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AND TIIE MASKAT POLITICAL AGENCY FOR THE YEAR 1908. 85
every tiling possible to save him. His Highness the Sultan visited the Trench
Consulate immediately on receipt of the news. The funeral took place on
June 4th in Sheikh Jabir Cemetery which is approached by sea. The coffin
was escorted to the place of embarkation by 12 Sepoys from the Political i
Agent’s escort, and the funeral was attended by His Highness the Sultan and
his brother Saiyid Muhammad, by the Political Agent, the American Vice-
Consul and all the Europeans and Christians of the town. After the burial
was complete, the Sepoys of the escort presented arms and fired a salute over
the grave.
The duties of the French Consulate were carried on by Monsieur Jeanne,
the French Naval petty officer in charge of the coal depot.
On November 2nd, Monsieur Lccoutour, the newly appointed French
Consul, arrived and took charge of his duties.
The French gunboat Surprise arrived at Maskat on 8th April and left Foreign ships
on April 13th. of war-
On December 5th, the French cruiser D'Iberville arrived from Djibouti
on her way to Bombay and Indo-China. The usual official visits were
exchanged and the D'Iberville left on December 11 after landing 84 cases of
cartridges as a present for His Highness for the use of the gun presented co
His Highness about 10 years ago by the French Government.
The rainfall during the period under report amounted only to 31 cents. Ra.nwi and
For the whole year, from January 1st to December 31st, it amounted to 0-92 wcather-
of an inch. The rainfall was, therefore, very much below the average which
is about 5 inches.
The maximum temperature during the period was 114-8 recorded in
June and this month also had the highest average temperature 102-2. The
night temperatures were, as usual, high, the maximum recorded being 98-8
in June and the average night temperature of that month being 89-5. A
considerable relaxation of temperature occurred in August, the maximum
being 98-0 and the minimum being 75-5. The thermometer rose again slight­
ly in September, but from the beginning of October a steady decrease com­
menced, the lowest temperature reached being 72-2 day and 66 0 night in
December.
R. E. HOLLAND.
Political Agent and H. D. M.'s Consul, Maskat

I.—Bain fall for the year 1008.

DaIo,. Quantity. RSIIABKS.

In. cts
January 9th 0 03 Very slight drizzling rain also fell
on three occasions, namely, on
»» 22nd 0 08 2(»th Api il, 12th July and 4th
August 19l'8.
31st 0 11
March 18th 0 21
„ 19th . 0 18
April 22nd . 0 13
December 4th 0 18

Total 0 92

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