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(2) Motor Transport (F) Social.
(1) General.
Goods arc carried by motor lorry to Riyadh The standard of living remains comparatively
in Saudi Arabia, and passengers to the above high an 1 the cost of living higher still at the end
mentioned town and also to Zubair and Basrah of the year. Wag s stood at 400% to 10)%
in Iraq. The average charges for transport of above pre-war IcvcL All available labour was
yoods to Riyadh, both summer and wintr, was in fuU employment generally, owing largely to
Rs. 21 pr hundredweight and passcng-J*s rates the barge-building activities of the I.W.T.
averaged Rs. *28 to Riyadh and Ks. 15 and Rs. 20 The Municipal Committee is responsible for
respectively to Zubair and Basrah.
the maintenance and cleanliness of the roads and
the sanitary condition of the markets. The
There arc no fixed rates for camel transport.
Cjmmitt-*e arc also concerned with watch and
ward which is financed by a municipal tax of
No air service now calls at Kuwait.
annas two per tin of petrol and a house tax of
(3) Roads, rupees one annas four for large shops, houses
or godowns, and annas twelve for those of smaller
A new road has been constructed running from sixe.
His Highness’ D.sman Balace, on ae East through (2) Lighting etc.
tLc town and ends at the Jalira gate, at the West­ Thc town is supplied with electricity by a
ern end. It is the first asphaked road in Kuwait
private company at the rate of annas six a unit
and was constructed by the Kuwait Oil Com- for light and annas four for power. There is
pany.
also an ice factory which has worked satisfac­
torily.
(4) Communications.
(3) Elucalum.
The new Kuwait-Basrah telegraph line is
now in good order and it is being operated by the The Kuwait Government maintain four boys
Indian Post and Telegraph Department.. schools and two girls schools in the capital and
four boys schools in the villages. The teaching
Messrs. Cable and Wireless Limited have con­
tinued to operate their public wireless telegraphy staff is largely recruited from Syria and Egypt.
There are ten Egyptian male teachers, two Egyp­
service efficiently.
tian female teachers and nine Syrian female
Tl.e Tost and Telegraph Department of the ‘<^e« engaged b/ Kuwait Education De-
Covemment of India U,ok charge of .he Kuwait P*rtmcnt- In a^d.t.on * the Government school-
rest OlHcc in February, W2, and are still “C some twenty Quraan achooU m the
operating it. Mails arc carried to and from
Basrah twice weekly by the Ruwait-Zebdir (Sgd.) M.P.O’C. TANDV, Major,
Motor Transport Company. Political Agent, Kuwait.

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