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of rlS'^ .W'tf;s a—a
Niriz, Jahrum and Lar in March It wZ,Ki dlStriCt and ?.sited
Governor General had visited the district IT E^Ao-airf uPon wJlch a
"•"had" of Semirum, in Mamassan! ^ August gal“ ^ l° the
accompanied by a senior
military officer from the capital.
„„ ,**; ,E- Majidi (Kljan) Ahy was recalled to Tehran at the end of the
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His departure is a loss to the Province which has benefited much
under his administration. He is an honest, capable and hardworking
ofnci.il and a person of understanding. The relations between him and
His Majesty s Consul were excellent.
His successor has not yet reached Shiraz.
Municipality and Town Improvements.—'The budget of the Munici­
pality for the next year has been assessed at Rials 1,820,000 (£25,000).
In shiraz it has been decided to extend the Zand Avenue (the broad
thoroughfare upon which His Majesty’s Consulate is situated) right
through to the Bazar-i-Wakil. This work will require cutting through
the Arq or oldcitadel, formerly the Governorate General offices.
Monsieur Goddard of- the Ministry of Education was at Shiraz in July
and was consulted upon works of reconstruction of the Tomb of Hafiz and
of the Masjid-i-Wakil.
Majliss.—The elections to the Xth Majliss, held early in the year,
showed the return for Shiraz of the five deputies sitting in the last assembly.
This election was a foregone conclusion, after their nomination through
the central authorities.
Military.—The Fars Brigade acquired Divisional status at No Ruz
(22nd March 1935) and is now known as the Lashkar Numere Haft. (VHth
Division). Sartip Ibrahim (Khan) Zandieh continues as G. (X C. His
promotion to the rank of Amir-i-Lashkar is expected this spring.
The Division consists of three regiments of infantry, two regiments
of cavalry and one regiment of artillery with the two independent “gordan”
(battalions) of infantry at Bushire and Lar respectively.
The full strength of the Division is to be 12,000 men.
A school of N. C. Os. exists at Shiraz.
A Cadet school was established! early in the year and is commanded by
Sarhangiar (Lieutenant-Colonel) Mohammed Baqir (Khan) Amir Nizami.
He i3 an able and well educated officer.
. Notices calling up the conscript class of the year were published in July.
Road Guards.—The services of the Amnieh were extended further
afield and new block-houses were built, during the year. A gordan was
stationed at Fasa, in the S. E. area.
The discipline of this force is improving year by year, though occa-
sional complaints are heard of the exactions of the men in the remo r
districts.
One road guard was executed in November, after court martial, for the
murder of a shepherd boy, whose flock he has subsequently brought into
Shiraz for sale.
Tribal._The rigid control of the tribes under military governors has
continued. The Amnieh posts have been increased and no events were
reported from the tribal areas.
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