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legal difficulties are encouraged by the owners 

 being amenable to Arabic law, with its quaint 

 and intricate forms. The course to be recom- 

 mended therefore is to select and make appli- 

 cation for Government or European owned 

 land only, which will save much disappointment 

 and subsequent litigation, as well as costing 

 less. In conclusion, it is worthy of note that 

 this coast is free from destructive storms ; it 

 is, moreover, in the zone of the trade monsoons, 

 which blow steadily for many months' dura- 

 tion and are on the whole very beneficial to 

 the growth of the coco-nut palms, as they are 

 generally accompanied by heavy showers of 

 rain. For these reasons, therefore, a well- 

 established and properly managed coco-nut 

 estate in this region should provide a sub- 

 stantial and steady revenue. 



