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tireless station this demand will soon increase.
The running expenses include the salary of an Engineer

lent at present to the State by Callenders Cable and Const­
ruction Co. Ltd., v/ho receives Rs 1000/- per month which is

somewhat expensive an item, It is necessary for the State
to obtain its own Engineer and the question of his appoint­

ment is now being considered, If the present pay was
offered the recipient would work as a State Engineer, not
entirely as an electrical engineer and his pay would be

portioned accordingly.
In normal times the need for on engineer would justify

the expenditure though during the year 1349 very little work
of building etc. was done.
It is hoped that during the coming year, with the addition­

al consumption which should be obtained from Iluhorrak, that the

revenue will cover the depreciation, in which case the scheme I
should begin to pay dividends in the following year.
iiuhaeRoK extension. 1
:
Towards the end of the year it was decided to cerry out

the Ifoherrak extension. The people of liuharrak had pre­
viously complained, with sane justification, that though the
main scheme was paid for out of public money of which a very

large proportion was contributed by Jiuharrek, being almost ii
equal in size to the town of Eanama, yet Ikiharrak obtained no

benefit from the scheme whatever. They considered that they
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should share the benefits in this scheme which was paid for

by the State funds obteined from both towns.
Messrs. Callenders Cable end Construction Co. Ltd., sub­

mitted a tender for the extension which Y/as finally accepted
after some modifications which W9re suggested by the C.R.E.,

Iraq who very kindly advised the Bahrain government on the
subject. The final amount was for Rs 53,000/-.

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