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1 'll j j 1gP Dated tho 23rd February 1941*

To
<»a^J 11^»> L» -JI ^ ) I V1 Hie Highness 3haikh 3ir Hamad
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u Ruler of Bahrain.

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I thank you for your letter datod
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the 1st February 1941 and for the asau-
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ranco that all owners of artesian wells
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will bo warned against wasting water.
S’ Ut*JL piuixfrj^-\ ^1%-i Jl I have the honour to inform Your
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j J \y j VI the drop in head of variouo artesian
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by the Bahrain Petroleum Company.
In 1936, the well at Malamir hod
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a head of 6 feet, This head has now
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->r dropped from between 1.74 to 2.35 feet.
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At Sitra the water level is also dropping
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year by year and it is calculated that
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this well will continue to flow above
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ground level from 9 to 38 years more.
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Malamir well will continue to flow above
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tho ground for another 6 to 8 years only.
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At Zellaq the rate of drop in ono of the
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wells has been 1 ft. per yoar and it soems
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likely that this well will be dry soon.
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I would bo gratoful if in addition
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