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Appointments. Dr I. Davenport Jones was appointed as Medical Officer to
the State and commenced work on 13th July 1938.
Dr. M. M. McDowall, m.b , was appointed as Woman Doctor to the State
and commenced work ou 21st February 1939.
Mr Mohammed Dowagher was transferred from the Land Registration
Department and appointed Superintendent of the Minors Department.
His Highness’s Indian Visit. During the summer H. H. Shaikh Hamad
accompanied by several of his sons and Dr R. Holmes, m.b.e , travelled to Kashmir
where he 6pent two months recuperating after his serious illness.
Shaikh Salman bin Hamad and Shaikh Mohamed bin Isa visited Egypt during
the year and Shaikh Abdullah spent sometime in Syria.
Bahrain Theatre Company. The cinema owned by the company was opened
in the summer. A different picture is shown every week, Indian, Egyptian, and
American films are exhibited in rotation. Films are subject to Government censor­
ship but so far only one has been prohibited as being likely to offend local taste. It is
understood that the venture is proving a financial success.
Bahrain Camels in Edinburgh. His Highness presented the Edinburgh Zoo
with a pair of young camels, which were successfully conveyed to Scotland. There
are already three Bahrain donkeys in the Edinburgh Zoo.
Government Rest House. The gross profit from the Rest House during
1357 was approximately Rs. 400 but this amount was absorbed by the depreciation on
furniture etc.
Over seventy people stayed at the Rest House during the year and their com •
ments on the accomodation and messing were complimentary.
The charge per head per day is Rs 15. Apart from Government guests tho
majority of the visitors were representatives of commercial firms.
Repatriation of Indigents. During the month of Safar a large number of
foreign beggars and indigent persons, who had landed in Bahrain without passports,
were rounded up and repatriated by the Bahrain Government to their home countries.
Most of these people were from the Persian coast. They included several lepers and
diseased persons.
Electric Supply Department.

Report by Mr. W. B. Steele, State Engineer.
I. Generation. Units generated for the year 1357 showed an increase of
67,765 over 1356.
Units sold and used on works for the year 1357 showed an increase of 49,397
units over 1356.
This was due to extra connected load amounting to approximately 61 k.w.
The nature of the new load connected during 1357 was as follows:—
Lighting and fans (919 points) 40.0
Power (motors) „ 18.5
Refrigerators 1.0
A. C. units 1.5
61.0
Revenue from units sold during 1367 amounted to Rs. 102,811-4-0 as
oompared with Rs. 81,885-13-0 in 1356.