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POLITICAL RESIDENCY FOR 1911.
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corroborated by circumstantial evidence, to their encouragement by the acting
governor who was believed to havo received a pcrcentago on robberies com-
mitted.
Owing to the insecurity of roads, freights between Bandar Abbas and
Kerman have not fallen, but still range between 35 and 40 Tomans (£7 and £8)
per kharwar of 650 lbs.
Tho Kerman branch of the Imperial Bank of Persia has been open
throughout the year. Mr. Nelson, the
Manager, went on leave in March and
was succeeded by Mr. Newman, tho Accountant, whose place was taken by
Mr. Gardner from Yezd.
The Reverend N. V. Scorer left Kerman on sick leave in February, and
the Kerman station of the Mission has
Church Missionary Society.
since been without a clerical missionary.
Dr. Dodson, medical missionary, left Kerman on October 28th, and the whole
of the medical work has since devolved on the lady doctor, Dr. Westlake, on
whom the sole charge of the hospital falls heavily. The hospital statistics
for tho year are as follows:—
Halo. Female.
Fresh cases . 4,380 5,379
Repeated visits 4,090 7,818
Indoor patients , 198 178
Operations . 203 170
Minor operations are not included in these figures.
Only 3* 17 inches of rain were recorded during the year. The winter
was severe and the minimum tempera­
Climate and Rainfall.
ture recorded in January was 11-5° F.
The highest temperature, 105° F., was recorded on July 28th. High winds late
in April did much damage to the crops in the Rafsinjan district.
Small caravans of Afghans carrying merchandise passed through Balu­
chistan, but it is Delieved that few, if
Arms Traffic.
any, ventured near the coast, and that
their operations were mainly confined to the purchase of arms in small quan-
tities irom Baluchis.
The province was free from epidemic
Epidemic Disease.
disease throughout the year.
At 9 p.m. on the night of April 18th, there were three shocks of earthquake
at intervals of five minutes, the first
Miscellaneous.
lasting about ten seconds and the other
two about five seconds each. This earthquake damaged some buildings in the
town but caused no loss of life in Kerman. In the Ravar district, however,
many dwelling-houses and carpet-weaving factories were destroyed, and
about fifty lives were lost. From this time until May 2nd slight shocks of
earthquake were frequently felt and, though no damage was done, many of
the people, alarmed by the news from Ravar, moved from houses in the town
into gardens beyond the walls.
T. W. HAIG, Lieutenant-Colonel,
His Britannic Majesty's Consul, Kerman,