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o largo offioe on the first floor and u store on

the ground floor, this and the eastern wall ana the
north eastern tower were built curing the year,
additional latrines were unde ana the inside garden
was fenced.
Work was commenced, but not oompleted, on tho new
Technical ochcol workshop. Tho building, which is
130' x 40* is adjacent to tho existing Technical School

und its dimensions are uoooraing to the rsoomnondations
of Mr. 0. E. Hutchings, Principal of the liughdad Tech­
nical School, who visited dahruiu iu order to advise
tho Government on technical education, Tho roof is
carried on rolnforooa conorote beams supported by rein­
forced concrete pillars, Owing to the prioo of steel
bourns and tho difficulty of obtaining theoi this method

of construction was adopted lor the first time in Bahrain.
Tho old building together with the new workshop will
provide acooraroodution for ubout 100 boy*, Tho amount
spent on this building was Rs 13,G0U/-«
Some improvements wore made to the customs premises
during the year including an office at the entrance to

the pier and trolley linos und lighting on the pier
extension. The coot of this was approximately Rs 10,000/-.
Other work included additional government garages,
additional class rooms iu tho Mu nu flail school, un exten­
sion to tho Naim dispensary, enlarging tho jail at Jida,
building stables for the government onltlo, building a
ooffoe shop and a bathing shelter at Aduri ana the upkeep
and repairs of government buildings, roads and bridges.