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More attention is being paid to sports in the various schools. Tn reaponso
to an invitation from Yezd, eleven footballers, mostly pupils in the Government
Middle Schools, proceeded to Yczd in May, to take part in a football match.
The competition which took place at Yezd, resulted in the Kerman playeva
scoring two goals against the Yezdis* niL
All students of the Middle Schools in Kerman were called upon to register
their names at the Military School for the training of the N. C. (Vs on the 24th
December, since when they have been attending parades on certain days of the
week.
The Farsi Nutionnl School were able to continue their first two middle
classes (7th and 8th) through charitable help received from Bombay. Mrs.
Jehangir Mehta, sister of the late Sir Dinshah Petit, who visited Kerman in
October, subscribed Us. 6,000, to be utilised during three years, at the ruto of
Rs. 2,000 a year, for the addition of a 9th class to the Parsi National School and
1hc introduction of a special class to teach religious matter to the pupils in a
second Zoroastrain School at Kerman. Mrs. Mehta promised to have the two
classes inspected on the expiry of the three years, with a view to making
arrangement for the continuance of the subscription, if the result should prove
to be satisfactory.
Naib Sarhang Khajoui, who relieved Naib Sarhang Tumaj, as Officer Com­
manding Amnicli (Road-guards) in Ker­
Amnieli.
man, at the end of January, remained in
charge until the end of the year. Three outlaws from the Buchaqchi tribe .. were
captured by the Amnieh authorities and brought to Kerman for trial at the
end of August
Complaints against some of the Amnieh officers and N. C. (Vs stationed
on the various outposts in the province, for corruption and extortion, arc still
heard of from lime to time.
Mirza Ghaffar Khan Vaziri held the post of Chief of the Municipality
xr . . .. Kerman until the beginning of June, when
unicipHlt^’ ^ he was transferred to Qum and Mirza
Ibrahim Khan Ibrahimi, Municipality Accountant, held temporary charge until
relieved by Jabiri from Qum in the middle of July. Jabiri was in charge for the
rest of the year.
Fresh Municipal elections were held at the end of January, when Mirza
Lutfali Khan Vakili, one of the leading notables, who had been President of the
Municipal Council in Kerman since June 1932, was replaced by Sayyed Muham­
mad Hashimi, editor of the local weekly newspaper “ Bidari ”,
As the result of a recommendation by the Commission of Enquiry, who
arrived in Kerman at the end of October 1933 and left for Bandar Abbas in
Junuary 1934, the Governor-General arranged for an assessment of the con­
struction work carried out by Kazimi, the crc-Governor-General, in the Municipal
area of Kerman, in order to obtain a rough idea of the amount of expenditure.
No authentic information could be obtained in this matter, but it was believed
that a considerable amount of Municipality funds had been embezzled by the
officials in charge. The Governor-General put into effect an old project, started
by him during his previous term of office in Kerman, to turn an old parade
.ground, situated near the Government House and measuring some 35,000 sq.
yards, into a public park. The place was dug up in February, flower beds were
prepared and n large number of young trees planted.
"Work on the big circus and new roads in the town was resumed in April
and continued on a small scale during summer.
Water from three different channels was rented by the Municipality during
•the year for the irrigation of the various avenues In the Kerman town.
New, and for the most part increased, rates of Municipal taxation, on
articles of food-stuff entering Kerman city, came into force with effect from the
fith August,
The proceeds of the now taxes were expected to exceed Rials 500.U0O
(about £6 000) in the year, but the amount received through the Finance Office
vho made their own arrangements for collection, did not at first amount to
more than one-fifth of the above estimate. ; Proposals by the 'Municipal Conned
to let out the monopoly for this taxation to private parties for Rials df.O.UOO
(about £4,250) a year wero not approved oi by the Ministry of Interior,