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18 machino guns were received from Tehran for the local Brigade in
•November.
Sarhang Scyapoush, the Officer Commanding the Kerman Brigade
.visited Rudbar and Jiruft in December and took 115 rifles to give to Moin
Khan Roudbari, who has been appointed to the Amneih with a salary of
Rials 1,000 per mensem and made responsible for the peace and security of
those districts.
Conscription.—Sarhang Farjullah Khan Mushar, in charge of the
Conscription Department, left for Tehran in the middle of the year and
Sargord Ali Nakhi Mirza Abul Molouki assumed charge.
The Conscription Committee sat for 2J months and enrolled C64
conscripts to meet the requirements of the Brigade for 1936. About 589
were discharged oh completing their training.
Rafsinjan.—Aqayi Ahmad Khan Mohtasham was Deputy Governor
Rafsinjan for the year under review.
A Parsi merebrnt of Yezd imported an electric light plant, capable of
supplying 1200 lights for the town of Bakramabad in Rafsinjan.
The notables of Rafsinjan have subscribed 10,000 square zars of land
and a sum of Rials 10,000 for the construction of a public sports ground
for the town of Bahramabad.
Bam.—Aqayi Mahmood Khan Bayani .held the post of Deputy
Governor of Bam during the year.
He is trying to persuade the Afshar tribes of Deh Bakri area to
abandon their nomadic life and to build permanent houses. Every head­
man of a family has had to promise to plant 1000 poplar trees round their
proposed village sites. Similar action was taken in other districts of the
province and advisers were engaged by His Excellency the Governor-
General to help the nomad tribes in planning and building their new per­
manent houses.
Rudbar.—Mirza Karim Khan Vaziri was Deputy Governor through­
out the year and he is also Amin-Sulh (Judge of the Small Cause Court).

R. L. BAZALGATTE, Captain,
His Majesty’s Consul, Kerman.
British Consulate;
Kerman, the 25th February 1936.

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