"الملف 35/87 VI A. 38 الإصلاحات والجمارك والشؤون المالية في مسقط" [و‎‎١‎٥‎٠] (٤٤٠/٣٠٧)

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of tliis*
Chaps •
V VI No comment.
Vll So
Till
Chap IX The falling off under this head is due to the
drying up of the aovemment garden felej at
¥ataiyah» The decay of this felej is an instance
of the fate overtaking most felejes of interior
Oman» Desiccation- the people "bemoan the dwindling
rainfall year "by year an accelerating process
said to date from 1915 - is driving the date palm
of the upland wadis out of cultivation and the
cultivators from their ancient habitations• there
has "been a steady exodus of tribesmen to the
Batinah and to Zanzibar» The inevitable diminshing
wealth and purchasing power of the thirsting
interior is a factor to heed in any future
computation of the State*3 taxable capacity^
Chaps comment,
X & XI
Chap XI1 This item is misleading unless read in conjunction
with chapters X (g) Expenditure Statement. It is
relatively unimportant. The use of different
currencies makes it necessary for the Treasury to
make exchange transactions from time to time. Such
transactions appear on both sides of the account
and normally cancel each other out, without any
substantial margin of profit or lass.
4 Expenditure. See Statistical Statement.
Chap 1 No comment. ^
Chap11 Increase is due to cost of maintenance of Bait
al Ealaj of civil administration camels in excess
of military requirements.
Chap The saving under Marine is due to five months
111 delay in the purchase of the patrol vessel, and
consequent costs of maintenance for that period
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