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October. Average attendance was 130 pupils. There are
8 toachors,

IV. GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS.
( i) Muscat continuod in direct cable communication v/tth
Aden', Balu*ain, Bushirc and Karachi.
(ii) The R.A.F. wireless station also continued to work
Ras-Al-Hadd, Masirah and Sharjah.

V. TRANSPORT
External. 20 steamers from India and 13 from Persian Gulf
ports called during the year.
Internal. The Agency launch was out of action throughout
the year and remained at Karachi, The Government of India
provided the Agency with a 15 Cwt. Ford truck.

VI. POLICE.
Mohammad Jawad Darwesh was in charge of the Police Force
throughout the year.
VII. DEFENCE.
Captain/Temporary Major L.B. Hirst, 10th Gurkha Rifles,
acted as*Military Adviser to the Muscat Government throughout
the year.
A copy of his report to His Highness the Sultan is
attached.
III. ROYAL NAVY.

The following of His Majesty* s ships visited Muscat during
the year
H.M.S. Danao on the 1st January ana 5th April.
• H.M.S. Billow on the 14th January.
H.M.S. Impalla on the 16th April.
H.M.S. Oxey on the 10th May.
H.M.S. Billow on the 13th June.
H.M.S. Hiravati on the 13th June.
H.M.S. Oksey on the 26th August.
H.M.S* Gwaler on the 17th September.
H.M.S. Hiravati on the 12th September.
IX. ANTI-LOCUST OPERATIONS.
A locust party consisting of two British mechanics and
nine Indians under Mr. Vcsey Fitzgerald arrived at Shinas on
the 22nd January and Muscat on the 13th February. The mission^
was withdrav/n before completing its operations as it was
urgently required in Saudi Arabia*

G W A D U R

BRITISH AGENT
Khan Sahib Mirza Ismail Barduli, from 1st January to
17th April.
Mr* H. U. Ismail, 'from 18th April till the end of the yoar*

ll* THE tfALI*
Hamad bin Hilal was the Sultan* s representative throughout
tho year*