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FOR TUB YEAR 1014.
interests of the solitary Russian subject in tbo district and so fulfilled tho
whole duties of his office.
For the first seven months of the year trade was normal and the reads
from the coast enjoyed an unusual degree
Comuierco.
of safety, though the Balucli raids caused
rather a shortage of transport. The dislocation of tho money-market and of
shipping on the outbreak of War caused practically a total cessation of trade
for a lime, but before tho end of tlio year things began to improve and a few
caravans arrived from Bandar Abbas. Details are given in. tho Trade Report.
Tho hospital continued to do useful work and was kept full practically
continuously. Tho out-patients, were as
Church Missionary Society.
numerous as ever and taxed the exertions
of the staff considerably. The new school opened by Mr. Boy land has been
well patronised and promises to bo a real benefit to the rising generation of
Kerman.
The small European community had to deploro tho deaths of two of its
members Dr. Ronne, the new Doctor of
Tho Europoan community.
the Gendarmerie, had hardly arrived in
Kerman when he went down with enteric fever which proved fatal and he died
on the 29tli of June. Tho same disease carried olf Miss Bird of tho Church
Missionary Society on tho 16th of A ugust. Dr. Ronne’s valet contracted tho
disease at the same time as his master but recovered. The War naturally ab­
sorbed everyone’s thoughts but in such a mixed society wheio sympathies were
not all on the same side discussion had frequently to be restricted. Tho post
was rendered more irregular than ever and letters and papers became 9 instead
of 0 weeks after date.
There was an abnormal storm in Juno accompanied by torrential rain.
Mctooroiorical which did considerable damage, but there
was otherwise no unusual weather. The
following is tho record of the raiufall and maximum and minimum temperature
recorded each month :—
SUxiMuai Mini near
Rain.
TaMPEBitUB*. Tempebatubi.
Month.
Fall*. Icohos. Dogreos. Data. Degrees. Data.

January . 4 •60 75-4 22nd 23* 3rd
February 16 2-46 626 27th 23*8 lit
Marsh 7 •35 83*7 Slat 22*6 18th
April r 1'08 90- 29th 64* 7th
May 104-2 29th 47-3 4th
Judo 4 •89 105-8 20th 62- 3rd
July t 112- 20th 64-6 6th
August , 104-6 15th 48- 21st
September 3 •21 103- 1st 39* 28th
October , 2 •16 94- 9th 88-5 17th
XoTomber 6 •76 80* 14th 80-6 9th
December 2 •38 72- 1st 26- 26th
60 6-74 • ••
There was a light fall of snow in December.
Two sharp shooks of earthquake wore felt on 24th April and 3rd June
respectively.
O. DUCAT, Libutbnant-Oolonel,
Dm Britannic Majesty'* Consul JCertxan.
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