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? his ov/n purposes. The people want that the

Passport Department should be reorganised
and their work inspected by an inspector who
will be appointed by the Council,
9. ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
This Department is run jointly by the
Municipality and the Electric Department.

Every year the Municipality has to lose a
certain amount and when the details of the
Nonsense
accounts are called for they are not furnished
by the State Engineer. The Electric Department
As the Department do not pay attention to the requests of the
has some Rs. 16000/-
outstanding in bills people when they ask them to put their lights
consumers have very
little right to right and thus keep them without lights for
complain.
a number of nights.
10. CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT
The Hindu employees of the Customs are
harassing the people. The luggages of Hindu

passengers arriving in Bahrain are not inspected
but a local man's luggage has to remain for
The Customs Depart-
nent is very well at least 2 days in the Customs after which
run. ■'
they handle the luggage in such a manner which
causes damage and losses to his things. The

Customs Officials and naturs are very rude
and treat the people in a rough manner. The
Hindu employees receive much higher pay than
those which the few local men who are engaged
Absurd
there are getting although the work which
both of them do i3 the same.
11. PORT OFFICER
The Director of Customs i3 also a

Is he to bo a Port Officer but he docs not know anything
sort of super-
•Vtklmda? about navigation. The people want t?iat another
man who is fit to hold such a post should be

appointed. 12/-

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