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prolonged course of treatment. To counter this, there is only their invariably
cheerful and optimistic disposition combined with a capacity for suffering much
without complaint. Education is very essential to assist the people towards better
health.

Land Registration Department.

Registration of Sales, Gifts and Titles The total number of registrations
carried out during the year was 710 including 470 sales, 65 gifts and 175 titles of
which five were Wakf. Registration foes amounted to Rs 7,671 and other fees
amounted to Rs 807, total revenue being Rs. 8,478.
Land registration fees in Bahrain are low in comparison to similar fees in
neighbouring countries. The present scale is as follows:
1. on property valued at Rs. 500 and under Rs. 5
2. „ 500 to 10,000 Re. 1 %
3. „ „ 10,000 to 20,000 First 10,000
@ 1 % and
then Its. 4
per Rs. 500.
4. „ above Rs. 20, 000 Rs. 3 per
Rs. 500.
Revenue from Sales etc. Rents from Government land amounted to
Rg. 3,710 and Rs. 2,724 was received from sales of small plots of ground usually
adjacent to property owned by the purchasers.
Government forms worth Rs 1,609 were sold during the year. This work has
now been taken over by the Aocounts Department. The forms are used for all
official transactions for receipts, agreements etc, etc.
A sum of Rs. 950 was collected from renewals of fish trap licenses.
Property owned by Iranians. Khan Sahib Mohamed Khalil, Superintendent
of the Land Department was appointed assessor on behalf of the Bahrain Govern­
ment in connection with the law regarding property owned by Iranians.
About twenty five properties were valued, the owners valuation amounted to
Rs 102,875, the Government valuation was Rs 62,897 and the final valuation in the
court of the Political Agent was Rs 63,000.
Land Survey, a. The town of Manama has been re-surveyed to the scale
of 100 feet to one inch.
b. A major portion of Gozaibia has been surveyed to the scale of 200 feet to
an inch. The:remainder will be surveyed during 1358.
c. Rafa al Sharki was surveyed to the scale of 100 feet to an inch.
d. Rafa al Gharbi has been surveyed to the scale of 100 feet to an inch.
e. The land between Rafa al Sharki and Rafa al Gharbi was surveyed to the
scale of 500 feet to an inch.
/. More than half of the village of Dar Kulaib has been surveyed.
g. The tract of open land, now being put under cultivation, to the west of
Dar Kulaib up to the sea ha6 been surveyed.
h. Part of Island of Sitra has been surveyed.

i. Portions of the villages of Dair and Busaiteen in the Island of
Muharraq were surveyed for the R.A.F.
j. The main Island of Hawar Group was surveyed and a map of the island
has been made.