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Publio Works.

Tho sum allocated to Publio Works in the 1350
budgot was Rs 7,70,600/-, the actual oxponditure was
Rs 6,35,300/-, of this amount, Rs 5,91,000/- was spent
on works which were included in tho budget, und
Rs 44,000/- on new work approved and sanctioned during
tho year, but not provided for in the budget.
In most oases tho expenditure exceeded tho esti­
mated amount but this was frequently duo to additions
to and extensions of the original plans, especially

in the case of tho hospital buildings and tho pier
extensions.
1. Manamah-Muhorraq Swing Bridge. Rs 59,463/-.

The oontraot was made during the current year, a sum
of Rs 3,00,000/- was provisionally included in the budget
before it was known how much the bridge would cost.
The oontraot price wus Rs 3,83,000/- of which Rs 59,000/-
was paid during 1358.
A sum of Rs 35,000/- was budgeted for extending
the two ends of the sea road to the pier terminals.
Tho work was done by the Mnnamuh and Muharruq munici­
palities and tho cost was Rc 61,376/-, Eaoh side cost
approximately the same amount.
2c Hospital Buildings, Ri 3,35,000/-,

Tho amount provided in tho budget was Rs 2,57,000/-.
Tho dispensary wus entirely completed, the women’s
hospital and staff quarters were almost finished and
considerable progress was made with tho men’s hospital.
Foundations of the administrative building were finished
and various additional buildings such as boiler house eto.
wore completed.

The cost of building was very much more than was