bandar
Abbas Quarantine to Dr. Murteza Khan Farces, left for Tehran on the 27th
February 1935.
At the beginning of the year, scarlet fever was detected by the Health Officer
amongst the prisoners awaiting trial in the Police station.
Dr. Quolli arrived from Tehran at the beginning of August 1934 and relieved
Dr. Iiashmi of Hen jam.
Linrjah.—The present Health Officer cares little for the sick or poor but a
great deal for money. He has little or no medicine in slobk and most people who
can afford it and in the case of sickness proceed either to Bahrain or Muscat for
treatment by the American Missionary Doctors.
Economic conditions.

It was not a very prosperous year owing to untimely rainfall, although con­
sidered to be better'than the previous year. The date harvest was good, but
owing to tightness of money there was no demand locally or from purchasers
from the opposite Coast, who usually arrive during October to December to do ;
their business.
No locusts appeared during the year.
C. H. LINCOLN, Major,
His Majesty's Consul, Bandar Abbas.
1st April 1935.

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