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Gray Mackenzie and Co., Limited.—This Company's Branch at Bushirc was
managed by the l’ollowing :—
Mr. S. W. Gregor from 1st January to 9th January.
Mr. W. Suntcr from 10th January to 10th October.
Mr. 1). T. M. Munn from lltli October to the end of the year.
The Imperial Hank of Iran.—Mr. K. NT. O. hoc was the manager of the
Bushirc Branch from 1st January to 23rd May, Mr. J. Donaldson from 24th May
to 251 h December and Mr. T. M. Tagg from 25th December to the end of the
year.
The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited.—Mr. llabib Tabibi remained in
charge from' 1st January until 7th December and Mr. Vaziri from 28th December
to the end of the year.
Visits of Ilis Majesty's Ships.—During the year Bushirc was visited by llis
Majesty’s Ships “ Deptford ” and “ Bidcford ”. The customary salutes were
fired and, in addition to the usual calls on the Governor, this year for the first
time calls were also exchanged between the Iranian Naval Officer in charge of
the Naval Bureau at Bushire and the Commander of llis Majesty’s Ships.

SECTION 3.
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION.
Governor.—Aqai Hasan Farzaneh remained in charge of the Governoratc of
Bushire throughout the year.
Assistant Governor.—Aqai Mahmud Al-Aqa held charge of the office of
Assistant Governor of Bushire throughout the year.
Wheat Monopoly.—Cultivators were again compelled to sell their entire
harvest to the Revenue authorities at a rate considerably less than that at which
it was resold by the Government. Sufficient stocks to meet local requirements
were however retained at Bushire and in addition to these stocks, a certain amount
of grain was also smuggled into Bushire by peasants who had managed to evade
selling their full crop. Stocks of smuggled grain were sold at a rate lower than
that demanded by the Government and it is believed that a certain amount was
surreptitiously exported.
Smuggling of Contraband goods.—A branch of the Iranian Picccgoods
Monopoly Company continued to supply British, Russian and Japanese piece-
goods in Bushire and districts at prices lower than those prevailing in the
interior. As a result, the smuggling of piccegoods into Bushire was kept in
check. A fairly flourishing trade in smuggled motor tyres and tubes, raincoats
and Japanese silks is however, still carried on. During the year the Customs
Preventive Department seized two dhows and about 100 packages of Japanese
silk goods.
Tobacco Monopoly.—The Bushire Tobacco Monopoly Bureau continued to
meet local requirements in cigarettes, cigars and tobacco at a handsome profit.
It is estimated that their profits on the sales of tobacco which had been purchased
locally amounted to about 750 per cent.
Roads and Communications.
1. Bush.ire-Shiraz Road.—Work on repairs to the road was carried on
throughout the year ; in spite of this however the road was again impassable
for several days during the month of December.
2. Bushire-Firuzabad Road.—Local authorities expected this road to be
open to traffic in March ; they were however, once again disappointed in their
expectations, and by the end of the year the road still remained incomplete.
3. Bushire-Lingah Coast Road.—Towards the end of the year preparations
were being made to commence work on the Bushirc-Lingah Coastal road.
Land Registration.
The Bushire Land Registration Department continued work on the regis­
tration of property in Bushirc and districts. In spite of the opening of a branch
office at Bandar Rig, however, little progress was made and by the end of the
year much remained still to be done. Registration fees were levied on the basis
of the official valuation of property as assessed by the Land Registration
Department.

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