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diving season, their places boing filled temporarily.
7. Municipal! ties. The Government grant to
each of the Municipalities, Manama and Muharrak i3
Rs 2000/- per month, In addition to this they share
half the total receipts from vehicle licenses and the
proceeds of the 2j* tobacco tax i3 divided between them.
The Manama Municipality ended the year with a credit
balance of Bs 149,000/- and the Maharaq Daladya which

has been in existence for about two years showed a credit
balance of Rs 37,844/-. A reduction in the grants to
Municipalities is being considered, this would most
k likely oonsist of cancelling the tobacco tax.
8. Medical, This item includes the State's
contribution to the pay of Dr. Holmes, the Medical
Officer, pay of the Assistant Medical Officer in
Maharak and Maharak dispensary, pay and upkeep of
hospital boat and pay of the quarantine staff.
There is an increase in expenditure of Rs 2700/-
over last year, This is accounted for by salaries of

a male and female vaccinator for six months during a
smallpox epidemic and cost of weekly supplies of
fresh vaccino. The public were vaccinated free, In
this connection I would remark that most of those who
availed themselves of the vaccination were foreigners
the local population having a prejudice against vac­
cination.
The Government has lately been requested by
the people of Maharak to provide a government midwife

for work in Maharak and also to arrange for a permanent
Dootor in the town. Previously the Assistant Surgeon

wont out in the Hospital Ship during the diving season.
A temporary dootor has now boon appointed to the Hos­
pital ship and the Assistant surgeon remains permanently