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23 annual report on the teesian gulp political rebidency
Some headway against these tolls has been made on the Baft route It [n
hoped that the abolition of this useless and
•Tomans 6,000 paroar&acm.
expensive* Department will bo carried
out ns soon as the Military Commission now assembled at Tehran has decided on
the strength and soope of the Persian Army and Police.
The other roods require no special comment.
At the suggestion of His Majesty's Consul the postal grant for the service
betwocn Bandar Abbas and Kerman
Postal Barrie*. WQ8
increased from Tumans 144 per mensem
to^Tumans 3S0 per mensem. The service was divided up into three sections.
(1) Bandar Abbas to Daulatabad.
(2) Daulatabad to Baft-
(3) Baft to Kerman.
His Majesty’s Consul at Bandar Abbas arranged through a contractor for the
service on section (1) at a oost of Tumans 180. The number of mounted
ghulams on sections (2) and (3) was raised from 4 to 8. Since this new
arrangement the post has been running satisfactorily and the number of days
taken in transit from Bandar Abbas to Kermaa has been from 8 to 9 days.
The arrival of mail steamers at Bandar Abbas has throughout the year been
very irregular.
South Persia Rifles.—Strength on 1st December was as follows:—
iilSCELLA*
British. IXDLAJJ. Persia*. SHOOS
P BESOh'NEL-
p « 3
T5 -O
• 0 o
UtUil £ o Remarks.
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c a i 3
"3 C a
2 o
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o
<3 e •5 c s
o 11 • o ■5 £ o c C-, o
o
Brigsdo Headquarters 6* 6 3 3 16 4 69 10
1st Caralr/ . . 9 S 1 26 600
Artilkr j . 2 3 2 6 217
2nd il.G. Squadroa . I 1 4 78
fed Fif'd Coj. Engra. 3 183
2nd P. 11. Corps , I 1 I 279
Ctk Into try • 2 3 18 546 •••
Field Ambulance ,
I 14 164
Bde. Ordnaoot Depot .
3 7 1 2
Bde. Vetj. Hospital , 1 2 1 2 31
Garrison Band .
1 Ml 1 37
Mocha deal Transport .
1 7 3
Bda. Signal 8efcooI .
4 1
di Srja a,
2nd lafxntry
r 2 2 8 14 4T7
fiijan Transport 1 S 74
S aad T. Corps » 1 I
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# I nr lades 8 British oficen es routt Baxrlar Abbas.
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