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Employment.—During the summer months there town government. However in spite of these dit-
is no unemployment as every man, woman uud advantages the Municipality have succeeded in
child that can leave Muscat and Mat rah goes to improving tLc sanitary condition of the towns of
work in the date gardens in the Batinah. During Muscat and Matrah.
the remainder of the year there is very little unem­
ployment and for the East very few beggars. A providential fire destroyed the insanitary
market ounsidc the Bab A1 Saghir (Small Gate) and
Public health.—The road® in the towns of Muscat the Municipality have very wisely refused to permit
and Matrah arc kept clcau and the Sultan hns under of its being rebuilt. They have erected two rows
consideration the introduction of a Public Health of concrete shops and a semicircular market for the
"Department which will probably start functioning sale of vegetables at a little diitancc from the JBab
next year. This Department will be responsible Ai Saghir.
for the sanitation of the towns and will make a
determined effort to eliminate malaria from Muscat
town. T. UiCKtXDOTHAii, Major,
Municijxility.—The Municipal Committee are yet Political Agent <£* H. B. M.'m ConawZ,
young iu experience and the Municipal President
moves -lowly having had no previous experience in Muscat

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