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Shipping*—The B. I. S. N. Co.’s subsidiary mail service steamers called
at this port weekly throughout the year. In addition shipping with an aggre­
gate of 221,477 tons (gross) entered and cleared the port as follows :—
Tons.
British 110,977
German 48,741
Japanese 40,147
Dutch 14,112
Danish 1,500

221,477

The last Qerman steamer to call at this port sailed on the 5th August.
VII.—LOCAL POLITICS.
European War.—The inhabitants of this district are a very poor class on
the whole and have no interest in political matters. The officials and a small
merchant class, however, show some interest in the progress of the European
conflict. There are now three or four radio receiving sets in Bandar Abbas
and the latest news is obtained from the news bulletins in Persian issuing'
from Ankara and Gel-many.
The compulsory absence of the Hansa Line steamers has affected the
trade and customs receipts of the port. Otherwise the outbreak of hostilities
has had no marked effect here.
G. A. FALCONER, Major,
II. M/s Consul for .Kerman and Utiudar Abbas.
Kerman,
3th February 1940.