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22 ANNUAL REPORT OP THE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL RESIDENCY

Tho next 6top was the elections in the various districts of the Province
These elections wore carried out successfully through the endeavours of Sardar
Nusrat and friendly Deputy- Governors, and finally the following Moderate
Members were eleoted
MosW-ul-Mulk. From Sirjan and Aqta Afohar.
Adl-ut-Saltaneb. From Dam and Nairn anliir.
Rafat-nd- Dauloh. From Jiraft and Rudbar.
8 Lariat Mad or. From Rofuinjan and Zcrind.

The final result of tho elections was the complete overthrow of the
Democrat party, who had held sway in this Province Bince the commencement
of the Constitutional Government.
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Outbreak of TPar with Afghanistan and Democrat Activities.
About the middle of May, the news re hostilities with Afghanistan was
made public. On receipt of this news, the Governor-General, local officials
and notables did not hesitate to express their dissatisfaction at the attitude of
Amir Amanullah Khan. The Democrats in Kerman again became active,
using as their planks the disturbances in Egypt, India and Afghanistan, and
were buy spreading every kind of rumour, such as the disbandment of the
South Pcsia Rifles, that several British officers and soldiers had been killed
whibt trying to break in the Holy. Shrine of Imam Reza in Meshed, and that
a party of British oGicers and mou had been killed in Kerbela in Mesopotamia.
The Democrats endeavoured to ferment riots and to close bazars. His
Majesty's Consul persuaded the Governor-General to take strong steps to stop
those troubles and to deport Muin-ush-Skariya and one or two other leading
Democrats,
The news of tho signing of the Peace with Afghanistan was circulated
throughout tho Province and His Majesty’s Consul received numerous letters of
congratulations. The failure of the Democrats in elections and their inability
to cause trouble during the abovementioned period has greatly reduced their
influence.
At one stage, there wa3 some anxiety re the safety of Mr. Medcalf,
Inspector of the Dehaneh B&ghi, Bam Section of the Indo-European Tele­
graphs. Fortunately no untoward event occurred and no damage was done U>
the Telegraph line.
Mujallal-us-Saltanoh has held the post of Kargozar throughout the year
Eanrenr and his work during this period has on. the
^argriar. whole been satisfactory,
Revenue and Grain.—In March, Muhandis-ul-Mamalik, tho Revenue
Agent, arrived In Kerman.
In July the prices of grain began to 'show a tendency to rise, owing? to
the following reasons :—(i) that the harvest had been a poor one; (it) that the1
landowners still expected that the South. Persia Rifles would come into, the
market for the purchase of grain, and (m). that the Governor-General had suc­
ceeded in obtaining permission from the Persian Government for the purchase
of the Revenue grain of the Province.' The disposal of .the; Revenue grain \
has, as usual, caused several, contradictory orders, issuing from the
Revenue Minister, Tehran. The first order received ■ from the B evenuo
Minister was that the Revenue grain should be sold to the Governor-General
at the following mtea

KernunTown aadEnranj , • U| Tnmsa* per Kharwar,
Hearer drttricU • , 8* m VI
P»tanl districts, like Boa tad Hanna- ", *
ftkir.