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IV. Public Protection.
In providing Rs,50,000 for special defence measures
i.e. for a special police force to guard the Oil Field and
Refinery, the Adviser has not taken into account the
reduction in strength which might w£ll be made in the normal
State Police and Natur strength, I have drawn his attention
to this and my personal belief is that expenditure under
this head should not exceed Rs. 3 lakhs, even allowing
for the increased cost of rations in wartime.
V. Education
Sub-head (a) includes the Bahrain Government's
share of Mr. Vallance's pay and sub-head (b) provides for
a very desirable expansion of the Technical School, I
shall be reporting separately and more fully on the pro­
gress of education in Bahrain shortly.
VI. Public Works
I have no particular remarks to make on the schedule"
of public works though I feel bound to say that I shall
be surprised if the full amount provided for hospital
buildings is expended during the year.
5. It will be seen that the Budget allows for a surplus
for investment of roughly Rs. 13 lakhs, which ordinarily I
should describe as an inadequate investment, particularly
in view of the expected receipt of Rs. 4 lakhs due on the
completion of the Lease for the Unallotted Area and of the
investment of only Rs. 10 lakhs last year. As will be

seen from the remarks in toy letter No.C/456 dated the 26th
July 1939 under the hea$ "Investment in Reserve Fund" I
anticipated that a total of Rs. 18 lakhs might be invested
lost year. The expected receipt of Rs. 4 lakhs for the
Unallotted Area did not however accrue and the war cost
Bahrain in one way or another roughly Rs. lakhs.
Consequently /-