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                    feet high.
                           The walls are of large Murrabba Stones on the inside
                    end the outside with a filling in the centre od Fishti Stone.

                     They are not cemented,    At intervals of 300 feet a double
                     cross wall has been built and culverts will be inserted later
                     on.   It ia estimated that the bridge will cost six lacs to

                     complete, including the cost of a ferry over the deep channel
                     close to Ihiharrak.
                           About Rs. 12000/- has been expended upl till now.
                     Notices were issued calling for tenders for filling in with

                     Fishti but only one application was received, this was not
                     accepted.
                     Artesian ?ell.

                            An artesian well was sunk for the Government 222
                     between the Agency and the Government Offices by Mr. Khalil
                     Kanoo at a cost of Rs. 1400/-.     A tank was built by the

                     Government and pipes were laid giving a water supply to the
                     Eospital, the Agency and the Government Offices, and also to
                     the public,    The first two wells which were sunk in Bahrain
                     cost Rs. 50000/- each.

                              The following less important works were carried out:-
                     Compound wall round open reclaimed ground between Sea Road and
                     Government Offices.

                     Construction of Passport^on the lower verandaK of Police Station.
                      Construction of three corrugated iron garages.
                     Roads.

                             The main road from Manamah to Ruffa, as far as the end
                      of the date gardens, has been thoroughly repaired to the
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                      distance of about 4i miles from the Muncipal boundary,
                      culverts were rebuilt and widened and in many places banks of
                      irrigation channels bordering on the road were reinforced.

                      The road was resurfaced with clay and well rolled.
                             A piece of road about 5 miles long v/hich passes through

                      the tombs on the Ruffa well has been cleared of loose stones
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