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artificial created by the military occupation tary has made the peasants better off and less inclined to look for work when their agricultural occup. are slowed down or stopped. As for the workmen, they are still all employed in the camps and depots and military installations. - We are making a trial use of a small small traxcavator + dump truck which is offered from Enkomi to remove the earth. This trial seems favourable, the earth - spoil, even compacted and hard, is removed quickly. The loading of a lorry of 6 (drawing) yards = cost 800 mills, c. 4 journeys per hour. That is c. 800 frs for removal, loading, transport and unloading. In addition, the work being faster and less costly than by ox-carts of oxen, it can be done with the traxcavator alone and thus reduce supervision and noise. We shall see in use whether the traxcav. can keep up and remove the earth produced by our 36 excavators and
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