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III. EDUCATION.
For moot of the year, the Saidieh Scholl was only
able to run under make-shift arrangements. The teachers
recruited from Palestine during the previous year resigned
in May due to the Muscat Government's refusal to incroase
their pay. The Headmaster, Anwar al Khatib, proceeded on
leave to Palestine in July, and later informed the Sultan of
his intention not to return A new Headmaster and three
teachers were recruited from Palestine and expected to reach
Muscat at the close of the year. Pending their arrival, the
school was placed in the charge of Saiyid Thuwaini bin Shlhab.
The result of these circumstances was that attendance fell
from an average of 130 in the previous year to 90.
IV. GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS.

(1) Muscat continued to be in direct cable commu­
nications with Aden, Eahrain and Bushire throughout the year.
The Karachi cable was broken - apparently in several places -
by the earthquake reported in the Arabian Sea on the 28th.
November.

(2) The Royal Air Force wireless station was closed
in March.
(3) At the close of the year, arrangements were
completed for an airmail service to Muscat but its introduc­
tion had to be postponed owing to mechanical defects in the
only launch available for the carriage of mails between Muscat
and Ras al Hadd.
V. TRA.NSF0RT.
External: Only 15 mail steamers from India and
13 from the Persian Gulf ports called at Muscat during the
year.

The A.I.O.C. oil Tanker "Ehuzistan* made 5 trips
to Muscat.
VI. POLICE.
Mohammad Jawad Darwesh was in charge of the Police
Force for the year.

VH. jftrtdfCB.
Major L.B. Hirst, 10th Gurkha Rifles continued
to hold the post of Military Adviser to His Highness the Sultan.

A copy of his report to His Highness the Sultan
is attached.
VIII. ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL INDIAN NAVT.
The following of His Majesty's ships visited Muscat
during the year.

H.M.S."Sea Belle* on the 20th Februaiy and 24th
April
H.M.S."Neyrou" on the 11th May.
H.M.I.S."Lawrence" on the 23rd June.

H.M.I.S."Madras" on the 23rd June, 25th July, 6th
August and 7th Ootober.
H.M.I.S. "Karachi"