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                                       SALE OF POSTAGE STAMPS
          Thousand!
             100
              90
              80
              70













               The curve starts from 56,000 in January and falls down to 43,000 during February to May. During the
                hot summer months of June, July and August, it falls down further to 36,000. During September and
                October it became normal again. During November it falls down to 33,000. During December due to
                Christmas, it rises to 64,000.


                                  MINORS ESTATES DEPARTMENT
                          By Mr. Mohammed Dweyger, Director of the Minors’ Department
                            INCOME                           EXPENDITURE
                Proceeds of estates and com        Maintenance allowances, etc. ..  173,052 II 0
                 pensations           744,178 13 2   Purchase of properties   117,232 4 0
                Refund of Loans    .. 4,089,419 0 0   Upkeep of buildings and additions 129,853 10 0
                Interests on loans    283,691 12 0   Payments to beneficiaries, etc. ..  1,594,885 0 10
                Deposits               168,136 15 4   Loans advanced  .. 4,577,130 0 0
                Government loans ..   970,000 0 0   Balance in Eastern Bank at the
                Rents collected       278,869 1 0   closing of the year   203,725 9 4
                Sale of properties     143,667 14 0
                Debts recovered        47,013 15 0
                Balance in Eastern Bank from
                 1955   ............................  70,901 13 8
                        Grand Total .. 6,795,879 3 2                     6,795,879 3 2

                                       NOTES ON RECEIPTS
                  Estates and Compensations. The Department dealt with seventeen estates and forty-one
              compensations received from Bapco and Bahrain Government. The total receipts amounted
              to Rs. 744,178 13 2, as against Rs. 162,542 3 8 last year. The only estate which is worth
              mentioning is the estate of the deceased Ahmad Abdulla A1 Mannaei.
                  The total refunds during the year amounted to Rs. 4,089,419/- as against Rs. 3588,743/-
              last year.
                  Interest on Loans. The interest collected during the year was Rs. 283,691/12/- as against
              Rs. 263,490/-/2 last year.

                  Deposits. Money received under this heading amounted to Rs. 168,136/15/4 as against
              Rs 103 503/8/8 last year. The above figure includes the Government annual subsidy of
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