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FOR TUB YEAR WW-

CHAPTER VIII.

administration report for the maskat agbkc . or the
A YEAR 1916.
Tho changes of Political Agents have been numerous during the year as
tabulated below:—
Forionud.

Nnnio. From date. To dato.

.Major II. Stewart, C.I.E., I.A. 1st January 1916 15th January 1016.
Lieutenant-Colonel C. Ducat, I.A. 16th Jauuary 1916 IGth February 1916.
Major II. Stewart, C.I.E., I.A. I7lb February 1917 . Sih March 1910.
Lieutenant-Colonel C. Ducat, I.A. 9 th March 1916 14th J uuc 1916.
Major A. It. Pur ton, I. A., 94th Russell’s 1*th June 1916 ?.'2ud June 1916.
Infantry, officiating.
Major E. B. Ilowell, C I.E., I.C.S. . • 23rd June 1916 9th October 1916.
Major A. King-Mason, 108th Infantry 10th October 1916 7 th November 1916.
officiating.
Major L B. II. Haworth, I. A 8th November 1916 . 31st December 1916.

The post of Agency Surgeon, Mashat, continues vacant.
The Medical Officer of the 95th and then of the 94th Infantry stationed
at Bait-ul-Falaj officiated as Agency Surgeon in addition to his own duties.
On the departure of the latter regiment the duties were undertaken by the
Medical Officer of the lOSth Infantry. An allowance of Rs. 100 per irensem
was sanctioned for the officer performing these duties.
Sub-Assistant Surgeon J. P. Mascarenhas remained in charge of the Hos­
pital and performed his duties very efficiently.
Monsieur A. Jeannier was Consul for
Foreign.
France throughout the year.
Abdul Aziz bin Ruwahi continued as Dragoman.
Monsieur Paul Constance, Petty Officer in charge of the Fronch Coal
Hep6t, was relieved, in September, by Petty Officer Matiudi.
At the close of the year no less than 80 cases remained unsettled out of
140 which had been submitted to His
Administration of IIU Highness the Sultan.
Highness during the year.
Tliis was partly due no doubt, to the constant change of Political Agents ;
out not the least cause of the discontent which exists regarding the adminis­
tration of Saiyid Taimur is due to the fact that complaints are not properly
attended to, while his want of readiness in seeing such Shaikhs as come to visit
Jum is a cognate cause of dissatisfaction. Saiyia Nadir, the Sultan’s brother,
lakes a largo part in the transaction of judicial work, as indeed also the general
'fork of administration but ho is reported to be vonaL
Since the close of the year His Highness has made commendable efforts to
dispose of arrears himself ami to improve matters, but the few advisers he has
r° not very wise and such advice as they give is not to his benefit.