"تقارير إدارية ١٩٣١-١٩٣٥" [و‎‎٢‎٧] (٤١٦/٥٣)

H. M. S. “ Hastings ”
H. M. S. ce Triad ”
I. G. T. S. u Patrick Stewart ”
H. M. S. ii: Cyclamen ”
H. M. I. S. Hindustan ”
H. M. S. “ Penzance ”
15th January, 20th April, 28th July, 5th
August, 11th and 17th September.
31st January, 16th and 25th July, 21st
August, 12th December.
13th February.
13th February.
91 h March.
26th March, 1st, 14th and 20th April, 1st,
8th, 14th and 25th July, 24th August,
2nd September, 23rd October, 6th De~
cember.
H. M. I. S. “ Clive ”
L. T. “ Nearchus ”
H. M. S. “ Fowey ”
H. M. S. cc Emerald ”
H. M. S. “ Shoreham ”
24th May.
19th June, 24th September,
11th November,
10th December,
11th December.
33. Aviation .—Flying boats, in the earlier part of the year “ Southamptons ”
and m the latter “ Rangoons ”, visited Muscat and other places in the State as
noted on the following dates :—-
18th-20th January
28th February—1st March
25th March—1st April
20th-26th May . .
one Southampton ”,
two do.
two do.
two £C Rangoons ” Muscat and Masirah Is
land.
two Rangoons ” Muscat and Ivhor Jaramah.
One c< Rangocn ”.
one do.
Air Vice-Marshal Ludlow-Hewitt with 2
C£ Rangoons ” flew to Marbat (Dhofar)
to meet a flight cf aeroplanes from Aden.
34. Climate— r T_\iQ total rainfall registered during the year amounted to 5-03
inches. The maximum and minimum temperatures registered during the year were
114 8 on 2nd July and 52 • 7 on 14th December respectively.
The summer, like last year, was less trying than usual.
29th July—6th August
11th-19th December
12th-22nd December
13th-16th December
35. Muscat Infantry R. A. Walker completed his term of duty as
t ommandant of the Corps and left to rejoin his regiment on the 23rd April. Owing
to financial strigency no Commandant was appointed to succeed him, but it was
arranged with the Council of Ministers that at the end of the year Captain Alban.
Indian Political Department, should take up the duties of Commandant as well as
financial Adviser at the beginning of 1932.
The Agency guard was furnished from this Corps.
36 Slave Traffic. Twenty-two slaves took refuge at the Agency during the
year all of whom were manumitted after enquiries.
The comments made in last year’s Report may here be repeated :—
“ It should be noted that there is no question of the slaves—while with
their masters being kept in durance, shakled with chains, etc.
y* 1 V ie C01ltrar y they are generally used for work far removed from
the houses of their masters in date gardens, pearling and so forth.
This means that the great majority of the slaves have ample oppor
tunity for leaving their masters should they wish to, and for seeking
manumission at this Agency, and the fact that such manumission can
be obtained is now widely known throughout the State. ”
MC392FD
T. C. FOWLS, Lieut.-Colonel,
Political Agent and H. B. M.'s Consul, Muscat.