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REPORT

OX THK

TRADE OF BUSHIRE

for tlie Persian Fiscal Year corresponding with period 21st March 1920
to 20th March 1921.

Administration. This scheme materialized towards the end of “he
Tear under review, and a suitable building is izjw
The Governor of (lie Persian Gulf Ports, who m course of construction. The work baa teen
resides at Buslire, is an official appointed by the undertaken by the Kcsidency Mason under the
Persian Government at Teheran. direct supervision of the Britibh Executive
Xoimally he is independent of the Governor of Engineer for the Golf Torts.
pars, who has his headquarters at Shiraz, but There has b'en a long-felt want in lh» shape of
wh-n a Prince-Governor-Goncr.tl bolds (he reins r.cw aud more spacious Cu:toms.premises, and
of office for Fars, be sometimes makes his influence in the days immediately preceding the Great War
felt in the affairs of the Gulf Port6. a site was chosen, plans approved, and work on
the new buildings commenced. This scheme
There is also a Persian Foreign Office .Re­
presentative resident at Bushire named the aI?o bad to be held up on account of the far-
Karguzar whose duty it is to settle cases in reaching effects of the war, and it was only in
September 10^0 that it was found possible to
<!i>pute between Persian and Foreign subjects, renew building operations on a large scale.
lie holds a Karguzar’s Court for that purpose
when occasions arise. Since the latter date, however, much progress las
been made, and cnee these new buildings ire
There is also a Municipality at Busbire whose completed the work of the local Customs Adminis­
Head is a capable and energetic Persian, who, in tration will he greatly facilitated to the muttal
spite of the apathy of the majority of his cun- benefit of the Persian and Foreign Commercial
trymen towards schemas engineered 4 for their Communities.
general welfare, manages to maintain a certain
amount of order, and to make small improve­ His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia pad
ments for the good of the town. But Bushire as a a visit to Uushire in May 1920, on his retem
whole and especially its centre is still a filthy from his visit to Europe.
place. ' .
A defunct Electric Light Company has recently Public Health,
been resucitated with the aid of the British
Military Authorities, and is now controlled solely The following diseases are prevalent in
by a Committee of Directors, who are ably Bushire in endemic form—
assisted in their endeavours by the Manager of
one of the British Firms which has an Agency Malaria.
Bnsliire. Small-pox.
The few amenities of life in this sweltering
climate are thus, enhanced somewhat by the The former is of the malignant type and is the
P°asbility 0f electric lights and fans for those reason for the largest amount of sickness in the
who can afford the installation expense^. town. t
A scheme for the erection of a suitable Hospital The cause is attributable to the existing water
*nd Free Dispensary for Bushire was initiated supply which is obtained from wells or ab-amb&rs
years ago, but was delayed by the war. very small rain-water reservoirs) in the