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BRIEF NOTES

by

Lieutenant Colonel HAMERTON, Her Majesty's Consul, and the
Honorable East India Company's Agent, in the Dominions of His
Highness the IMAUM OF MUSKAT, containing Information on
the following points connected with His Highness, his Form of
Government, SfC:—

I.—Name, title, and age (in 1S55) of the Imaum of Musk at,
II.—Usual place of residence.
III.—Names and ages of the legitimate male issue, and of the
principal persons of the Court.
IV-r—Whether tributary or not.
V.—Estimated gross annual revenue.
VI.—Boundaries of territory, and estimated area in square miles.
VII.—Prevailing nature of the soil, usual means of irrigation, and
general features of the country.
VIII.—Natural and industrial resources.
IX.—Routes, approaches, and means of communication by land
and water.
X.—Climate, and average range of thermometer.
XI.—Average annual fall of rain.
XII.—Estimated population.
XIII. —Religion, language, tribes, and castes.
XIV. __Brief notice of the mode in which civil and criminal justice
are administered.
XV.__Nature of punishments awarded for criminal offences.
XVI.—Educational measures.
XVII.—Progress of vaccination.
XVIII.— Prevalent diseases.
XIX,__Nature of the relations of His Highness the Imaum o
Muskat with the British Government,