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17. Aviation.—(i) Squadron Loader K. R. Coates, R.A.F., was Air Liaison
Officer, Bahrain, throughout the year.
The house and offices for Die Air Liaison Officer at Qodhaibia were com­
pleted during the year.
(ii) Negotiations for the purchase of land for the Royal Air Force at
Muharraq were completed during the year. The construction of buildings
however was postponed.
(iii) Imperial Airways Limited maintained five services a week in both
directions until the outbreak of war. Thereafter there was considerable
dislocation.
18. British Interests.—(i) Mr. J. M. Campbell held charge of the Bahrain
Branch of Messrs. Gray, Mackenzie and Company Limited throughout the
year.
(ii) Mr. M. A. Gunn was the Manager of the Eastern Bank, Bahrain,
throughout the year.
(iii) Khan Sahib Yusuf bin Ahmad Kanoo, C.I.E., has been the local
agent of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company throughout the year.
(iv) Mr. N. L. Penfold held charge of the office of the Bahrain Branch of
Cable and Wireless Limited till the 21st June 1939 when he was- relieved by
Mr. C. Gahan who remained in charge till the end of the year.
19. Post Office.—(i) Zaycd Zafar Hussain held charge of the Post Office
throughout the year.
(ii) The volume of work of the Post Office continued to increase during the
year, and after repeated requests and reminders the staff was increased to
cope with the work. The following are the figures for Registered Letters and
Parcels :—
No. of Registered letters received 7,628
No. of Registered letters despatched .. 13,925
No. of Parcels received 7,597
No. of parcels despatched 827
(iii) Stamps to the value of Rs. 1,02,979-14-0 were sold during the year
1939 as compared with Rs. 73,659-10-6 during 1938. Rs. 8,880 wore realised
during the year as commission on Money Orders sent from Bahrain.
(iv) In July 1939 the Post Office was shifted to a larger building in a more
central place.
20. Medical.—(i) Victoria Memorial Hospital.—Assistant Surgeon Lieute­
nant R, Holmes, M.B.E., I.M.D., held charge of the Victoria Memorial Hospital
throughout the year.
1938. 1939.
Outpatients 16,751 15,867
Inpatients 196 35
Operations 1,883 1,237
(ii) Hospitals of the Arabian Mission.—Dr. W. H. Storm, M.D. was in
charge throughout the year.
1938. 1939.
Outpatients 52,330 53,861
Inpatients 1,037 1,367
Operations 880 955

The State Medical Organisation was grcatlv strengthened hv the nvrlvnl
of n Indy doctor, Br M. M McDowell, on the 21st February 1939. Dr McDo vol
lms 1,con successful m winning the confidence of a remarkable number of the
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