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2. Administrative Services Rs. 3.36,750.
The actual expenditure last year was Re. 2,97,500 against an estimated
expenditure of Rs. 3,24,000. Additional expenditure has been provided for in the
Advisorate, Customs and Judicial departments to cover the cost of leave passages,
Assistant Adviser, increase in Magistrates' salaries and the services of a legal expert
to assist in compiling a code. Tho purchases of some additional equipment for the
Government garage has been allowed for.
3. Public Health Rs. 1,98,800.
Included under this heading is Rs. 45,000 to be spent on anti-malaria
measures.
Medical services provide for carrying on tho medical work which is being
done now, the existing dispensaries and staff and also for a State Medical Officer,
nurses, dressers etc., for the Women’s Hospital for ten months and for the Men's
Hospital for six months. It also includes the contribution to tho Victoria Memorial
Hospital.
Quarantine expenses include the rent of the Quarantine station, Rs. 4,800,
which is paid to His Highness Shaikh Sir Hamad, and the pay of the quarantine
6taff and running costs of the quarantine launch.
Hospital diets have been calculated at the rate of fifty in-patients for eight
months.
About Rs. 20,000 of the sura provided for drugs and dressing is payment for
goods which were ordered during 1358, the remainder is for new stock.
Equipment includes linen and replacement of perishable medical stores.
4. Public Protection Rs. 3,37,100.
The sum of Rs. 50,000 hss been provided to pay for the additional naturs
who are now employed on defence work and for the proposed new force of special
police consisting of fifty men, NCOs and one Arab Officer. It has been assumed
that the special police will be paid for ten months of the year 1359.
Equipment and Uniforms include Rs. 8,000 being part of the oost of motor
bicycles purchased in 1358. The cost of rations is higher than last year and the
strength of the rer ular police has increased.
5. Education Rs. 1,30,000.
In addition to the sum allotted for recurrent cost of education Rs. 20,000 has
been included under ‘Special Public Works' for enlarging the Technical School and
purchasing more equipment.
Provision has been made for tho existing schools throughout the year and
also for additional staff for separate Infants’ School and enlarged Technical School
and for the first four months of the next school year whioh begins in October.
Special Education is the fee paid for the two sons of Shaikh Mohomed bin
Isa Alkhalifah who are being educated at Government expense in Beyrout.
6. Municipalities Rs. 60,400.
Manamh and Muharraq muncipalities receive a grant of Rs. 2.000 per month
from the Government and Rs. 200 per month is paid to Muharraq Municipality for
work at Hedd.
Half the proceeds of Car Tax is divided between the two Municipalities.
7. Agriculture Rs. 10,000.
This inoludes wages and upkeep of garden, seeds, transport etc. It can be
reasonably expected that about half of this amount will be recovered from sale of
produce.
8. Contingencies Rs. 25,000.
Inoludes printing of revenue stamps, Government forms, publications in the
looal newspaper, and office furniture and equipment.