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ii ^ ha "hnndpd over to instice, in accordance with the
MuscatSman Agreement of* 1923, has failed to elicit anything b,„
“e replies and vague counter charges of breaches of tl,c
Treaty.
(d) In November His Highness convened the leaders of t ic ynnazarali
( ' and Shihuh tribes to appoint, by election a Sheikh for the DibM,
area By a majority of votes Zaid bm Sman was elected, thus
settling a problem on which many previous attempts had proved
unsuccessful.
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the year.
Various minor inter-tribal squabbles have been reported from time to time
and the relations between the Imam and the Sheikh of Jabal Akhdar appear to
Trade and General— world wide depression in trade has had serious
repercussions in Muscat and many local Muscat! merchants and petty traders
have been ruined.
Lack of rain has had an adverse effect in both the quality and quantity of
dates exported, whilst financial depression in both European and Eastern
markets has more or less eliriiinated the source of income derived from the
export of fish manure.
The tightness of money has driven many more litigants to the local Courts
than in previous years.
The increase in the State revenues, despite adverse circumstances, is attri
butable to the general tightening up of the methods of revenue collection and
the drastic reduction of overhead charges.
Muscat Infantry --Command of the Muscat Infantry has remained through
out the year in the hands of Captain R. G. Alban in addition to his other duties.
The numbers of the Corps have now been brought up to normal strength,
he., 150 but, in conformity with the general scheme of economy certain reduc
tions in pay and the number of non-commissioned officers has been effected.
The Corps continued to find the Agency Guard.
C. E. U. BREMNER, Major,
Political Agent and H. B. M.’s Consul, Muscat.