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9. Public Work* Rs. 20,000.
Upkeep of Government buildings and repairs to roads.
Provided that oil ‘and customs revenue continue to be normal and there are
no unexpected demands on tho revenue a surplus of Rs. 13,00,000 is anticipated
which will be added to the Eeserve.

Special Public Works Rs. 6,21,000.
1. Manamah*— Muharraq Bridge Rs. 3,90,000.
It is expected that the bridge will be completed in September. The balance
of the contiact price is Rs. 3,*10,000. An additional Rs. 50,000 has been provided
for raising the approaches on each side of the bridge and for filling in or bridging
tho space on each side between the present ends of the 6ea road and the terminals of
the bridge.
2. Hospital Buildings Rs. 1,50,500.
Provision has been made for completing all the hospital buildings, though it
is doubtful whether it will be possible to do this during the year.
The work includes finishing the Women’s Hospital and Nurses’ quarters,
completing tho Men’s Hospital with one large ward on the first floor connected with
the Operating Theatre, building the Surgery Block which includes X-Ray rooms,
operating theatre, stores, eto. and compound walls, gates, garages and staff quarters.
3. Fort Rs. 15,500.
. Work was commenced on East Wall last year ; this is to be oompleted and
the North East Tower is to be finished. A new Armoury is being built in the
tower and an office on the first floor. The West Wall is the only one which needs
re-building and provision has been made in case this work is undertaken in 1359.
Police Lines Rs. 24,000.
Additional houses are to be built in the married lines; these are needed owing
to the increase in the police strength. The old houses are in many cases ruinous
and insanitary. They were built out of bad material over fifteen years ago.
4. Customs Rs. 13,500.
Extension of the Trolley Lines on the new part of the pier and additional
pier .-lighting and a small office at the main gate have been allowed for, also
repainting of customs sheds.
5. Technical School Rs. 20,000.
It is intended that the Technical School shall be enlarged during the year
and some additional plant will be needed. Details are to be provided by the report
on Technical Education by the Director of the Baghdad Technical School. The
building itself is not expensive as owing to the nature of the ground little foundation
is needed.
Religious School Rs. 2,000.
The Shia Religious and Law School is held in a hired house. It was intended
last year that a small building should be built for this purpose, but the work was
postponed.
6. Adori Spring Rs. 2,500.
Shelters are to be built around the women’s bathing places on the water
channel. These have previously been screened with barastis which do j
more than one season. The barasti coffee-shop is to be replaced by a stone building
which will produce a good rent during the season.
7. Budeya Garden Rs. 3,000.
It is possible that a now water channel will be built from the garden to the
sea to carry off surplus water. The amount includes cost of sheds for cattle.