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of landlords for the payment of municipal taxes.

The old practice has now been restored end tenants
ere responsible for payment of municipal taxer,
with the result taut in many cases they evade
payment by vacating the buildings which they hire
and leaving 3anrain without giving notice, The

members of the council are mostly landlords and
are therefore in favour of any measures which^raost
convenient to themselves.
A reduction of Zb% was made in all house taxes.

A tax was imposed on hawkers who are now not
allowed to work unless they obtain a license to
do so from the municipality.
12. ?:iscellaneous. Six public latrines were
rebuilt.

A piece’of ground cn the edge of the cemetery
was gifted to Raj :!ohoned Tyeb for the purpose of

building a new mosque, The gift was approved by
the government.
Four bridges on the Sehlah rood were rebuilt.
Several shops were built by the municipality
on their property.

All the public artesian wells were fitted with
valves and pipe's according to the system laid
down by the government.

The water which accumulated in the swamp on the
south of the to7/n was pumped into the channel
wnich carries it. to the sea on the eastern shore
of Gozaoie end the stagnant pools were treated
vith kerosene in order to prevent mosquitoes from

breeding.
Repairs were carried on on a number of the
roofs in the bazaar.

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