"ملف ٤/٤ تقارير مسقط الإدارية والمراسلات ذات الصلة" [و‎‎١‎٣] (٧١٢/٢٥)

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A'^RIC/'N MI^ 0 IC1T. The American mission has been active through-
-out the year. ‘Or Garrison's hospital at !4attra,in the begin-
-ning of the year charged no fees and became therefore very
popular. Miss Tutton too opened a small dispensary in the
Mission House at Muscat and paid frequent visits to the Gultans
harem and others,sometimes as a private visitor and sometimes
as medical adviser.
Dr Tarrison accompanied by xoahwat liddin , a compounder,
and an American colporteur left for the interior of Oman on
the 24th January. He was reported beyond Rostak in the begin-
-ning of April where cholera was prevalent and he gave so ie
medical relief to the sufferers. He returned on the i ay
but almost immediately left Mattra for Kuwait and the mission
hospital at Mattra was closed for the summer until tne arrival
of hr Thoms in October.
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WDATHFR A >T D R'H*FATH-. On the 15th January a heavy storm broke
up GO boats aid one "boom” on 'Gattra beach. Himilar hea^^
damage was reported from Owadur where TT aji Musa,brother of the
Native Assistant was killed by the collapse oi his house.
The rainfall for the year amounted to 3.98 inches. The hot
weather was late in coming but the heat in Jufcp and July was
intense. The heat in the latter month was also unduly prolonged
and Muscat did not feel the benefit of the monsoon until the
beginning of August. The highest temperature reoor'ed was
110.0° on the 21st Jure . ’Tie highest average day temperature
was 101.6°in the month of July and the highest average night
temperature was 89.4° in the north of July. Tie lowest nay
temperature recorded was 69.0* on the 23rd January ar the
lowest night temperature wa^ 58.4°on 1st February.
Tables of temperature and rainfall are appended.
MUSCAT.
The 6th January 1912.
Major.
Folitioal Agert 8c I.B.M's Consul,
M U 5 C AT.