"الملف 35/87 VI A. 38 الإصلاحات والجمارك والشؤون المالية في مسقط" [و‎‎٨] (٤٤٠/١٩)

are slightly "below what they ought to "be ana. those for
• Matrah a"bout correct. GwacL-or has produced its quota hut
there is no doubt we are losing heavily on the outlying
customs. This however is a political matter and is "being
taken up separately.
The landing revenue has increased considerably and
this of course argues an increase of trade hut the item
itself does not improve the position as all hut a very
small percentage is paid out again to the Contractor.
Zakat revenue is all payable in the second half
of the year the amount already received representing
arrears from last year, Quarantine shows a considerahxe
decrease "but here again the latter half of the year
should he more profitable as many people return to Mus-
«cao In August and September a
The Miscellaneous item includes rents from Go-
-vernment gardens ^hire of the stone quarry.municipal tai
-es in Uatrah.Beit al lial,pass-port and court fees and
other minor sources of revenue. It is a difficult one
to estimate and on going into the figures it appears to
me we have heen unduly optimistic to the extent of some
Rs.5,000, This revenue is collected practically entire-
-ly in the latter half of the year and I shall have an
opportunity of commenting on and explaining it uhen.
The dollar still keeps up and a small increase
has heen registered on this account.■Sahai 1 Revenue is
a new item. It was included under Sahar Customs/hefore
and represents the income from the Government lands
in the vicinity of that place. As It is the first year
it has heen made a separate item. I presume we must
in
excuse the ^Finance Minister tov "being so much out
his estimate which shows a prolDahle loss of nearly
Bs.9,000*
4 a There are not many comments to make on the ex
penditure side. The deaths of one or two of the