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FOB THIS YBA.B 1018.
not completed at the close of the
The Bandar Abbaa-Korman Bond W38
yoar and from reports received by Mia
Bandar Abbai-Kcnnan Road. Majesty's Representative, the prospects of
unfortunately seemed
seeing tho completion before the ensuing summer
^^^o'pior^iacl' not been completed^at^tho ^end a st^irTtiogreen

Nklbind per. made. Unfortunately, the site selected
for it does not appear to have been the best, owing to scarcity of water even at
jjio-h tides, duo to the shelving nature of the beach.
Twenty-seven slaves applied for manumission during the year. Out of this
number 21 were manumitted. One was
Slaves. transferred to Vice-Consul, Lingah, for
One was returned to his owner.
necessary action, being from his district. _ _
Three absconded after applying for manumission and one case was still pending
settlement.
The South Persia Rifles (The 1st Ahmed Shahi Infantry) continued to
do useful work both in Bandar Abbas
Sooth Persia Rifle*.
itself and on the road during the year.
The strength, towards the end of the year was diminishing rather rapidly,
owing to the majority of men, whose time had expired, leaving the force;
besid'es this, of course, the influenza epidemic made serious ravages on the
various posts throughout the district.
(а) The Hon’ble Major-General Sir P. Z. Cox, G C.I.E., K.C.S.I,
arrived by Hired Transport on the 12th
hr.KeR&nccuL
of August and left the .following after­
noon.
(б) Brigadier-Ceneral Sir Percy Sykes, K.C.I.E., passed through
Bandar Abb2s en route for Shiraz in January. He arrived on January tho
19th and left for Shiraz on the 3rd of February. Sir Percy Sykes again
visited Bandar Abbas on 24th December, and left for Bombay on the 29th
idem.
(ic) Major-General Gillman, C.S.I., Chief of the General Staff in
Mesopotamia, accompanied by Colonel Davis of the United States Army
arrived here on 28th March..
(d) Commodore David Norris, R.N., arrived on 14th March in H. M S.
“ Northbrook ”, but did not land owing to his ship having been placed in
quarantine by the ship’s Surgeon.
(<?) Captain N. F. J. Wilson, G.M.G., Director, Royal Indian Marine,
visited Bandar Abbas on 10th ApriL
Mr. J. H. Bill, C.I.E., LC.S., Deputy Political Resident, Persian Gulf,
visited the port on 20th January on
Visits of Deputy Political Resident.
H. AL S. “ Muz after
An Epoch making event, was the arrival of the huge Handley Pa®e
Boyal Air Faroe. Aeroplane, on 6th December, carrying
amongst others, Generals Salmond ant
Borton of the Royal Air Force.

metthS^ndlneWa8WitneSSedbythe:DePuty GovernM and all
officials and

°ver whi<*
machines permanently stationed here for numfciv!^ ^ Dear fukure see

G. A. MuhGAVTN,
Mmtant Bctideni and Sit Britannic Majetly't Oontul.

Bandar Abbot.