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CHAPTER IV.
ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE KERMAN AND BANDAR
ABBAS CONSULATES FOR THE YEAR 1937.
1. Personnel.
Major C. H. Lincoln, O.B.E., I.M.D., hold charge of the Kerman-Bandar
Abbas Consulates until relieved on the 1st November by Major G. A.
Falconer, Indian Political Service.
2. British Interests.
I. 12 British subjects were registered at the Consulate during the year.
II. Coronation of His Majesty King George VI.—The occasion was
fittingly celebrated at the Consulate on the 12th May.
A special service was held at St. Andrews Mission Church in the morning,
conducted by the Mission Chaplain.
In the afternoon there was an official reception at the Consulate, followed
by a garden party with illuminations and fireworks. Of the 94 persons to
whom invitations were sent, 54 attended. The only Irani officials present
were the Governor-General, Chief of Police, and the President of the Muni
cipality. The order prohibiting other Iranian subjects visiting the Consulate
was rigidly enforced throughout the year. Many others were very
anxious°to attend the Coronation celebrations, but the official element
were dissuaded from doing so by the Governor, and others were
turned back by a detective posted a short distance from the Consulate
gate.
III. His Majesty's Birthday.—An official recoption followed by a garden
party was held at the Consulate on the 9th June. 2G persons attended includ
ing the three local officials excluded from the ban, and also three Iranian mer
chants who were brave enough to ignore the ban.
IV. Church Missionary Society, (a) General.—Tho duties of Chaplain
were performed throughout the year by tho Rev. M. T. Lord.
The Rt. Rev. W. J. Thompson, Bishop in Iran, visited Kerman twice
during 1937.
No active interference in the Society’s evangelical work came to notice
during tho year, but a detective was invariably in the offing to see who at
tended the services.
(b) Medical.—The society suffered a severe loss by the death of Dr.
G. E. Dodson on the 9th May, after 34 years of service to the Mission and the
inhabitants of Kerman. His funeral was largely attended by people of all
classes who held the late Dr. Dodson in great respect.
During July the men’s hospital was in temporary charge of Dr. Martin
from Shiraz. But in the absence of a permanent doctor there was a big falling
off in the attendance. Dr. R. H. Carpenter arrived at the end of October and
assumed charge of men’s hospital and dispensary.
Dr. (Miss) G. A. Henriques was in charge of the women’s hospital through
out the year.
(c) Educatiojml—(t) Boys' School (Dabirestan-i-Jam).—The Revd. M.
T. Lord was the Principal during 1937. The school is very popular and filled
to capacity.
(it) Girls' School (Dabcristan Mariam).—This school under Miss J. F.
Woodroffc, is also very popular among the local inhabitants.
V. Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.—Towards the end of the year an
Iranian Armenian, named Faniantz, who has spent several years in England
was appointed local manager. He called on the Consul on arrival. b *
VI. Trade.—With tho exception of the limited export of carpets to
the United Kingdom, British trade with Kerman is practically non-existent
at the present time. Exchange and other restrictions plus excessive import
duties have successfully strangled foreign trado. The policy of the merchants
seems to be ono of waiting until the restrictions hampering trade are removed
or appreciably reduced, which they believe to be inevitable.
