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of taxation has diminished during recent years.
The council no* consists :i the following members.

rJLectea. Appointea by
the uovt.

Arabs b b
Bahama b o
rersians c &
Jews l

Half the members are elected by the uublic ana
half are nominated by the Government v;nich an­

nounces its choice after the public election,
members elected by the public are not eligible

lor re-eiection on the next council but the
government has the right to re-eiect any members,
in this case the government did not avail itself
of this right ana consequently a clean sweep has

been made of the icrmer members oi the council.
This somewhat drastic action was popular with
the public who were becoming impatient at certain

members who had occupied seats cn the council ior
so many years that they acquired the impression
that they were indispensable and entitieu to
sit on the council as a matter ci course. i'he

change coufd oniy be made by instituting a clean
sweep. The composition oi the new council is
very representative as apart irom the. question of

nationality it contains members oi several local
factions.
b. Municipal oecretary. curing tne year *li
bin Hussain hhaiiun, who had been secretary to
the municipality ior b years, was dismissed.

He was directly responsible ior most of the
improvements ano progressive worr:a which were

carried cut by the municipality, he was an