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Manamah Municipality.

General. A pump was etected at the end of 1349

on the marsh ground at Kazabia which is used for remov­
ing the water into a drain which carries it to the sea.

In addition to the above the usual town cleaning,
repairs to drains, supervision of drain pipes and oiling

of water surfaces as prevention of mosquitoes was
carried out during the year.

During Shaikh Mohomed bin Isafs absence on the Haj
Shaikh Abdulla bin Isa has acted as President of the

Council.
Towards the middle of the year the Majlis made a

ten per cent reduction in the salaries of all persons
employed by the Municipality.

At the end of the year it was decided that the bazaars
should remain open until three ofclock Arabic to enable

people to use their shops and offices if they wished to.
Previously no persons were allowed to enter or to be in
the bazaar after sunset.

In spite of bad times some building is being done

by private persons mostly on the western side of the
town in the neighbourhood of the new Eastern Bank.

This area is likely to develop as a commercial district
while the eastern part of the sea seems likely to re­

main a residential quarter.

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